Thaddeus J. Martin

Major General Thaddeus J. Martin (born July 4, 1956) is a retired American military officer and former adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard 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 Connecticut Air National Guard in 1990, he held command positions at the squadron, group and wing level and completed a statutory tour with the National Guard Bureau. Prior to his assignment as the adjutant general, Martin served as the assistant adjutant general for the Connecticut Air National Guard.[1]

Thaddeus J. Martin
Major General Martin
Born	(1956-07-04) July 4, 1956
Allegiance	United States State of Connecticut
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1 October 1980 – 30 June 2018 −37 years, 8 months and 29 days
Rank	Major general
Commands held	Connecticut National Guard 103d Maintenance Squadraon 103d Logistics Group

As adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, he was responsible to the governor and the chief of the National Guard Bureau 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 Francis D. Vavala of the Delaware National Guard 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.[2][3]