BRIGADIER GENERAL MABRY E. MARTIN

Commander, Joint Task Force, North Carolina National Guard

Brigadier General Mabry E. Martin assumed his duties as the Commander, Joint Task Force, North Carolina National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina on 1 December 2006. In this capacity, he is responsible for the Joint task Force's joint training and deployment. General Martin is also dual-hatted as the Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, United States Army Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri since 1 February 2008.

General Martin received his commission into the Regular Army in 1973 as a Distinguished Military Graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Clemson University. His previous military assignments include Field Artillery Battery and Battalion Command, as well as various staff positions at all levels. Brigadier Martin's most recent assignments include Army Forces Commander; Assistant Adjutant General - Army; Commander, 113th Field Artillery Brigade; Deputy Chief of Staff - Intelligence; and Chief, Crisis Action Team, Army Operations Center, Pentagon.

EDUCATION:

1973 Clemson University, Bachelor of Science, Ceramic Engineering, Clemson, South Carolina
2000 Wake Forest University, Master of Business Administration, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2003 U.S. Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2003 U.S. Army War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 1973 - December 1973, Student, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
2. December 1973 - March 1975, Assistant Executive Officer, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
3. March 1975 - November 1975, Executive Officer, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
4. November 1975 - January 1976, Commander, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
5. January 1976 - February 1976, Assistant S-3, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
6. February 1976 - August 1976, Assistant Logistics Officer, Support and Facilities Battalion, Field Artillery Support Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
7. September 1976 - August 1978, United States Army Reserve Control Group
8. November 1982 - February 1984, Executive Officer, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Lincolnton, North Carolina
9. February 1984 - September 1985, Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Lincolnton, North Carolina
10. September 1985 - July 1988, Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Charlotte, North Carolina
11. July 1988 - April 1989, S-2, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Charlotte, North Carolina
12. April 1989 - October 1991, S-3, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Charlotte, North Carolina
13. October 1991 - August 1993, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Charlotte, North Carolina
14. August 1993 - September 1994, Operations Officer, 113th Field Artillery Brigade, Greensboro, North Carolina
15. September 1994 - February 1997, Commander, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Charlotte, North Carolina
16. February 1997 - August 1997, S-5, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Clinton, North Carolina
17. August 1997 - December 1998, Executive Officer, 30th Infantry Brigade (Heavy) (Separate), Clinton, North Carolina
18. December 1998 - October 1999, Executive Officer, 113th Field Artillery Brigade, Greensboro, North Carolina
19. October 1999 - December 2001, Chief, Security and Intelligence, Headquarters, State Area Command, Raleigh, North Carolina
20. December 2001 - November 2002, Team Chief, Crisis Action Team, Army Operations Center, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
21. December 2002 - June 2003, Chief, Security and Intelligence, Headquarters, State Area Command, Raleigh, North Carolina
22. July 2003 - August 2005, Commander, 113th Field Artillery Brigade, Greensboro, North Carolina
23. August 2005 - December 2005, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Force Headquarters - North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina
24. December 2005 - November 2006, Commander, Army Forces, Joint Force Headquarters - North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina
25. December 2006 - Present, Commander, Joint Task Force, Joint Force Headquarters - North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina
26. April 2008 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Maneuvers Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Dual-Hat

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Service Medal (with Gold Hornet's Nest)
North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Ribbon
North Carolina National Guard Service Ribbon (with Gold Hornet's Nest)
Army Staff Badge
North Carolina National Guard Staff Badge

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant USA 11 August 1973
First Lieutenant USA 11 August 1975
First Lieutenant ARNG 6 November 1982
Captain ARNG 1 April 1985
Major ARNG 6 May 1989
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 1 September 1994
Colonel ARNG 2 November 1999
Brigadier General ARNG 15 September 2005

(Current as of September 2008)