On Nov. 2, the Alumni Association will present Brigadier General Philip Volpe '77, of Fort Bragg, NC with the Rev. William Corby, C.S.C. Award for his distinguished military service. Volpe is Commanding General of the 44th Medical Command, Corps Surgeon for the XVIII Airborne Corps Battle Command, and Director of Health Services at Fort Bragg.
Among his many achievements, Volpe was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for valor in honor of his heroic actions while attached to the 2nd Ranger Battalion during their airborne assault on Rio Hato Airfield, Panama through Operation JUST CAUSE. And as the Command Surgeon during Task Force Ranger operations in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993 (also known as "Black Hawk Down"), Volpe applied his expertise in joint medical operations and combat casualty care to save several critically wounded soldiers.
Volpe has fulfilled several high ranking leadership positions throughout his career, including Chief of the Department of Family Medicine at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, Commander of the 62nd Medical Brigade at Fort Lewis, and Assistant Surgeon General for Force Projection at the Pentagon.
