Career Field Manager

Lieutenant Colonel Herbert R. Shoemacher distinguished himself in the performance of outstanding service to the United States as Individual Mobilization Augmentee to Career Field Manager (CFM), Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Surgeon General's Directorate, Robins Air Force Base Georgia from 13 June 2011 to 30 August 2013. During this period, the outstanding professional skills, leadership, and ceaseless efforts of Lieutenant Colonel Shoemacher resulted in major contributions to the organization and professionalism of the Air Force Reserve Medical Service Corps (MSC). He created, administered and maintained the framework for an on-line MSC Community of Practice portal with over 300 registered Reserve members. He worked closely with the CFM and Senior MSC Council to champion the AFRC MSC strategic planning goal of "Nurturing Core Competencies" and provided direct liaison to the MSC Health Services Administration Schoolhouse to develop the Reserve component educational curriculum. In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Shoemacher was selected as the lead Project Manager for the Senior MSC Team Seminar, which resulted in a benchmark professional development course that included over 80 Reserve component attendees and the MSC Core Chief. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant Colonel Shoemacher reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Air Force.