United States Army general
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Ming T. "Ted" Wong [2] (born 22 October 1958) is a retired major general and dentist in the United States Army .[3] He was Chief of the US Army Dental Corps from 2010 until his retirement in 2014[4] and variously served as Commander for the Western Regional Medical Command, the North Atlantic Regional Dental Command , the Southern Regional Medical Command , William Beaumont Army Medical Center , the Northern Regional Medical Command, and the Brooke Army Medical Center , among others.[5] [6] [7]
Early life
Wong is a Southern California native and son of Po-Ping Wong of Kowloon ,[8] a dentist and 1965 graduate of UCSF School of Dentistry .[7] [9] [10] [11] [12] His parents emigrated from China in the early 1950s.[12] His paternal grandfather was a General Officer in the Chinese Nationalist Army and his maternal grandfather was a senior railroad executive who aided US Allied forces during World War II and was awarded with the Commander's Award for Civilian Service for his efforts.[11] [12]
Education and military career
Wong graduated from UCLA as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1980[7] and from UCSF School of Dentistry , his father's alma mater, in 1984.[13] [10] [7] After graduation, he joined the United States Army and was assigned to a dental clinic at a base in Stuttgart .[13] [10] He completed his general dentistry residency at Fort Sill and his specialized residency in prosthodontics at Fort Sam Houston .[13] [7] He is a board-certified dentist.[7] [10]
He has a master's degree in healthcare administration from Baylor University .[13] [10] His military education includes AMEDD Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College , the Combined Arms Services Staff School, and the Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute CAPSTONE Symposium; he also has a master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College .[13] [7] [10] [14]
After graduating from the Army War College, he was a senior dental staff officer at the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG).[7] Other clinical positions include Officer in Command at the Kelley Barracks Dental Clinic, Staff Officer and staff prosthodontist at Fort Sam Houston , Dental Executive Fellow at the OSG, and Chief of the AMEDD Center and School's dental lab.[7]
From 2008 to 2010, he served as the ninth US Army Dental Commander and was the first Asian-American to ever hold this position.[6] [7] [10] In 2010, he was promoted to major general and was appointed to Chief of the US Army Dental Corps , the 26th Chief overall and the first Chinese-American in the role.[13] [4] [6] [15] [7] He held this position until his retirement in 2014.[4] He was also appointed Deputy Commanding General for the Western Regional Medical Command and the Commanding General for the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in 2010.[6] [7]
In 2011, he was "hand-picked" by Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho as the San Antonio Military Health System's first deputy director in 2011 following Brooke Army Medical Center's merger with Wilford Hall .[16] [17] [13] From 2011 to 2013, he commanded the Southern Regional Medical Command .[6] [7] [9] In 2013, he left Fort Sam Houston to work as the Commanding General of the Northern Regional Medical Command at Fort Belvoir .[5] [15]
He has also been the Deputy Commanding General of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Bliss ,[6] [7] [18] the deputy director of San Antonio Military Medical Center ,[6] [9] and the Commander of the North Atlantic Regional Dental Command , Walter Reed Dental Activity , the Dental Clinic Command at the Presidio of the Monterey , and the 665th Medical Company while in Korea.[7]
Wong retired from the military in 2014 and worked at UnitedHealth Group , where he held several executive positions, until 2020.[13] [3] [19] [20]
Selected honors
He is on the board of directors for the Association of Army Dentistry[21] [22] [23] and was on the 2014 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Deans in the House of Delegates.[24]
He has earned the following awards from the United States Armed Forces :
Awards earned from other sources:
Personal life
He and his wife Jeannie[25] have two sons and one daughter[13] [10] [14] along with a dog.
References
^ "Vital Records: Born" . The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California. 29 October 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "PN1659 – Col. Ming T. Wong – Army" . U.S. Congress . n.d. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c "Army-Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award" (PDF) . Baylor Alumni Network. 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c "Newsletter March 2014" (PDF) . Association of Army Dentistry. 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b Coleman, Craig (24 June 2013). "New commanding general takes charge of Northern Regional Medical Command" . United States Army. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g "(Unabridged) Highlights in the History of US Army Dentistry" (PDF) . Office of the Surgeon General, US Army. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Providing tailored and flexible medical readiness support" (PDF) . Combat & Casualty Care. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "Happy Hong family holds reunion on Idaho campus" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. 10 June 1954. p. 26. Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c Moya, Lt. Col. Lindan A. (11 June 2013). "Maj. Gen. Keenan assumes command of SRMC" . United States Army. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Profile: M. Ted Wong, D' 84" . School of Dentistry Magazine . Vol. 5. San Francisco, California: UCSF. 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b "Sustaining a legacy of service" (PDF) . Japanese American Veterans Association. 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c Wong, Maj Gen M. Ted (20 May 2013). "Asian-Pacific Americans are an integral part of American military story" . My San Antonio. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Ted Wong, DDS '84" (PDF) . UCSF Magazine . UCSF. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g "Outstanding individuals honored at Annual Awards & President's Dinner" (PDF) . American College of Prosthodontists. 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ a b Godstone, Susan (25 March 2015). "Alumni Association Marks 150th Anniversary with Awards" . UCSF. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ Gallegos, Maria (1 February 2013). "BAMC welcomes new commander, command sergeant major" (PDF) . Fort Sam Houston News Leader. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ Gallegos, Maria (15 September 2011). "San Antonio military hospitals successfully completing historic transition" . Ford Hood Sentinel. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ Meyer, Roger G (22 October 2010). "New soldier family care center opens" (PDF) . Fort Carson Mountaineer. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "Flag-rank officers" (PDF) . China Insight. 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "LA welcomes distinguished guests" (PDF) . CACA Times in Southern California. 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "Summer 2021 Newsletter" (PDF) . Association of Army Dentistry. 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "Spring 2019 Newsletter" (PDF) . Association of Army Dentistry. 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "Winter 2020 newsletter" (PDF) . Association of Army Doctors. 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "2014 ADEA House of Delegates manual" (PDF) . ADEA. 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
^ "AFPC commander serves holiday feast to wounded warriors, families" . US Air Force. n.d. Retrieved 4 September 2021 .
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