Martin Dempsey | |
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 Official portrait, 2012 | |
| Nickname(s) | Marty |
| Born | March 14, 1952 |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2015 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief of Staff of the United States Army United States Army Training and Doctrine Command United States Central Command Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq 1st Armored Division 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3) Army Distinguished Service Medal (6) Navy Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (2) with Valor V |
| Website | www |
Martin “Marty” Edward Dempsey (born March 14, 1952), is an American retired military officer who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015, his ceremonial last day (de facto); in actuality, his last day was September 30, 2015 (de jure).[1] He previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April 11, 2011, to September 7, 2011. Before that, he served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U.S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq (MNSTC-I), from August 2005 to August 2007. Dempsey assumed his assignment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1, 2011 and stepped down from the Chairmanship on September 25, 2015.[2][3] He has served as a professor at Duke University and as chairman of USA Basketball.[4][5]
- ^ "18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – General Martin Edward Dempsey". jcs.mil. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ By law, 10 USC 152, Dempsey assumed office on October 1.
- ^ "General Dempsey retires, transitions Joint Chiefs of Staff chair". upi.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Gen. Martin Dempsey Named 2016 Rubenstein Fellow at Duke". October 2015.
- ^ "Board". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.