Dr. Col (ret) Terence B. Mitchell was the Chief of the Medical Staff of the 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, Florida.  He was commissioned into the Air Force in 1988 after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Air Force Academy.  Dr Mitchell was stationed at Hanscom AFB, MA as an acquisition officer from 1988-1993, and earned a Master's of Science degree in Engineering Management from Western New England College, Springfield, MA. An assignment as a Logistic Analyst at Headquarters, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland AFB, NM from 1993-1996 preceded a career change to medicine. Dr. Mitchell re-entered active duty service in 2000 after graduating with a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He completed residency training in family practice at Eglin Regional Hospital, Eglin AFB, Florida, and is a Distinguished Graduate of the Aerospace Medicine Primary course at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. He has deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom and previously in the first Gulf War.   

Dr. Mitchell’s hometown is Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He is married to Dr. Kathleen Mitchell, PhD of Hauppauge, New York. Dr. and Mrs. Dr. Mitchell have two adult daughters, Halle and Kirby.