Marta Carcana is a retired

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officer. The former

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of the

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, she served during the administration of Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla from 2015 to 2017 and was the first woman to hold the position.

Early life and education

Carcana was born in

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. She graduated from Eastern District High School in

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. She has an associate degree in nursing from

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and a bachelor's degree from the Metropolitan University of Puerto Rico and a master's degree in business administration from the University Central of Michigan in Puerto Rico. General Carcana received her direct commission as second lieutenant in 1986. She has an MS in Strategic Studies from the

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Career

Carcana began her broad and extensive military career in the 1986 in

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serving as a clinical nurse with the MC HSP FLD (HUB), at Capt.

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United States Army Reserve Center in Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico. Entered the Puerto Rico National Guard in 1996, served as RSS Chief, 101st Troop Command FWD, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Pristina Kosovo, Military Assistant to Chief of Staff and military missions as a nurse. In October 2014, Carcana was appointed Acting-

of the

, after the resignation of Brigadier General Juan José Medina Lamela. *Jan 2017 - Mar 2017 Director, Joint Staff - (PR) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters, San Juan, Puerto Rico *Jul 2015 - Jan 2017 The Adjutant General, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico *Mar 2013 - Jun 2015 Director, Joint Staff - (PR) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), San Juan, Puerto Rico *Jan 2013 - Feb 13 Chief of Joint Staff, PRARNG Element JFHQ, San Juan, Puerto Rico *Apr 2011 - Dec 12 Deputy Commander of CL, PRARNG Element JFHQ, San Juan, Puerto Rico *Apr 2010 - Mar 11 RSS Chief, 101st Troop Command FWD, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Pristina Kosovo, Military Assistant to Chief of Staff *Oct 2009 - Mar 10 Deputy Commander of CL, PRARNG Medical Command, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Jan 2009 - Sep 09 Chief-Case Management, PRARNG Medical Command, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Oct 2007 - Dec 08 Deputy Commander of CL, PRARNG Medical Command, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Dec 2005 - Sep 07 Deputy Commander-Chief Nurse, PRARNG Medical Command, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Feb 2003 - Nov 05 Executive Officer, PRARNG Medical Command, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Dec 2001 - Jan 03 Head Nurse, PRARNG Medical Command, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Aug 2001 - Nov 01 Clinical Nurse, PRARNG Element JFHQ, San Juan, Puerto Rico *Oct 1998 - Jul 01 Clinical Nurse, HQ STARC, Medical Detachment, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Jul 1996 - Sep 98 Clinical Nurse, 201st EVAC Hospital, Salinas, Puerto Rico *Feb 1995 - Jun 96 Clinical Nurse, USAR MEDDAC Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina *Feb 1986 - Jan 95 Clinical Nurse, USAR MC HSP FLD (HUB), Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico

Military awards and decorations

Over the year, Carcana has received multiple awards and decorations including:

Effective dates of promotions

References

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Early life and education

Career

Military awards and decorations

Effective dates of promotions

See also

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