About Us

Commanding Officer

Captain Rona D. Green
Commanding Officer, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command New England
Director, Naval Health Clinic New England
Medical Service Corps,  United States Navy

 

     Captain Green is a native of Malvern, Arkansas.  In July 1989, she enlisted in the Navy as a Dental Technician.  During her ten years of enlisted service, she was assigned to Naval Dental Center, Newport, Rhode Island, 12th Dental Company, Cherry Point, North Carolina and National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland.  She holds a Master of Health Administration degree from Central Michigan University. In August 1999, she was commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade in the Medical Service Corps through the Inservice Procurement Program. 

     After completing Officer Indoctrination School in November 1999, Captain Green reported to University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, where she served as a Recruiter.  Operationally, she served onboard Fleet Surgical Team SIX as Division Officer and Medical Regulating Control Officer. During this assignment, she completed a 279-day deployment onboard USS NASSAU (LHA-4) in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. 

     Her executive assignments include Director for Administration, U. S. Naval Hospital Guam and Director for Administration, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. She was assigned to Naval Medical Forces Pacific as regional Director for Administration and Specialty Leader, Healthcare Administration for 447 officers. She served as Executive Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital/Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where she ensured a ready medical force able to provide support to a forward-deployed, critical access hospital while maintaining medical readiness for fleet activities, joint operational forces, and multi-national operations in the U. S. Southern Command area of responsibility.

     Her staff assignments include Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commander, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia; Navy Legislative Liaison, Secretary of the Navy's Office of Legislative Affairs, where she was responsible for educating members of Congress and their staffs on the programs and policies of Navy Medicine. During this time serving the 111th and 112th Congress, her portfolio of issues included first joint DoD/VA Federal Healthcare Center, consolidation of Walter Reed and National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, controlling healthcare costs, wounded warrior support and care and implementation of Medical Homeport. Previous assignments included Medical Service Corps Assignment Officer (Healthcare Administrator), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee and Head, Patient Administration Department, Naval Hospital, Naples, Italy. 

     Captain Green is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Her personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (five awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards). 
 
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