Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Robert K. Bogart is the Director, Defense Health Network Central, and Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 711 HPW advances human performance and integration for air, space and cyberspace through research, education, consultation and operational support. The wing operates at nine geographically separated sites and includes the Human Effectiveness Directorate and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Brig. Gen. Bogart oversees more than 2,000 personnel and an annual $421 million budget. He provides strategic direction for training, consultation, policies and programs in biotechnology, aerospace and occupational medicine, public health and bioenvironmental engineering. Additionally, as the Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services, he provides policy and operational advice to the Air Force Surgeon General on matters involving the dental practice of 900 dentists and 2,500 technicians.
Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Bogart was the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He was charged with delivering seamless support to Combatant Commander Ground Medical requirements in support of Global Force Management and Ground Medical capability. He also organized, trained, equipped and sustained combat-ready medical forces for rapid deployment and employment. He was responsible to the Commander of Air Combat Command for the wartime readiness of over 94,000 active duty and civilian personnel located at eleven ACC installations, Air Force Central Command locations and more than 300 operating locations worldwide. He was also responsible for the oversight and delivery of $617 million in Ground Medical War Reserve Materiel and $84 million in worldwide Installation Medical All Hazards Response materiel as well as training and equipping 40,000 personnel in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives defense.
Prior to his last assignment, Brig. Gen. Bogart was the Command Surgeon for Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He was charged with promoting the health and well-being of more than 80,000 military and civilian personnel, implementing safe, high quality healthcare services, and leading execution of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s medical policies and programs for seven military treatment facilities and the 711th Human Performance Wing. He ensured 5,600 medical personnel were ready to deploy and able to provide robust medical contingency response while supporting more than 376,000 TRICARE and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries.
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with five silver oak leaf clusters, Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Achievement Medal, and the Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster.