UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
COLONEL (DR.) SUSAN O. MORAN
Colonel Susan Moran is the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Pacific Air
Forces (PACAF), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. As the senior
medical advisor to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Colonel Moran is
responsible for nine medical groups, 3,897 personnel and a budget of $2.9
billion. Her team supports three Numbered Air Forces, patient movement
across the Pacific and oversees medical contingency planning, medical
OPLAN support, tri-service/international medical cooperative engagement
activities. She also serves as the JTF-Support Forces Antarctica Surgeon.
Colonel Moran entered the Air Force in 1995 after earning her medical
degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr Moran is board
certified pediatrician and physician executive with over 25 years of clinical
experience serving in CONUS and OCONUS clinics. Prior to her current
assignment to PACAF, Col Moran served as the Command Surgeon for the
SOUTHCOM in Miami, Florida. In this role, Col Moran supported the
SOUTHCOM Commander by establishing the strategies and priorities for
US military medical activities in the region. This encompassed
strengthening partner nations, countering threats, and guaranteeing the
safety of DOD service members and civilians within Latin America and the Caribbean. Expanding global
health engagements, her team focused on humanitarian assistance, emergency preparedness, disaster
response, biosurveillance and biosecurity. She and her husband, Sean, have three daughters.
EDUCATION:
1991 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology (Magna Cum Laude), Davidson College, Davidson, NC
1995 Doctor of Medicine Degree, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
1998 Pediatrics Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Lackland AFB,
Texas
2007 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2008 Certified Medical Management, American College of Physician Executives, Tampa, Fla.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1995 – June 1998, Pediatric Resident, 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. September 1998 – September 2001, Pediatrician, 18th Medical Operations Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
3. September 2001 – July 2004, Pediatrician then Chief of Pediatrics, 45th Medical Operations Squadron,
Patrick AFB, Florida
4. July 2004 – July 2006, Chief of the Medical Staff, 21st Medical Group, Peterson AFB, Colorado
5. July 2006 – July 2008, Chief of Clinical Services, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado
6. July 2008 – July 2011, Chief of Clinical Services, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
7. July 2011 – July 2013, Commander, 628th Medical Operations Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina
8. July 2013 – July 2014, Deputy Director of Medical Services, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, JBSA
Lackland, Texas
9. July 2014 – June 2016, Commander, 21st Medical Group, Peterson AFB, Colorado
10. June 2016 – April 2019, Director, Air Force Medical Corps, HQ Air Force, Falls Church, Va.
11. April 2019 – June 2021, Command Surgeon, SOUTHCOM, Miami, Fla.
12. June 2021 – Present, Command Surgeon, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
AF Winner, “Building Stronger Female Physician Leaders in the MHS” Award, 2013
AFMS Best Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program, 2006
AF Space Command Clinical Excellence Award – Field Grade Officer, 2002 & 2003
Distinguished Graduate, Health Professions Office Indoctrination Course, 1992
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Meritorious with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Captain May 1995
Major May 2001
Lieutenant Colonel May 2007
Colonel May 2013
(Current as of Oct 2023)
