Marta Carcana
Born1958
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army Reserve
Army National Guard
Years of service1986–2017
Rank Major general
Commands heldAdjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard
AwardsDefense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal

Marta Carcana is a retired United States Army officer. The former Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard, 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 Bayamón, Puerto Rico. She graduated from Eastern District High School in Brooklyn, New York. She has an associate degree in nursing from New York City College of Technology 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 United States Army War College.[1]

Career

Carcana began her broad and extensive military career in the 1986 in United States Army Reserve serving as a clinical nurse with the MC HSP FLD (HUB), at Capt. Eurípides Rubio 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.[2] In October 2014, Carcana was appointed Acting-Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard, after the resignation of Brigadier General Juan José Medina Lamela.[3]

Military awards and decorations

Over the year, Carcana has received multiple awards and decorations including:[4]

Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges. Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze star
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass and "M" Device
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon with award numeral 3
NATO Medal

In 2017 Marta Carcana was inducted to the Puerto Rico Veterans Hall of Fame.[5]

Effective dates of promotions

Insignia Rank Date
Major general February 15, 2016
Brigadier general October 29, 2015
Colonel August 2, 2006
Lieutenant colonel March 28, 2003
Major January 13, 1999
Captain June 23, 1993
First lieutenant February 11, 1989
Second lieutenant January 31, 1986

See also

References

  1. ^ "Major General Marta Carcana (Retired) – National Guard of Puerto Rico – to Attend the AVB-VA on 11/11/17". American Veterans Ball. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  2. ^ "National Guard Biography -Brigadier General Marta . Carcana". The National Guard. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Nombran jefa interina de la Guardia Nacional". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ^ "MG-Marta-Carcana". bcgmceremony.org.
  5. ^ https://www.opv.pr.gov/salon-de-la-fama/salon-de-la-fama
Military offices Preceded byMajor General Juan José Medina Lamela Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National GuardUnder Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla 2015-2017 Succeeded byBrigadier General Isabelo Rivera
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