IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Lt Col Chris Scharfenstine
mailto:lloyd.c.scharfenstine.mil@mail.mil
Major Scharfenstine joined the Air Force in 1994 and served 4 years as an enlisted medic. He separated and returned to college eventually finishing with his MPAS from the University of Florida. He commissioned back into the Air Force and has served in various clinical staff and leadership positions around the world. Currently, he is the Chief of Medical Plans, Force Health and CBRN Med for Headquarters Joint Force Command Brunssum in the Netherlands. He is married with 3 children and enjoys spending time with them.
Education
- 2004 BA Psychology University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
- 2007 MPAS University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Assignments
- Aug 2007—Jun 2010 Staff PA, Family Health, Peterson AFB, CO
- Jun 2010—Jun 2013 Element Leader, Family Health, JBPHH, HI
- Jul 2013—Jul 2014 AFIT Fellow General Surgery, SAMMC, TX
- Jul 2014—Aug 2015 Surgery Element Leader, Osan AB, ROK
- Aug 2015—Jul 2019 Surgical Specialties Flight CC, JBER, AK
- July 2019—Present Chief, Medical Intel, Prevention Medicine, an CBRNE Defense, JFC Brunssum, NL
Awards/Decorations
- Meritorious Service Medal w/2 OLC
- Air Force Commendation Medal w/1 OLC
- Air Force Achievement Medal w/1 OLC
- Air Force Combat Action Medal
Deployments
- Jun 1998—Oct 1998 OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, Eskan Village, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- May 1999—Sep 1999 OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, PSAB, Saudi Arabia
- Oct 2008—Jul 2009 OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Chief Medical Officer RPAC-S, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan