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The USAF Pilot-Physician Program

The USAF Pilot-Physician program was created in order to form a unique cooperative partnership between the medical and pilot communities.

By Jay 'BONES' Flottmann · · 8 min read

Lt Col Jay Flottmann F-22 Fini Flight

I have been thoroughly blessed to serve as an active member of the USAF Pilot Physician Program (PPP) officially since 2008. The program was officially created in 1954, but the legacy of medical professionals serving as pilots dates back to the earliest days in aviation.

HISTORY OF THE USAF PILOT-PHYSICIAN PROGRAM

Dr. John Jeffries Dropping Mail from Balloon Maj General Harry George Armstrong

The father of the modern USAF Pilot-Physician Program is Dr. Harry G. Armstrong, who became the USAF Surgeon General in 1949.

Capt (Dr.) William Smith, Newest USAF PP

WHY BOTH? - AVIATION AND MEDICINE

T-6 Texan II

In 2010 my unique skill-set was used when I was tasked to become the first F-22 Raptor pilot-physician to find the aeromedical cause for physiological episodes plaguing pilots flying the new stealth aircraft.

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