Background
Horoho was born in Fort Bragg in 1960, and attended Saint Ann Catholic School and Saint Patrick Catholic School in Fayetteville, North Carolina and graduated from Electrical Engineer Smith High School in 1978.
Horoho was born in Fort Bragg in 1960, and attended Saint Ann Catholic School and Saint Patrick Catholic School in Fayetteville, North Carolina and graduated from Electrical Engineer Smith High School in 1978.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and the Master of Science Degree as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992.
She was the first female and first Nurse Corps Officer to hold those appointments. In 1994, Horoho was the head nurse of the emergency room at Womack Army Medical Center. She treated the wounded in the aftermath of the Green Ramp disaster.
Horoho was recognized as a Nurse Hero by the American Red Cross on September 14, 2002, for her actions during the September 11 attacks for giving first-aid to 75 victims.
She was also recognized as a Legacy Laureate by the University of Pittsburgh in 2007. Horoho has served as Commander of:
DeWitt Army Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (2004–2006),
Walter Reed Health Care System in Washington District of Columbia (2007–2008),
Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington (2008–2009),
Western Regional Medical Command, based in Fort Lewis, Washington (2008–2010), and
United States Army Medical Command, as Surgeon General of the United States Army (December 2011–December 3, 2015).
She was succeeded by Lieutenant General Nadja West on 11 December 2015. Horoho retired from the Army on 1 February 2016.