Joseph M. Martin

Joseph Matthew Martin (born 29 December 1962) is a retired United States Army general in the United States Army who served as the 37th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as the director of the Army Staff in Washington, D.C.

Education A native of Dearborn, Michigan and the son of a Ford Motor Company executive, Martin graduated from Dearborn High School in 1981. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986.

Military career After graduating the United States Military Academy, Martin served as a tank platoon leader, scout platoon leader, and company executive officer in the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, in the 1st Armored Division (1987 to 1990). Upon graduation from the Armor Officer Advanced Course, he was assigned to 4th Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment in the 1st Infantry Division where he commanded Company B during Operation Desert Storm and at Fort Riley, Kansas. Martin commanded the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kansas, and deployed with that command to serve in northwest Baghdad, Iraq. Following brigade command, he became the chief of staff of III Corps in Fort Hood, Texas. From June 2012 to April 2013, Martin commanded the U.S. Army Operational Test Command.

Martin was assigned at the National Training Center and Fort Irwin in California as the Commanding General. He participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the commander of 1st Battalion of the 67th Armor Regiment in the 4th Infantry Division. He was also the commander of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command Operation Inherent Resolve in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State.

Martin was the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division from September 2016 to May 2018.

Gen. Joseph M. Martin recites the oath of office before being sworn in as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army by Army chief of staff Gen. Mark A. Milley at the Pentagon, Arlington Va., July 26, 2019.

In May 2018, Martin was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and an assignment as the Director of the Army Staff. On 26 July 2019, he was assigned as the Army's 37th Vice Chief of Staff and promoted to general.

Awards and decorations Joseph M. Martin is the recipient of the following awards: