Rank Major General Name Thaddeus Martin | Allegiance Connecticut | |
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Born July 4, 1956 (age 67) ( 1956-07-04 ) Years of service 1 October 1980 – Present Commands held Connecticut Military Department, Connecticut Air National Guard | ||
Service/branch United States Air Force | ||
Major General Thaddeus J. Martin is an American military officer and the Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard. He began his military service in 1977. He was commissioned, through Officer Training School in 1980 and completed formal training as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer. Through his twelve years of active service, General Martin held several squadron and wing level assignments and completed a MAJCOM headquarters tour. Joining the Connecticut Air National Guard in 1990, he held command positions at the squadron, group and wing level and completed a statutory tour with the National Guard Bureau. Prior to his current assignment, General Martin served as the assistant adjutant general for the Connecticut Air National Guard.
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As adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, he is responsible to the Governor and the Chief, National Guard Bureau, for providing operationally trained, equipped and mission-ready forces to support both U.S. mobilization requirements and state emergency operations to include developing and coordinating counter terrorism and domestic preparedness contingencies for the State of Connecticut. He implements policies, programs, and plans as the direct link to all state assigned National Guard resources, providing information and evaluation, issue resolution and action recommendations.
With the retirement of Major General Francis D. Vavala of the Delaware National Guard on January 31, 2017, Major General Martin is most senior Adjutant General in the nation. He is also the third longest serving Adjutant General in Connecticut history behind George M. Cole and Frederick G. Reincke.
Education
1979 Bachelor of Arts, Management, Park College, Parkville, Missouri 1985 Master of Public Administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California 1999 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AlabamaAssignments
- July 1980 – October 1980, Officer Candidate, Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
- October 1980 – April 1981, Student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois
- April 1981 – September 1981, Assistant Maintenance Supervisor, 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire
- September 1981 – July 1983, Officer in Charge, FB-111A Bomber Branch, 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire
- July 1983 – September 1983, Assistant Maintenance Supervisor, 9th Field Maintenance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California
- September 1983 – March 1985, Officer in Charge, Maintenance Job Control, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California
- March 1985 – July 1985, Chief, Maintenance Control, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California
- July 1985 – August 1985, Assistant Deputy Commander for Maintenance Production, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California
- August 1985 – April 1987, Reconnaissance Systems Acquisition Manager, Headquarters Strategic Air Command/LGXR, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
- April 1987 – August 1987, Chief, Reconnaissance Systems Branch, Headquarters Strategic Air Command/LGXR, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
- August 1987 – December 1089, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, AFROTC Detachment 850, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- December 1089 – February 1990, Admission Liaison Officer, 9001 Air Reserve Squadron, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
- February 1990 – September 1991, Chief of Supply, 103rd Resource Management Squadron, Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut
- September 1991 – September 1993, F-16 Weapon System Manager, Air National Guard Readiness Center/LGM, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
- September 1993 – August 1994, Chief of Maintenance, 103rd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut
- August 1994 – January 1996, Commander, 103rd Maintenance Squadron, Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut
- January 1996 – June 2000, Commander, 103rd Logistics Group, Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut
- June 2000 – March 2003, Vice Wing Commander, 103rd Fighter Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut
- May 2003 – May 2005, Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut
- May 2005 – Present, The Adjutant General- Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut