Sean L. Murphy

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Sean L. Murphy
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AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service1981–2021
Rank US Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major General
Commands held Air Force Medical Operations Agency
386th Expeditionary Medical Group
325th Medical Group
92nd Medical Operations Squadron
Awards Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)

Sean Lee Murphy [1] is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Previously, he was the Command Surgeon of the Air Combat Command. [2] [3] [4] [5] Raised in Oxon Hill, Maryland, [1] Murphy graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1981 with a B.S. degree in biology. He then went on to earn his M.D. degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1985 and to complete his residency in pediatrics at the Air Force Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base in 1988. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Polaris (PDF). Vol. 23. Colorado Springs, Colorado: U.S. Air Force Academy. 1981. p. 311. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "MAJOR GENERAL (DR.) SEAN L. MURPHY". www.af.mil. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. "BRIGADIER GENERAL (DR.) SEAN L. MURPHY". www.acc.af.mil.
  4. "AF SG, DSG recognize Airmen who demonstrated C.A.R.E. in action". www.airforcemedicine.af.mil.
  5. "Air Force Surgeon General visits Beale". www.beale.af.mil.

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Military offices
Preceded by Command Surgeon of the Air Combat Command
2016–2018
Succeeded by
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
2018–2021
Succeeded by