Col Preston Laslie serves as MTF Director/Commander, 35th Medical Group, Misawa Air Base, Japan. He ensures maximum wartime medical readiness through a community-based healthcare system maintaining morale, health, and welfare for 7,000 beneficiaries through accessible high-quality care. The 35th Medical group consists of 4 squadrons and 450 personnel supporting a 23-bed hospital.
A 2001 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, Col Laslie commissioned into the Medical Service Corps focusing on Medical Logistics and Medical Information Systems. After medical school he re-commissioned into the Medical Corps. Col Laslie is board certified in Family Medicine and Aerospace Medicine and is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is a Chief Physician and Chief Flight Surgeon with operational experience in fighter, bomber, heavy, and special-operations platforms. Prior to his current assignment Col Laslie was Chief, Aerospace Medicine Division and Command Flight Surgeon, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe—Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science in Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
2002 Health Services Administration, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2009 Doctor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
2010 Internship in Family Medicine, Eglin Family Medicine Residency, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2010 Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks City-Base, Texas
2012 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
2012 Residency in Family Medicine with Operative Obstetrics, Eglin Family Medicine Residency, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2013 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2015 Intermediate Executive Skills, San Antonio, Texas
2018 Master of Public Health in Occupational Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, Mass.
2018 Air War College, by correspondence
2019 Certified Physician Executive, American Association for Physician Leadership, Tampa, Fla.
2019 Residency in Aerospace Medicine, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2022 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2022 Combined Senior Leader Course, Falls Church, Va.
2023 Global Cyber for Senior Leaders Course, by correspondence
2024 Joint Senior Medical Leaders Course, Falls Church, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2001 – April 2002, Student, 384th Training Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. April 2002 – August 2005, Assistant MILCON Project Officer, Development Directorate; then Deputy Chief, Construction and Transition Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla.
3. August 2005 – June 2009, Medical Student, 9016th Air Reserve Personnel Squadron, Denver City-Base, Colo.
4. June 2009 – July 2012, Family Medicine Intern Physician; then Family Medicine Resident Physician, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
5. July 2012 – September 2014, Residency-Trained Flight Surgeon, 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
6. September 2014 – July 2016, Chief of Aerospace Medicine and Deputy Chief, later, Chief of Medical Staff, 36th Medical Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
7. August 2015 – March 2019, Additional-Duty Admissions Liaison Officer, Directorate of Admissions, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
8. July 2016 – June 2017, Chief of Aerospace Medicine and Deputy Chief of Medical Staff, 8th Medical Group, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
9. June 2017 – June 2018, Graduate Student, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, Mass.
10. June 2018 – June 2019, Aerospace Medicine Resident Physician, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
11. June 2019 – July 2021, Commander, 52d Aerospace Medicine Squadron and Chief of Aerospace Medicine, 52d Medical Group; then Commander, 52d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron and Deputy Commander, 52d Medical Group, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
12. July 2021 – July 2022, Graduate Student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
13. July 2022 – June 2023, Senior Medical Exchange Officer, Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine, RAF Station Henlow, United Kingdom
14. June 2023 – June 2024, Chief, Aerospace Medicine Division and Command Flight Surgeon, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe—Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
15. June 2024 – Present, MTF Director/Commander, 35th Medical Group, Misawa Air Base, Japan
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Chief Flight Surgeon
Hours: 483
Aircraft flown: TG-16A, T-43A, C-141, T-41D, F-15D, PC-12, CV-22B, U-28A, MC-130P, KC-135R, KC-135T, C-130H, B-52H, CN-235, F-16D, MH-60S, UH-72A, EO-5C, C-17A, C-5M, HC-130H, C-130J, C-145A, MC-208B, C-21A, British T-1, C-37A, and F-15E
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
PUBLICATIONS
“Aircraft Mishap Investigation Handbook.” 7th Ed. Society of U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeons. May 2019 (Editor)
“Hypogonadism in an Air Force Combat Controller.” 2019 Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (Las
Vegas NV)
“Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis.” Air Force Waiver Guide. 2019
“Salivary Gland Disorders.” Air Force Waiver Guide. 2019
“You’re the Flight Surgeon: Spontaneous Diaphragmatic Hemiparesis in an Air Force Firefighter.” Aerosp Med Hum
Perform. 2019; 90(6):581–583
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow, Member At-Large, and Life Member, Aerospace Medical Association
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
Certified Physician Executive, Certifying Commission in Medical Management
Life Member, American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists
Diplomat, American Board of Family Medicine
Diplomat, American Board of Preventive Medicine (Aerospace Medicine)
Member, International Association of Military Flight Surgeon Pilots
Member At-Large and Life Member, Society of U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeons
Member, Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences
Life Member, Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant December 20, 2001
First Lieutenant December 20, 2003
Captain August 25, 2007
Major August 25, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel May 31, 2018
Colonel August 1, 2023
(Current as of August 2024)