Richard D. McCormick, MD, MBA

Richard D. McCormick, MD, MBA started his services to the country in 1987 when he entered the Platoon Leader Course (PLC). In 1988, he attended the Mountain Leaders course where he was an academic honor graduate. In 1989, he completed officer candidate training as an honor graduate for physical fitness. He was commissioned in 1990 and completed Naval Aviation flight training in 1993. He accumulated over 2000 hours flying the CH53 Super Stallion. In 1994 he deployed with Marine Heavy Helicopter (HMH) 466 with the 15th Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and participated in Operation restore Hope which was a humanitarian effort in Rwanda in 1996 he deployed again with the 13th MEU as part of Operation Vigilant Warrior.

Rich is a very accomplished aviator. His qualifications include: Helicopter aircraft Commander; Division lead; Functional check flight pilot; TERF (very low-level flight) instructor; Night Vision Goggles instructor; and, he accumulated several hundred carrier landings. His next assignment was with the 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) where he supported the U. S. Army 101st and 10th Mountain divisions. While in this assignment he deployed again to provide air and naval gunfire support to the Republic of Korea Marines. While with ANGLICO he earned his expert parachutist qualification. He returned to flying with HMH 352 form 1999-2001. He capped off his 16 years of active duty Marine Corp Service as the Marine Officer Instructor for the NROTC at Georgia Tech and Morehouse College. He resigned from the Marine Corps in 2006 to enter medical school.

Following his residency at Emory University Hospital he received a commission in the U. S Navy as an emergency room physician and served in Kandahar Afghanistan as the head of Emergency Medicine in 2016. He retired from military service in 2017. After retiring Rich continued his passion for service to Georgia by serving as a full-time Emergency Room physician throughout the COVID pandemic, serving thousands of Georgians . He also served a group leader for high school boys at Gwinnett Church. In 2022 Rich was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th District in Georgia where he serves on the House Armed Services Committee.

While serving in Congress he is a volunteer physician for the Shepherds Clinic in Dawsonville, Georgia. His Military decorations include the Navy Marine Commendation Medal (3 awards), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), Certificate of Commendation, and numerous other campaign and service awards.