Col Hatfield is the Commander, 62d Medical Squadron, McChord Clinic, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington and serves as the Military Treatment Facility Director, as part of the Defense Health Agency, Indo-Pacific Network in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is responsible for overseeing clinical operations and maintaining Air Force Medical capabilities in support of the 62d Airlift Wing executing rapid global mobility and he safeguards the Department of Defense’s sole Prime Nuclear Airlift Personnel Reliability Program. His unit encompasses Behavioral Health, Bioenvironmental Engineering, Family Medicine, Flight & Operational Medicine, Immunizations, Internal Medicine, Laboratory, Optometry, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Warrior & Operational Medicine, and the Women’s Health Clinic. In conjunction with his U.S. Army counterparts, he ensures the readiness of over 3,500 Airmen and the care of approximately 7,000 additional beneficiaries.
Col Hatfield was previously assigned as an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Global Health Graduate Certificate Program within the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. He directed the largest Asynchronous/Distance Learning medical program in the Department of Defense from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.
Prior to that, Col Hatfield served as the Chief of Aerospace Medicine for the 48th Medical Group at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in England. He medically managed the busiest deployment mission and the largest Nuclear Medical Enterprise in the USAF. He also served as the Flight/Occupational Medicine and USAF medical standards authority for the entirety of England.
Col Hatfield is board certified in Aerospace and Occupational Medicine and remains active as a credentialed Flight Surgeon. He is also a recognized expert in Preventive Medicine and a consultant on the medical staff at Madigan Army Medical Center.
EDUCATION
1989 Associate’s in Arts (AA), Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, California
1996 Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California
1998 Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP), New York College of Chiropractic, Seneca Falls, New York
1999 Master of Public Health (MPH), University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
2004 Squadron Officer School (SOS); Maxwell AFB, Alabama (in-residence)
2008 Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2012 Air War College (AWC), completed at Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates (non-residence)
2014 Master of Occupational Health (MOH), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
2016 Residency in Aerospace Medicine (RAM), School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2023 Certified Physician Executive (CPE), American Association of Physician Leadership (distance learning)
2025 International Health Specialist (IHS) "Enabled" Special Experience Identifier (SEI), Falls Church, VA
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1999-June 2001, Public Health Flight Commander at 347th Aeromedical Squadron; Moody AFB, Georgia
2. March 2002-June 2002, Public Health Commander at 320th Expeditionary Medical Squadron; Seeb AB, Sultanate of Oman
3. July 2001-May 2004, Public Health Flight OIC at 52d Aeromedical Squadron; Spangdahlem AB, Germany Special
4. July 2009-June 2011, Special Operations Flight Surgeon at 353rd Special Operations Group; Kadena AB, Japan
5. July 2011-May 2013, Flight Medicine Flight Commander at 99th Aeromedical Squadron; Nellis AFB, Nevada
6. June 2012-Dec. 2012, Flight Surgeon at 380th Expeditionary Medical Group; Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates
7. July 2018-August 2020, Chief of Aerospace Medicine (SGP) at 36th Medical Group; Andersen AFB, Guam
8. August 2020-July 2023, Chief of Aerospace Medicine at 48th Medical Group, RAF Lakenheath, England
9. July 2023-July 2025, Ass’t Professor/Director, Global Health Graduate Certificate Program, USUHS, Bethesda, Maryland
10. July 2025-present, Commander/Director of the 62d Medical Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 2017-April 2018, Force Surgeon at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; Djibouti, Africa, as a Colonel (select)
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Chief Flight Surgeon (CFS)
Hours: 860 (114 combat)
Aircraft: B-52, C-5, C-12, C-17, C-32, C-37, C-40, C-130J, E-3, F-15D/E, F-16, HH-60, KC-10, KC-135R, MC-130H/P, T-6, T-38, UH-1
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with 1 "V" Device and 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Air and Space Overseas Service Ribbon Long
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Air and Space Longevity Service Award with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
First Lieutenant Aug. 23, 1999
Captain Aug. 23, 2001
Major Feb. 16, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 16, 2012
Colonel Feb. 16, 2018
(Current as of April 2026)