UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
COLONEL KEVIN W. GLASZ
Colonel Kevin W. Glasz is appointed as Brigade Commander for
the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the
approximately 1,300 uniformed personnel assigned. He is the
senior military representative at the University and serves as a
member of the executive leadership team for the University
President. Prior to this assignment, he was the Chief of the
Health Support Division and Command Administrator at
Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Office of the Command
Surgeon. In his capacity as Command Administrator he was a
member of the Senior MSC Council and represented AFSPC and
USAFA MSC officers at the MSC developmental team meetings.
Col Glasz maintains a close working relationship with Army,
Marine, Navy, Air Force and US Public Health Service staff to
ensure optimal resourcing levels are available to accomplish the
mission at USUHS.
Colonel Glasz was born in Bangor, Maine and graduated from
Harry A. Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He earned a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the University of
Nebraska in 1986. Colonel Glasz earned a Master of Healthcare
Administration Degree from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond,
Virginia in 1995 as part of the Air Force Institute of Technology program. While attending graduate school, he
completed two internships, one with Medical College of Virginia Associated Physicians outpatient treatment
facility, and the other with Henrico Doctor’s Columbia/HCA Hospital. Colonel Glasz is a Fellow in the
American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and is a Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM)
by the American Society of Military Comptrollers.
EDUCATION:
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Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Master of Healthcare Administration, Medical College of Virginia, VCU, Richmond, Virginia
Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Master of Military Operational Arts and Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
Air War College (correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Senior Resource Managers Symposium, Whitman School of Mgmt, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives, George Washington Univ, Washington DC
Space Operations Executive Course, National Security Space Institute, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Joint Medical Executive Skills CAPSTONE Symposium, Joint Med Exec Skills Institute, Washington DC
Lean for Healthcare, University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration, USAF Academy, CO
Senior Leader Cyber Orientation, HQ Air Force Space Command, Colorado Springs, CO
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2014 Chief Financial Officer Leadership Certificate, National Defense University, Information Resources
Management College, Washington DC
2015 Master of Science Degree, Government Information Leadership (GIL), Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Concentration, National Defense University, Information Resources Management College, Washington
DC
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Oct 86 – Director, Medical Readiness, USAF Hospital Chanute, Chanute AFB, Illinois
2. Jan 87 – Commander, Medical Squadron Section; Director, Personnel & Administrative Services; and
Director, Medical Readiness, USAF Hospital Chanute, Chanute AFB, Illinois
3. Jul 89 – Commander, Medical Squadron Section and Director, Personnel & Administrative Services,
USAF Clinic Lowry, Lowry AFB, Colorado
4. Dec 89 – Director, Medical Logistics, Lowry Technical Training Center Clinic, Lowry AFB, Colorado
5. Jul 91 – Director, Medical Resource Management, 3415 Clinic, Lowry AFB, Colorado
6. Jul 93 – Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia
7. Jul 95 – Budget Analyst, Financial Management Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs), Washington DC
8. Oct 96 – Senior Budget Analyst, Financial Management Office, TRICARE Management Activity,
Washington DC
9. Jul 98 – Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
10. Jul 99 – Deputy Squadron Commander and Business Operations & Beneficiary Services Flight
Commander, 31 Medical Support Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
11. Dec 01 – Mar 02 – Crisis Action Team Medical Readiness Officer, Headquarters United States European
Command, Stuttgart Germany [DEPLOYMENT]
12. May 03 – Commander, 99 Medical Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
13. Dec 04 – May 05 – Deputy Commander 386 Expeditionary Medical Group and 386 Contingency
Aeromedical Staging Facility Commander, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait [DEPLOYMENT]
14. Jun 05 – Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Office of the Surgeon General, Washington D.C.
15. Jul 07 – Director of Requirements, Office of the Surgeon General, Washington D.C.
16. Jun 08 – Commander, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, Al Udeid Air Base, Southwest Asia
17. Jun 09 – Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
18. Jul 10 – Chief, Health Support Division & Command Administrator, Office of the Command Surgeon,
Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado
19. Dec 11– Commander, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group, Southwest Asia [DEPLOYMENT]
20. May 13 – Brigade Commander, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda,
Maryland
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Achievement Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
1st Lt
(Current as of Jul 15)
27 Jul 88
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Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
(Current as of Jul 15)
27 Jul 90
1 Oct 97
1 May 02
1 Nov 07
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