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Chief of Staff

Colonel Charles "Scott" Hughes

Colonel Hughes currently serves as the Chief of Staff at Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC), formerly Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. ATAMMC is a 120-bed, 1.3 million-square-foot military medical center that serves a regional population of 250,000 personnel with around 95,000 enrollees receiving trauma, inpatient and specialty care services supported by 55 specialty clinics, a Warrior Pavilion (for combat injured/wounded/ill), Inpatient Addictions Program, DiLorenzo Pentagon Health Clinic, and two satellite family health centers at Dumfries and Fairfax, Va.

Prior to assuming his current position, Colonel Hughes served as the Commander and Director, 87th Medical Group, and Director of the Garden State Market, New Jersey. He led a team of three squadrons comprised of more than 400 military, civilian, and contract personnel responsible for supporting 16,000 enrolled beneficiaries and over 78,000 DoD eligible beneficiaries at the Defense Department’s only tri-Service joint base. His team supported Total Force Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, civilians, military retirees, and their families with a range of primary and specialty medical, dental, diagnostic and therapeutic, occupational health, public health, and network care services. He was also responsible for organizing, training, equipping, and maintaining mission-ready expeditionary medical forces for rapid deployment and employment in support of global military operations.

Education

  • 2016, U.S. Air Force Air War College (AWC), correspondence
  • 2013, U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), in-residence equivalent program
  • 2012, U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), correspondence
  • 2008, U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
  • 2008, Master of Business Administration, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  • 2008, Master of Health Administration, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  • 1998, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va.

Command assignments

  • July 2022-Present, Chief of Staff, A.T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Assignments

  • 2022-Present, Chief of Staff, A.T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, Va.
  • 2020-2022, Commander, 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
  • 2018-2020, Commander, 99th Medical Support Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  • 2017-2018, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, Bagram, Afghanistan (DEPLOYMENT)
  • 2016-2018, Commander, 375th Medical Support Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
  • 2013-2016, Chief, Health Benefits Element, Air Force Medical Support Agency, Falls Church, Va.
  • 2012-2013, Health Plans Management Fellow, Headquarters Air Force, Falls Church, Va.
  • 2011-2012, Medical Logistics Flight Commander, 359th Medical Group, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
  • 2011, Medical Embedded Training Team Lead, Camp Stone, Afghanistan (DEPLOYMENT)
  • 2009-2011, TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration Flight Commander, 359th Medical Group, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
  • 2008-2009, Chief Financial Officer, San Antonio Multi-Service Market Office, San Antonio, Texas 
  • 2007-2008, AFIT Student, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Md.
  • 2006-2007, AFIT Student, Army-Baylor, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
  • 2005-2006, Deputy Readiness Flight Commander, 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  • 2004-2005, Chief Administrator, 386th CASF, Ali Al Salem, Kuwait (DEPLOYMENT)
  • 2004-2004, Associate Administrator for Executive Affairs, 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  • 2002-2004, Chief, Clinical Engineering Element, 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

Summary of joint assignments

  • 2022-Present, Chief of Staff, A.T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, Va.
  • 2020-2022, Commander, 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
  • 2018-2020, Commander, 99th Medical Support Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  • 2017-2018, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, Bagram, Afghanistan (DEPLOYMENT)
  • 2016-2018, Commander, 375th Medical Support Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill

Major awards and decorations

  • Legion of Merit
  • Bronze Star
  • Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
  • Joint Service Commendation Medal
  • Air and Space Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
  • Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two devices
  • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Service Medal
  • Humanitarian Service Medal
  • Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
  • NATO Medal with one device

Effective dates of promotion

  • September 2020, Colonel
  • August 2015, Lieutenant Colonel
  • August 2010, Major
  • December 2005, Captain
  • December 2003, First Lieutenant
  • December 2001, Second Lieutenant

Total years of service: 23 years Active Duty

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