
Mission
The primary objectives of the Military Section are to:
- Disseminate information related to military health physics (which is health physics performed in the service of the Department of Defense and/or the Public Health Service),
- Provide a forum for military health physicists,
- Promote professional development among military health physicists,
- Promote the mutual interests of Society and Section members in military health physics,
- Nominate Section members for Society elective offices and awards, and
- Provide for open lines of communication between Section members, as provided for in the section charter.
Objectives
Specific interests include:
- Structure and content of military health physics programs
- Professional development of Section members
- Development of and support for mentor/protégé relations between senior and junior Section members
- Public education and outreach
Officers
CAPT Joe SorcicPresident | Dr. Paul Blake (CAPT, USN, ret)Treasurer / Secretary |
Lt Col Adam Pfannenstein President Elect | CAPT Gerald BurkePast President |
Board Members
- COL William Bosley, U.S. Army (’27)
- Ms. Geena Quiñones (’27)
- Maj Jian (Jack) Zhang, U.S. Air Force (’28)
- Mr. Lee Alleman (’28)
- LCDR Matthew Luke, U.S. Navy (’29)
- CDR Nakima McCormack, U.S. Navy (’29)
Last Updated: July 15, 2026 (JSC)






CAPT Joe Sorcic
Dr. Paul Blake (CAPT, USN, ret)
Lt Col Adam Pfannenstein
CAPT Gerald Burke