BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD L. MARTIN

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colorado National Guard

Brigadier General Richard L. Martin is Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colorado National Guard. He also serves as Commander, Colorado Air National Guard. General Martin commands and directs manning, training and employment of Colorado Air National Guard resources; a force of over 1500 officers and airmen.

General Martin received his regular commission in 1985 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He attended undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, and returned to Williams Air Force Base as a T-37 Instructor Pilot. Upon completion of F-16 training at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, he was assigned to Osan Air Base, Korea, as an initial cadre F-16C Block 40 Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night pilot and Chief of War Plans. Following an assignment at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as an F-16 strike pilot, he was assigned to assist with the beddown of the 510th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, where he was an F-16 Instructor Pilot and Airborne Forward Air Controller. While there, he planned and flew North Atlantic Treaty Organization airstrikes into Bosnia during Operation Deliberate Force. Following completion of his Joint Staff tour as Chief of Operations Readiness at North American Aerospace Defense Command Headquarters, General Martin joined the Colorado Air National Guard in 1999 as Director of Operations, 200th Airlift Squadron where he completed the unit's conversion to the C-21 aircraft, later serving as Commander. He became the State Director of Operations in 2007, and is a graduate of the Space Operations Course. General Martin is a command pilot with over 4,600 hours in the T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16, and C-21, including more than 120 combat hours over Iraq and Bosnia.

EDUCATION:

1985 United States Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2008 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1985 - June 1986, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
2. June 1986 - November 1986, Student, Pilot Instructor Training, T-37, 96th Flying Training Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
3. November 1986 - May 1988, Instructor Pilot, T-37, 96th Flying Training Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
4. May 1988 - January 1990, Pilot, T-37 Instructor Pilot, 98th Flying Training Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
5. January 1990 - October 1990, Student, F-16C Pilot Training, 56th Tactical Training Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
6. October 1990 - October 1991, Pilot, F-16C, Chief of Squadron Plans, 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron,Osan Air Base, Korea
7. October 1991 - October 1992, Pilot F-16C, 512th Fighter Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
8. October 1992 - October 1993, Chief, Group Training, 86th Operations Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
9. October 1993 - May 1994, Chief of Readiness, 512th Fighter Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
10. May 1994 - February 1995, Flight Commander F-16, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
11. February 1995 - January 1997, Flight Commander/F-16 Instructor Pilot, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
12. February 1997 - January 1999, Chief, Operations Readiness, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command/J3, Aerospace Control Division, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
13. February 1999 - January 2002, Operations Officer/C-21A Pilot, 200th Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
14. January 2002 - October 2004, Commander/C-21A Pilot, 200th Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
15. October 2004 - October 2007, Commander/C-21A Aircraft Commander, 200th Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
16. October 2007 - September 2011, Director of Operations, Colorado Joint Force Headquarters/Air Staff, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado
17. September 2011 - October 2011, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colorado National Guard, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,600
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16, C-21
Pilot wings from: Williams Air Force Base, Arizona

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Longevity Service (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS:

United States Air Force Academy Alumni Association
Air Force Association
National Guard Association of Colorado
National Guard Association of the United States

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1990 Lead-In Fighter Training Air-to-Air Top Gun
1990 Air Force Association's Professional Pilot Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 29 May 1985
First Lieutenant 29 May 1987
Captain 29 May 1989
Major 01 January 1997
Lieutenant Colonel 09 June 2001
Colonel 03 April 2008
Brigadier General 10 September 2011

 

(Current as of July 2014)