Telita Crosland
Telita Crosland | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Born | Brooklyn, New York |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1985–2025 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Telita Crosland is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as director of the Defense Health Agency from 3 January 2023 to 28 February 2025. She previously served as deputy surgeon general of the United States Army.[1][2]
Education
Crosland was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1989, she graduated from the United States Military Academy. She holds an MD degree and an MPH degree.[3]
Military career
In May 2022, Crosland was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as director of the Defense Health Agency.[4] Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate on 29 September 2022.[5] Crosland resigned from her assignment as director on 28 February 2025.[6][7]
References
- ^ "| Army Medicine". armymedicine.health.mil.
- ^ "Major General Telita Crosland - General Officer Management Office".
- ^ "AUSA". 4 October 2017.
- ^ "MG Telita Crosland '89 Selected for Appointment to LTG". West Point Association of Graduates. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "PN2074 - 1 nominee for Army, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Brook, Tom Vanden. "Black woman general in charge of military health care resigns abruptly". USA Today. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Ali, Idrees; Stewart, Phil (28 February 2025). "Exclusive: Trump administration pushed out US military health agency head, officials say". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
External links
- Media related to Telita Crosland at Wikimedia Commons
- Department of Defense biography preserved at Internet Archive