General joseph martin biography
General joseph martin biography
General Joseph Martin Biography - Martinsville-Henry County ......
Joseph Matthew Martin
General, U.S. Army
37th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
The son of a Ford Motor Company executive, Joseph Matthew Martin graduated from Dearborn High School in 1981.
In 1986 he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Armor.
Career Assignments
From 1987 to 1990, Martin served as a tank platoon leader, scout platoon leader, and company executive officer in the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division.
Upon graduation from the Armor Officer Advanced Course, he was assigned to 4th Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, where he commanded Company B during Operation Desert Storm and at Fort Riley, KS. He then commanded the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Ba’Qubah, Iraq and at Fort Hood, TX.
Martin commanded the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, KS, and deployed with that command to serve in northwest B