Gregory S. Martin

Gregory S. Martin
Gregory S. Martin
	Fort Myer, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1970-2005
Rank	General
Commands held	Air Force Materiel Command; U.S. Air Forces in Europe; 1st Fighter Wing
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Legion of Merit (3); Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal (12); Légion d'honneur

F-15, C-20 and C-21. Upon retirement in 2005, Martin took a position consulting for Northrop Grumman

and also served on an Air Force panel studying stealth aircraft technology, among other Pentagon and private industry roles.

Military career

Martin was born in

U.S. Air Forces in Europe

and Allied Air Forces Northern Europe.

In 2004, Martin was nominated to succeed Admiral

John W. Warner supported McCain, and Martin withdrew his name the same day and returned to his duties as the Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command until his scheduled retirement in August 2005. Seven months later, Senator McCain completed his review of the e-mails and there were no indications that General Martin had any knowledge of Druyun's improprieties. Prior to this setback, Martin had been considered the likely successor to Air Force Chief of Staff John P. Jumper

.

Post-military career

Martin retired from the Air Force on September 1, 2005. He is currently a chair of the National Academies Air Force Studies Board, has served as an unaligned advisor to

Four Star Group,^[6] is board member^[7] and retired chairman of the Durango Group,^[8] and has served in other Pentagon capacities and been a consultant to "many defense sector firms."^[6]

In 2010, the Boston Globe reported on the Northrop Grumman approach to Martin at his retirement in 2005 and the call "a few weeks later [from] the National Academies Air Force Studies Board, asking him to join a top-secret Air Force panel studying the future of stealth aircraft technology." Northrop Grumman is the manufacturer of the B-2 stealth bomber. Martin accepted the job offer and agreed to the Air Force Studies Board request. The article examined the claim that such dual retirement roles for Martin and other generals and admirals is "ethical and beneficial for America's defense." Martin asserted that for this study, the National Academies reached out to all of the major US Aerospace Defense companies to ensure that the study included not only Defense and Academic specialists, but that the latest development experts with regard to propulsion and aerodynamic to contribute to this landmark study. Seth Bonder, a fellow Pentagon panel member from the National Academy of Engineering, though, had not been made aware of the general's industry role during the two-year study and "said disclosure of potential conflicts would be desirable."^[9] To clarify the National Academies process, it should be known that all study committee members must disclose their financial and business arrangements openly and verbally to the study committee members and in writing to the National Research Council (a sub element to the National Academies) before being allowed to participate in a study. General Martin's disclosures were completed and accepted without objection.

Education

1970 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1974
Maxwell AFB
, Alabama
1977 Master's degree in business management, Central Michigan University
1978 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1979 National Security Management, by correspondence
1986 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1987 Seminar XXI - Foreign Political and International Relations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1991 Advanced Management Program, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Assignments

August 1970 - August 1971, student, undergraduate pilot training,
Laredo AFB
, Texas
August 1971 - May 1972, student, F-4 replacement training,
George AFB
, California
May 1972 - October 1972, F-4 aircraft commander, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand
October 1972 - June 1973, F-4 flight leader, 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
June 1973 - June 1976, F-4 instructor pilot, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing,
Holloman AFB
, New Mexico
June 1976 - July 1977, assignment officer, Air Staff Training Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
July 1977 - August 1978, aide to the Air Force Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
August 1978 - October 1981, F-15 instructor pilot and flight commander,
Luke AFB
, Arizona
October 1981 - August 1985, Chief of Wing Training, 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, later, operations officer, later, Commander, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
August 1985 - June 1986, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
June 1986 - July 1988, Chief, Continental U.S. Bases and Units Division, later, Chief of Tactical Programs for the Air Staff's Directorate of Programs and Resources, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
July 1988 - July 1989, Vice Commander, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
July 1989 - August 1990, executive officer to the Commander, later, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Headquarters
Langley AFB
, Virginia
August 1990 - August 1991, Commander, 479th Tactical Training Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
August 1991 - June 1993, Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing,
Eglin AFB
, Florida
June 1993 - May 1995, Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia
May 1995 - July 1996, Deputy Director, later, Vice Director, Force Structure and Resources, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
July 1996 - January 1997, Director of Operational Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
January 1997 - July 1998, Director of Operational Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
July 1998 - January 2000, Principal Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C.
January 2000 - March 2000, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe; and Air Force Component Commander, U.S. European Command, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
March 2000 - August 2003, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Forces Northern Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
August 2003 - August 2005, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Flight information

Rating:
Command pilot
, master parachutist
Flight hours: More than 4,600
Aircraft flown:
F-15, C-20 and C-21

Awards and decorations

	US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
	Master Parachutist Badge
	Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge

	Defense Distinguished Service Medal
	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Distinguished Flying Cross
	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Air Medal with two silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Commendation Medal
	Valor device and silver oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
	Combat Readiness Medal
	National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Vietnam Service Medal with service star
	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
	Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm
	Order of Valour, Knight (Cameroon)
	Medal of Merit in Gold (Netherlands)
	Légion d'honneur , Knight (France)
	Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, 1st Class
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
	NATO Meritorious Service Medal
	Vietnam Campaign Medal