Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Robert K. Bogart is the Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 711 HPW advances human performance and integration for air, space and cyberspace through research, education, consultation and operational support. The wing operates at nine geographically separated sites and includes the Human Effectiveness Directorate and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Brig. Gen. Bogart oversees more than 2,000 personnel and an annual $421 million budget. He provides strategic direction for training, consultation, policies and programs in biotechnology, aerospace and occupational medicine, public health and bioenvironmental engineering. Additionally, as the Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services, he provides policy and operational advice to the Air Force Surgeon General on matters involving the dental practice of 900 dentists and 2,500 technicians.

Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Bogart was the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He was charged with delivering seamless support to Combatant Commander Ground Medical requirements in support of Global Force Management and Ground Medical capability. He also organized, trained, equipped and sustained combat-ready medical forces for rapid deployment and employment. He was responsible to the Commander of Air Combat Command for the wartime readiness of over 94,000 active duty and civilian personnel located at eleven ACC installations, Air Force Central Command locations and more than 300 operating locations worldwide. He was also responsible for the oversight and delivery of $617 million in Ground Medical War Reserve Materiel and $84 million in worldwide Installation Medical All Hazards Response materiel as well as training and equipping 40,000 personnel in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives defense.

Prior to his last assignment, Brig. Gen. Bogart was the Command Surgeon for Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He was charged with promoting the health and well-being of more than 80,000 military and civilian personnel, implementing safe, high quality healthcare services, and leading execution of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s medical policies and programs for seven military treatment facilities and the 711th Human Performance Wing. He ensured 5,600 medical personnel were ready to deploy and able to provide robust medical contingency response while supporting more than 376,000 TRICARE and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries.

EDUCATION
1987 Associate of Arts, Manatee Community College, Bradenton, Fla.
1989 Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville
1997 Doctor of Dental Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta
1998 Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2002 Comprehensive General Dental Residency, Lackland AFB, Texas
2002 Hyperbaric Training Course and Hyperbaric Care Action Team Training, Brooks AFB, Texas
2004 Fellowship Hospital Dentistry, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Healthcare Management Seminar for Military Health System Leaders (JMESI), San Antonio, Texas
2009 Intermediate Executive Skills Course, San Antonio, Texas
2013 Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives, Washington, D.C.
2016 Air War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 MHS Executive Skills CAPSTONE Symposium (JMESI), Washington, D.C.
2018 Medical Strategic Leadership Program Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
2023 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1997–August 1998, Advanced Education in General Dentistry-1 Resident, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. August 1998–May 2000, General Dentist, Cannon AFB, N.M.
3. July 2000–June 2002, AEGD-2 Resident, Lackland AFB, Texas
4. June 2002–June 2004, Fellow, Hospital Dentistry Fellowship, Lackland AFB, Texas
5. July 2004–April 2005, Deputy Director AEGD-1, Chief of Hospital Dentistry, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. April 2005–September 2005, Expeditionary Medical Support Officer in Charge and Dental Officer, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
7. October 2005–July 2006, Deputy Director AEGD-1, Chief of Hospital Dentistry, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. July 2006–June 2009, Deputy, Dental Utilization Branch Chief, Headquarters Air Force's Personnel Center/DPAMD Randolph AFB, Texas
9. June 2009–May 2011, Commander, 377th Dental Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
10. May 2011–June 2013, Chief Dental Program Management, Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Annex, Texas
11. June 2013–July 2015, Commander, 7th Medical Group, Dyess AFB, Texas
12. July 2015–May 2016, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. June 2016– June 2017, Special Assistant to the Surgeon General of the United States Air Force for Military Health System Governance, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
14. July 2017–July 2019, Commander, 59th Medical Operations Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
15. July 2019–August 2020, Deputy Command Surgeon Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. August 2020–May 2021, Command Surgeon Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
17. May 2021–August 2023, Command Surgeon Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
18. August 2023–present, Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with five silver oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Diplomat, Federal Services Board of General Dentistry Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry
Fellow, American Board of General Dentistry Fellow, American Association of Hospital Dentists Fellow, American College of Dentists
Fellow, International College of Dentists Member, American Dental Association Member, Special Care Dentistry Association

(Current as of September 2025)