Lieutenant General (Ret.) Scott Dingle
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Scott Dingle is the 45th Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. He was commissioned as a Medical Services Corps Officer and served on active duty for 35 years and 7 months. General Dingle led over 122,000 soldiers and civilians and managed a budget exceeding $22 billion. He retired from active duty in March 2024 after an extraordinary military career spanning three decades.
Throughout his service, General Dingle commanded at every level—from company to brigade to his role as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. His global experience includes key leadership positions such as Commanding General of Regional Health Command – Atlantic, Director of Healthcare Operations at the Office of The Surgeon General (OTSG), and Commander of the 30th Medical Brigade in Germany. He also deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, serving as Chief of Medical Plans and Operations for the Multinational Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
His exemplary service has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Distinguished Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Legion of Merit (with two oak leaf clusters), a Bronze Star Medal, a Meritorious Service Medal (seven oak leaf clusters), a Joint Service Commendation Medal, a Joint Meritorious Unit award, an Army Commendation Medal (two bronze oak leaf clusters), an Army Achievement Medal (one bronze oak leaf cluster), a Humanitarian Service Medal, the Order of Military Medical Merit, the Recruiters Medallion, honor from the Order of Kentucky Colonels, the Army Surgeon General’s prestigious 9A Proficiency Designator, Knight status in the French Legion of Honor, the U.S. Army Chief of Chaplain’s Order of Aaron and Hur, the Expert Field Medical Badge, the Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.
General Dingle is a proud Distinguished Military Graduate of Morgan State University and holds three master's degrees: a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, a Master of Military Arts and Science from the U.S. Army's School of Advanced Military Studies, and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College.