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COLONEL JOSEPH D. MARTIN
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Colonel Joseph D. Martin is the Commander, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Southwest Asia. As the commander, he oversees six squadrons and more than 1,000 Airmen and contractors in a variety of career fields, including force support, security forces, logistics, contracting, communications and civil engineering.
Colonel Martin has served in a wide range of command and staff positions. Previous assignments include the Director of Resource Integration at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, United States Forces Korea, Staff Action Officer, Speechwriter and Executive Officer in the Directorate of Installation and Logistics at the Pentagon, and Operations Officer for the Defense Energy Support Center Korea. He is a three-time squadron commander and deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Deny Flight and Iraqi Freedom.
Col Martin is from San Diego, Calif. He earned a Bachelor degree from the University of California, Riverside in 1989, and received his commission as a Distinguished Graduate from the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science degree, mathematics, University of California, Riverside. Riverside, Calif.
1994 Masters of Public Administration, Troy State University Europe, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
1995 Squadron Officers School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Master of Science degree, Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-
Patterson AFB, Ohio
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala
2003 Masters of Science degree in military sciences, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Air War College, by correspondence, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Masters of Science degree in military strategy and resourcing, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1989 - May 1992, officer-in-charge, Wing Mobility, 436th Air Wing, Dover AFB, Del.
2. June 1992 - March 1995, Deputy and Commander, Logistics Plans Flight, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
3. May 1994 - September 1994, flight commander, 4404th Logistics Support Flight, and Executive Officer to the Commander, 4404th Logistics Group, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
4. March 1995 - April 1995, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
5. May 1995 - September 1996, student, Graduate School of Acquisition and Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. September 1996 - June 1998, Chief, Contingency Deployment Planning Systems, Human Resources Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. June 1998 - June 2000, Operations Officer and Sub-Area Petroleum Officer-Korea, Defense Energy Support Center Taegu, Camp Walker, Taegu, South Korea
8. June 2000 - June 2001, Air Staff Action Officer, Directorate of Plans and Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. June 2001 - March 2002, Executive Officer to the Director of Plans and Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. March 2002 - July 2002, DCS/IL Speechwriter and IL Engine Room Integration Chief, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2002 - June 2003, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2003 - June 2005, Commander, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
13. June 2005 - June 2007, Commander, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
14. May 2006 - September 2006, Commander, 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ali Base, Iraq
15. August 2007 - June 2008, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. July 2008 - July 2009, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, United States Forces, Korea Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea
17. July 2009 - July 2010, Executive Officer to the Deputy Commander, United Nations Command and United States Forces Korea, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea
18. July 2010 - June 2012, Chief, Resources Integration Division, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
19. June 2012 to Present, Commander, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Southwest Asia
AWARDS and DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 23, 1989
First Lieutenant August 6, 1991
Captain August 6, 1993
Major December 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2004
Colonel September 1, 2007
(Current as of June 2012)
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