Treasurer / Secretary

Captain Ryan “Minty” Mintalar is a Physician Assistant for the 60th OMRS at Travis AFB, California. He oversees personnel to be medically ready Airmen. He was previously enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Communications Specialist, and after he separated from the military in 2007, he used his GI bill for his Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.  He has worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Critical Care Transport as a Registered Nurse for 4 years prior to starting the Physician Assistant Program at Samuel Merritt University in California in 2016. In 2017, he was commissioned through the Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program. In 2018-2019, he was awarded his Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies degree and completed Officer Training School. He attained his Doctor of Medical Science Degree through Lynchburg University in 2021.

He wants to be a strong advocate to advance the PA profession both in the military and civilian sectors. He is an active participant with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO) and the International Health Specialist (IHS) program. He has deployed with the Marines and Air Force in support of OPERATION LIFELINE, ENDURING FREEDOM, and RESOLUTE SENTINEL 22.

I’m stationed at JB Charleston, SC. I grew up in a small town called Marion, MA and joined the military in 2009. I met my husband at Kirtland AFB, NM in 2009 and we have been married for 11 years with 3 kids (Addison 11yo, Olivia 7yo and Tabor 2yo).

I have been on multiple squadron, group and wing councils to include having the opportunity to start an Airman’s Council while deployed, which was an amazing experience. Additionally, I secured a Green Belt Certification and was able to take a lot of marketing courses before starting IPAP which has allowed me to successfully implement multiple levels of streamlined process improvements across all bases. Most recently I revamped our clinic RILO process allowing us to cut hours out of the process and noted a gap in lab testing for sickle cell testing. I was able to suggest a fix to AFMRA which was pushed AF wide ensuring less time and resources being wasted leading to safer medicine.