| Thaddeus J. Martin | |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1956 |
| Allegiance: |  United StatesState of Connecticut |
| Serviceyears: | 1 October 1980 – 30 June 2018 |
| Rank: | Major general |
| Commands: | |
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] 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]
1979 Bachelor of Arts, Management, Park College, Parkville, Missouri
1985 Master of Public Administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California
1999 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama
| Legion of Merit | |
| Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
| Air Force Commendation Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
| Air Force Achievement Medal | |
| Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 4 bronze oak leaf clusters | |
| Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | |
| Air Force Good Conduct Medal | |
| National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | |
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | |
| Armed Forces Service Medal | |
| Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon | |
| Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver oak leaf cluster | |
| Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass, M device and numeral 2 | |
| Air Force Training Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
| Major general | April 26, 2007 | |
| Brigadier general | February 6, 2004 | |
| Colonel | March 30, 2000 | |
| Lieutenant colonel | April 13, 1996 | |
| Major | April 23, 1990 | |
| Captain | October 1, 1984 | |
| First lieutenant | October 1, 1982 | |
| Second lieutenant | October 1, 1980 | |