Leadership
Commanding Officer
TaRail A. Vernon Captain, Nurse Corps, U.S. Navy
CAPT TaRail A. Vernon, a native of Asheville, NC, enlisted in the United States Navy in 1992 and was promptly selected for the Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST) at Naval Training Command in San Diego, CA. After completion, he graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA with a bachelor’s degree and was commissioned in the United States Navy.
CAPT Vernon began his naval career attending Supply Corps School (1998) in Athens, GA and then shifted his interest to the medical field to care for those in need. He attended the accelerated nursing program at Norfolk State University (NSU) in Norfolk, VA on nights and weekends and received a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2003. CAPT Vernon continued his studies and was selected for Duty Under Instruction (DUINS) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he graduated in 2010 with a Master of Science in adult critical care. In 2015, he earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Duke University.
CAPT Vernon is a self-directed and unparalleled leader and clinician demonstrating sustained superior performance. Operationally, he served as the Disbursing Officer/Sales Officer, USS Kauffman (FFG 59), 1998-2001; Critical Care Nurse, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), 2013-2015; and Director of Nursing Services at NATO Role 3 MMU in Afghanistan in 2019 to lead 21 nurses in trauma care.
His shore duty assignments include Material Processing Center Officer, Defense Distribution Depot Norfolk Virginia (DDNV), 2001-2004; Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff nurse and Assistant Department Head, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), 2004-2008; Clinical Nurse Specialist and Department Head of 5 Center, a multi-disease unit at one of the nation’s largest and most renowned military medical center, National Naval Medical Center, currently known as Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda (WRNMMC), 2010-2013; Assistant Nurse Manager of the Critical Care Unit, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in 2015-2017, where he was assigned to various leadership capacities and became a trained Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Coordinator responsible for policy, procedures, training new PICC nurses, and the maintenance and management of all PICC lines seven days a week; serving in dual capacities as the Department Head of the Multi-Service Ward supervising the delivery of care on a 29-bed unit and the Associate Director for Nursing Services (ADNS) covering five in-patient units, Business Manager, Department Head for Internal Medicine Department and six Specialty Clinics managing access to care, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO), 2017-2020; and Associate Director of Primary Care and Branch Clinics (ADPC), hand selected as the interim Director of Public Health Services (DPHS) and Director Warfighter Optimization (DWO), Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2020-2022. As DPHS, he successfully led the critical inspections from MEDIG, Joint Commission, and OSHA. Additionally, he was essential to the active-duty mandatory vaccination implementation within the Hampton Roads area. From 2022-2024, CAPT Vernon served as Executive Officer, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Charleston, South Carolina leading the completion of a 25-million-dollar facility project, implementation of MHS GENESIS, initiation of a partnership with the Veteran Affairs (VA) to offer clinical sustainment, and numerous varying command accomplishments. Currently, CAPT Vernon is serving as the Commanding Officer of U.S. Naval Hospital/NMRTC Sigonella to include the Flight Line Clinic located on NAS II, Branch Medical Clinic Bahrain, and Branch Clinic Souda Bay, Greece.
His decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Joint Commendation Service Award (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards), National Defense (two awards), Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer (SWSCO) pin, and various unit and service awards.
Executive Officer
Aaron J. Frank, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy
Captain Frank received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas followed by his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine Degree from Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California. He completed residency at the Veterans Administration Maryland Health Care System and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business.
After receiving his commission through the Health Services Collegiate Program, he completed Officer Development School at Newport, Rhode Island, and transitioned to Naval Health Clinic New England for his first tour.
Captain Frank then headed to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa and while stationed in Okinawa he provided operational coverage to the Western Pacific Medical Alliance and was recognized as one of the top five providers in Navy Medicine.
Following Okinawa Captain Frank was a plank owner at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois and shortly after reporting on-board, was selected as the interim Director for Administration. During this tour he was also appointed to serve as the Navy Specialty Leader for Podiatry.
After FHCC, he transferred to Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina where he directed the implementation of the BUMED small hospital study and served as activation manager for the Joint Incentive Fund dermatology clinic. He departed Beaufort to attend Army Command and General Staff College residency course in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas as student section leader.
Captain Frank returned to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa where he was elected Vice Chair, Medical Executive Committee and then served as the Director for Health Care Business. His follow-on tour was Officer-In-Charge, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit in Fort Worth, Texas. He then headed back to the Pacific serving at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam as Director for Medical Services.
In May 2025, he reported as the Executive Officer for US Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella, Italy.
Captain Frank is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association. His awards include Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Air and Space Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various other personal and unit awards.
Jason L. Marnne'
HMCM (FMF), U.S. Navy
Master Chief Petty Officer, Jason Marnné, a native of Kingman, Arizona, reported toRecruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, in October 2000.
He graduatedHospital Corpsman A School 2001 and began his career as a Hospital Corpsman.
He has served in several sea duty assignments, including 1st Marine Division, 3rdAmphibious Assault Battalion and 1st Battalion 4th Marines; 3rd Marine Division,Combat Assault Battalion, HQ Regiment, and 1st Battalion 12th Marines; and 1stMarine Logistics Group, Combat Logistics Regiment-17; and his current assignment asthe DFA SEL for 3d Dental Battalion/US Naval Dental Center Okinawa, Japan.
His previous shore tours include Naval Hospital Lemoore California, Naval MedicalCenter San Diego California, service as a Hospital Corpsman Enlisted Detailer at NavyPersonnel Command Millington Tennessee and assignment as a Hospital CorpsmanEnlisted Community Manager at BUPERS Three Millington Tennessee.
He completed three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Master Chief Marnné is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class212/Gold) and has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), NavyAchievement Medal (two awards), and various other personal and unit awards.