Who appoints the base medical intelligence officer?

• A. Base commander.
• B. Chief, public health.
• C. Medical treatment facility commander.
• D. Commander, aerospace medicine council.

Answer: (C)

Appointing authority for a base medical intelligence officer sits with the medical treatment facility commander because this role is embedded within the facility that delivers medical services and oversees medical readiness on the installation. The MTF commander is responsible for personnel assigned to medical operations, ensuring proper credentialing, scope of practice, and alignment with patient care and readiness needs. The base commander oversees the entire installation but delegates medical staffing decisions to the MTF commander. The chief of public health runs public health programs but does not appoint individual medical staff like the medical intelligence officer, and the commander of an aerospace medicine council is not the authority for appointing this medical specialty.