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When she was appointed to the position of Commander of the Brazilian Defense College, Lieutenant General Carla Lyrio Martins was serving as Director of the Galeão Air Force Hospital of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).

She was promoted to her current position on November 25, 2023. Born on November 5, 1965, in the city of Belo Horizonte (MG), she is the daughter of Maria da Glória Mendes Lyrio and Marcos Flávio Ferreira Pinto. She joined the Brazilian Air Force on March 12, 1990, at the Air Force Specialized Training Center (CIEAR), Air Force University (UNIFA), in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). She was commissioned as First Lieutenant on August 3, 1990, also at the Air Force Specialized Training Center. She attended the Air Force Officers' Training School and the Air Command and Staff College (ECEMAR). Among the many courses she has taken, the following stand out: Aerospace Medicine Course at the Aerospace Physiology Institute (NuIFISAL); Postgraduate degree in Health Surveillance and Epidemiology at the University of Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP); MBA in Advanced Management Development in the Area of ​​Health Services Management at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF); Military Higher Studies Course; Higher Education Course in Defense and Higher Studies in Policy and Strategy, among other courses.

The following positions stand out:

– Physician of the 1st Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group in Santa Maria – RS;

– Member of the clinical staff of the Health Squadron of the Air Force Academy – SP;

– Member of the clinical staff of the Fortaleza Air Base Hospital. Secretary of the Health Board – CE;

– Member of the clinical staff of the Health Division of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology – SP;

– Member of the clinical staff of the Galeão Air Force Hospital (HFAG). Head of the Hemotherapy Service. Head of the Hospital Infection Commission. Head of the Hematology Service. Head of the Medical Clinics Subdivision. Head of the Emergency Service – RJ;

– Head of the Medical Division of HFAG – RJ;

– Director of the Gerontological House Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes– RJ;

– Deputy Director of HFAG – RJ;

– Intern at the Brazilian War College – RJ;

– Deputy Director of Applications of Resources for Medical-Hospital Assistance – RJ;

– Director of the Air Force Central Hospital;

– Deputy Director of Operational Health of DIRSA – RJ.

Received the following Decorations:

Order of Aeronautical Merit, Commander Grade; Order of Naval Merit, Commander Grade; Gold Military Medal; Santos Dumont Merit Medal; Peacemaker Medal; Tamandaré Merit Medal; and Friends of the Brazilian Navy Medal.