Colonel Robert J. Marks is the Command Surgeon for Air Force Materiel Command, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As the principle medical advisor to the AFMC Commander, he is responsible for promoting the health and well-being of over 90,000 military and civilian personnel, implementing safe, high quality health care services and leading execution of the Air Force Surgeon General’s medical policies and programs for seven military treatment facilities and the 711th Human Performance Wing. He ensures the Command’s 5,000 medical personnel are ready to deploy and able to provide robust medical contingency response while supporting more than 376,000 TRICARE and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries while overseeing environmental and occupational health support for AFMC’s industrial, research, development, testing and evaluation missions, including medical aspects of AFMC’s nuclear and biological personnel reliability programs. Furthermore, his staff promotes career force development and clinical skills sustainment for all AFMC medical personnel.

Prior to this assignment, Colonel Marks served as the Deputy Command Surgeon for Headquarters Pacific Air Forces. He also commanded at the squadron and group level, served one tour of duty in Southwest Asia and is also a Command Flight Nurse with more than 1,000 flying hours.

Colonel Marks was born in Wichita Falls, TX and graduated from Northside High School in Fort Smith, AR. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Kansas Newman College in 1989, and a Masters in Management from Webster University in 1997. He and his wife Kim are parents of three adult children.

EDUCATION:
1989 Bachelor of Science Nursing, Kansas Newman College, Wichita, KS
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
1997 Master of Management degree, Webster University, St Louis, MO
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2002 Master of Military Operations and Science degree, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2003 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
 
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. August 1989 - July 1992, Staff Nurse Medical ICU, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
2. July 1992 - July 1995, Nurse Manager, Primary and Acute Care Clinics, Griffiss AFB, NY
3. July 1995 - July 1997, Instructor Flight Nurse, 375 AES, Scott AFB, IL
4. July 1997 - July 1999, Chief, AE System and Program Requirements, HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL
5. July 1999 - July 2001, Health Care Integrator, 15th Medical Operations Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI
6. August 2001 - June 2002, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
7. June 2002 - July 2004, Emergency Service Flight Commander and Operations Officer, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, Eglin AFB,  FL
8. August 2004 - June 2006, Commander, 18th Medical Operations Squadron, Kadena AB Japan
9. July 2006 - June 2007, Strategic Resources Fellow, HQ AETC, Randolph AFB, TX
10. June 2007 - August 2008, Commander, 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Pope AFB, NC
11. August 2008 – July 2011, Commander, 72d Medical Group, Tinker AFB, OK
12. August 2011 – February 2013, Chief, Medical Operations Division, USAFE, Ramstein AB Germany
13. February 2013 – August 2016, Deputy Command Surgeon, HQ PACAF, Hickam AFB, HI
14. August 2016 – Present, Command Surgeon, HQ AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Flight Nurse
Flight Hours: 1000+
Aircraft: C-9, C-17, KC-135 and C-130

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal w/six oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
First Lieutenant 14 July 1989
Captain 3 June 1991
Major 1 July 1999
Lieutenant Colonel 1 April 2003
Colonel 1 August 2007


(Current as of Oct 16)