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Air Force Medical Service

Air Force Medical Support Agency change of command ceremony

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Ediger, Deputy Air Force Surgeon General, officiates the promotion and change of command ceremony of Brig. Gen. James E. McClain, the new Commander, Air Force Medical Support Agency, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va. on Sept. 26, 2013. General McClain also will serve as the 17th Biomedical Sciences Corps chief and Assistant Surgeon General for Modernization, where he oversees daily operations of the Modernization Directorate for requirements, aerospace medicine and information management and technology for the AFMS. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jon Stock)

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Air Force Medical Support Agency change of command ceremony

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Ediger, Deputy Air Force Surgeon General, officiates the Air Force Medical Support Agency change of command ceremony of Brig. Gen. James J. Carroll, the former commander at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va. on Sept. 26, 2013. General Carroll also served as the 16th Biomedical Sciences Corps chief and Assistant Surgeon General for Modernization, where he oversaw daily operations of the Modernization Directorate for requirements, aerospace medicine and information management and technology for the AFMS. Brig. Gen. James E. McClain has taken command of AFMSA and other duties during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jon Stock)

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Air Force Medical Support Agency welcomes new commander and 17th Biomedical Sciences Corps chief

Published Sept. 26, 2013