Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Green becomes 20th AF surgeon general Published Aug. 12, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green formally became the Air Force's 20th surgeon general during a Pentagon ceremony presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz today (Aug. 11). General Green had been the Air Force's deputy surgeon general since August 2006. He replaced Lt. Gen. (Dr.) James G. Roudebush, who retired. Doctor Green was commissioned through the Health Professions Scholarship Program and entered active duty in 1978 after completing his Doctorate of Medicine degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He completed residency training in family practice at Eglin Regional Hospital, Eglin AFB, Fla., in 1981, and in aerospace medicine at Brooks AFB, Texas, in 1989. He is board certified in aerospace medicine. An expert in disaster relief operations, he planned and led humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines after the Baguio earthquake in 1990, and in support of Operation Fiery Vigil following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. General Green has served as commander of three hospitals and Wilford Hall Medical Center. As command surgeon for three major commands, he planned joint medical response for operations Desert Thunder and Desert Fox, and oversaw aeromedical evacuation for operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as Assistant Surgeon General for Health Care Operations. He is also holds a rating of chief flight surgeon with 1,200 hours in B-52, C-5, C-9, C-21, C-130, C-141, H-53, KC-135, T-43, F-15, F-16, P-3, T-37, T-38, UH-1 and UH-60.