Colonel Raymond J. Clydesdale is the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC), Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He delivers Ground Medical capability in support of Combatant Command Global Force Management requirements. He organizes, trains, equips, and sustains combat-ready medical forces for rapid deployment and employment. He is responsible to the ACC Commander for the wartime readiness of over 154,000 total force military and civilian personnel located at 12 ACC installations, 1,336 units at more than 263 operating locations worldwide. He is also responsible for the oversight and delivery of $617M in Ground Medical War Reserve Material, $84M in worldwide installation Medical All Hazards Response material, and the training and equipping of 40K personnel in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives defense.

Col. Clydesdale entered active duty in 2002, completed two operational flight surgeon tours, and graduated from the Air Force Residency in Aerospace Medicine. He previously commanded at the squadron and group levels, served as the National Defense University Command Surgeon, and the Deputy Command Surgeon for United States Space Force. Colonel Clydesdale is board-certified in aerospace and occupational medicine.  

Prior to his current assignment, Col Clydesdale was the Commander, 375th Medical Group, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. 

EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Grace College, Ind.
2001 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.
2002 Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks City-Base, Texas
2005 Squadron Officer School (correspondence)
2008 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
2009 Master of Public Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio Regional Campus, San Antonio Texas
2014 Certified Physician Executive, Certifying Commission in Medical Management
2016 Air War College (correspondence)
2017 Master of Science: National Resource Strategy, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS 
1. September 2002-May 2005, F-117 Squadron Medical Element Flight Surgeon, 9th Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M. (March 2003, June 2004 – October 2004, Squadron Medical Element Flight Surgeon, 9th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea)
2. May 2005-May 2008, F-16 Squadron Medical Element Flight Surgeon, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy (January 2007 – May 2007, Squadron Medical Element Flight Surgeon, 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Balad AB, Iraq)
3. May 2008-July 2011, Aerospace Medicine Resident, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, Texas
4. July 2011-May 2013, Chief of Aerospace Medicine, 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
5. May 2013-June 2015, Commander, 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, JB Charleston, S.C.
6. June 2015-August 2016, Command Surgeon, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
7. August 2016-June 2017, Student, Eisenhower School for the National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
8. June 2017-June 2018, Chief, Medical Standards Application, AFMSA/SG3PF, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
9. June 2018-June 2020, Commander, 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
10. June 2020-June 2022, Deputy Command Surgeon, United States Space Force, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
11. June 2022-July 2024, MTF Director/Commander, 375th Medical Group, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. July 2024-present, Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.

FLIGHT INFORMATION 
Rating: Chief Flight Surgeon
Flight hours: 775 (64 combat hours)
Aircraft flown: F-16, T-38, T-1, C-17, and 12 other major aircraft types.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Society of USAF Flight Surgeons’ Operational Flight Surgeon Safety Award (2006)
United States Air Forces in Europe Flight Surgeon of the Year (2007)
Canadian Department of National Defense Prize or Regional and International Studies (2017)
USAID Office of Civilian-Military Cooperation Research and Writing Award (2017)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS 
Member, Air Force Association
Member, Aerospace Medical Association (Fellow)
Member, Society of USAF Flight Surgeons (Past-President)
Member, American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists 
Member, American Association for Physician Leadership 
License – Pennsylvania

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION 
Second Lieutenant   March 27, 1997
Captain                     May 14, 2001
Major                        May 14, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel   May 14, 2013
Colonel                     May 31, 2018

(Current August 2024)