flight surgeon

An air force physician who specializes in aeromedicine.

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flight surgeon

(Military) a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine in the US and certain other air forces

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flight′ sur`geon

a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.

[1920–25]

flight surgeon

A physician specially trained in aviator medical practice whose primary duty is the medical examination and medical care of aircrew.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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flight surgeon - a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine

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Mentor McLaren High's Niamh King with mentors at Scottish Space School - Joel Montalbano (NASA Deputy International Space Station (ISS) Program Manager), Sunita Williams (a veteran of two space missions Expeditions 14/15 and 32/33 to the International Space Station (ISS)) and NASA flight surgeon Dr Richard Scheuring

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He previously served as a flight surgeon for NASA's Johnson Space Center and the Texas Air National Guard and has served as clinical faculty for the University of Texas at Houston, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Bradenton, Florida, and Rocky Vista University of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado.

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May attempts to look at her uncle's service as a flight surgeon in the Ninth Air Force's Troop Carrier Command.

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Asked for the names of the seven who tested positive for methamphetamine hydrochloride during the random drug testing conducted by the agency's Office of the Flight Surgeon and Aviation Medicine, CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said this was confidential information.

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This text follows the World War II career of Lamb Myhr, a flight surgeon with the U.S.

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Deb Hebert, a 403rd flight surgeon, and her fiance Joe Hudson were on the hunt during the 2014 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic when Hebert's line gently began to let out.

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