Celebrating Commitment to Honor, Duty and Country

Brigadier General [Joseph V. Medina] received his commission In 1976, following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy. He holds a B. S. in physics and M.S. in systems management from the University of Southern California. His military education includes Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the NATO Defense College. He has held his current position since July, 2005, having served as rifle platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander and executive officer of the 2nd Marines. During the Kosovo Crisis, he simultaneously served as Chief, Kosovo Plans Group for two operations. His first assignment as a brigadier general was the command of the newly-established Expeditionary Strike Group THREE, based in San Diego as part of the U.S. Third Fleet. Brigadier General Medina led the strike group through a six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Over the course of his deployment, the task force conducted over 550 ship boardings, 50 coastal patrol and interdiction missions, and 50 armed helicopter reconnaissance missions in the North Arabian Gulf and Iraqi territorial waters. His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with gold star, Defense Meritorious Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, Joint Service Commendation Medal and Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars. Brigadier General Roque C. Nido-Lanausse is the principal advisor to the Adjutant Onerai of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, assisting primarily in the areas of logistics, fiscal compliance and personnel administration. During his military career, Brigadier General Nido has occupied several key positions, including General Surgeon in the 201st Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, Chief of Surgical Services at the 201st Evacuation Hospital, Chief of Surgical Services on ac tive duty with the 201st Evacuation Hospital during ( )peration Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Chief of Professional Servicesand, later, Commander of the 201st Evacuation Hospital. In civilian life, Brigadier General Nido is the Director of Surgery for Cristo Redentor Hospital and Santa Rosa Hospital at Guáyame, Puerto Rico. He also serves as the Medical Education and Training Program Director at the Episcopal Cristo Redentor Hospital. He earned his medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, specializing in general surgery. Among his numerous medals and decorations are the Meritorious Service