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Thaddeus J. Martin (born July 4, 1956) is a retired American military officer and former adjutant general of the

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until June 30, 2018. 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

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in 1990, he held command positions at the squadron, group and wing level and completed a statutory tour with the

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. Prior to his assignment as the adjutant general, Martin served as the assistant adjutant general for the Connecticut Air National Guard. As adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, he was responsible to the governor and the chief of the

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

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of the

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on January 31, 2017, Martin was the most senior adjutant general in the nation. He was also the third longest-serving adjutant general in Connecticut history behind George M. Cole and Frederick G. Reincke. He retired effective June 30, 2018, after 13 years of service as the adjutant general of the State of Connecticut.

Education

:1979 Bachelor of Arts,

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:1985 Master of Public Administration,

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:1999

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Assignments

* July 1980 – October 1980, officer candidate, Officer Training School,

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, Texas * October 1980 – April 1981, student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course,

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, Illinois * April 1981 – September 1981, assistant maintenance supervisor, 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron,

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, New Hampshire * September 1981 – July 1983, officer in charge, FB-111A Bomber Branch, 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron,

, New Hampshire * July 1983 – September 1983, assistant maintenance supervisor, 9th Field Maintenance Squadron,

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, California * September 1983 – March 1985, officer in charge of maintenance job control, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing,

, California * March 1985 – July 1985, chief of maintenance control, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing,

, California * July 1985 – August 1985, assistant deputy commander for maintenance production, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing,

, California * August 1985 – April 1987, reconnaissance systems acquisition manager, Headquarters Strategic Air Command/LGXR,

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, Nebraska * April 1987 – August 1987, chief of Reconnaissance Systems Branch, Headquarters Strategic Air Command/LGXR,

, Nebraska * August 1987 – December 1989, assistant professor of aerospace studies, AFROTC Detachment 850,

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* December 1989 – February 1990, admission liaison officer, 9001 Air Reserve Squadron,

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, Colorado * February 1990 – September 1991, chief of supply, 103rd Resource Management Squadron,

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, Connecticut * September 1991 – September 1993, F-16 weapon system manager, Air National Guard Readiness Center/LGM,

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, Maryland * September 1993 – August 1994, chief of maintenance, 103rd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,

, 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,

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* May 2005 – June 2018, adjutant general – Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut

Awards and decorations

Effective dates of promotion

References

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