Dr. Heck received a direct commission in the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps in 1991 and currently holds the rank of Brigadier General. He was called to active duty three times, most recently to Iraq in 2008 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he ran the emergency services and aeromedical evacuation section of a combat support hospital in Al-Anbar province. Using his combined medical and military experience, Dr. Heck formed Specialized Medical Operations, Inc, a small business providing medical training and consulting to law enforcement, EMS, and military special operations.
