Retired April 29, 2006
Major
General Martha T. Rainville was the adjutant general of the State of Vermont.
She is the first woman in the 367-year history of the National Guard to serve
as a State Adjutant General. As adjutant general, she served as the inspector
general and quartermaster general of the 4,000 members of the Vermont Army and
Air National Guard. As the head of the State Military Department, General Rainville
managed five divisions within that Department. They include the Executive and
Administrative; Property and Installations; Budget and Accounting; Air and Army
Maintenance, and Veterans Affairs. As the head of these Departments, she managed
a state appropriation of $2.9 million and a federal budget of $90 million.
She is a 1979 graduate of the University of Mississippi, and a 1979 Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Officer Basic Military Training Program at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Her military career has primarily been in the aircraft maintenance field with F-101, F-106, T-33, C-130, A-10, and F-16 aircraft.
1979 Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, University of Mississippi
1988 Squadron Officer School, correspondence program
1994 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence program
1997 Air War College, correspondence program
1. September 1979 - March 1980, student, 3353 School Squadron, Chanute Tactical
Training Center, Ill.
2. March 1980 - September 1980, assistant officer-in-charge, 4756th Aircraft
Generation Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
3. September 1980 - November 1981, assistant maintenance supervisor, 325th Equipment
Maintenance Squadron, Air Force Base, Fla
4. November 1981 - May 1982, unit logistics program officer, 49th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron, Griffis Air Force Base, N.Y.
5. May 1982 - October 1982, officer-in-charge, Plans Program and Mobility, 49th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Griffis Air Force Base, N.Y.
6. November 1982 - January 1984, officer-in-charge, Maintenance Control, 49th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Griffis Air Force Base, N.Y.
7. January 1984 - July 1985, officer-in-charge, Avionics Branch, 174th Consolidated
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, New York Air National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.
8. July 1985 - July 1987, education training safety officer, 934th Combat Support
Squadron, United States Air Force Reserve, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
9. July 1987 - July 1988, unit plans officer, 934th Combat Support Squadron,
United States Air Force Reserve, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
10. August 1988 - July 1991, aircraft maintenance officer, 158th Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, Burlington, Vt.
11. July 1991 - February 1997, commander, 158th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
Vermont Air National Guard, Burlington, Vt.
12. March 1997 - Present, adjutant general of Vermont, Camp Johnson, Colchester,
Vt.
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with silver oak leaf cluster
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Vermont National Guard Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon
Vermont National Guard Service Ribbon with 2 stars
Vermont National Guard Duty Ribbon with 4 stars
Officer Training School Distinguished Graduate Award
934th Tactical Airlift Group Junior Officer of the Year Award
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, St. Michael's College, Colchester,
Vt.
Second Lieutenant September 19, 1979
First Lieutenant September 19, 1981
Captain October 19, 1984
Major January 5, 1991
Lieutenant Colonel August 28, 1995
Colonel June 28, 1998
Brigadier General October 29, 1999
Major General March 30, 2001
(Current as of April 2006)
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