Rear Adm. Gayle Shaffer became the first dentist to serve as the deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; deputy surgeon general of the Navy; and director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division in 2021. She served in many roles at sea and ashore and has deployed as an individual augmentee. She served as the officer-in-charge of the Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. She also deployed as commanding officer of the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support, Train, Advise, Assist Command-South. She retired from the Navy in 2022.

Last Updated: 29 March 2023