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Martin Dempsey
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Martin Dempsey is a United States military personnel who served as a general in the United States Army. Born in Jersey City in 1952, he began his work period in 1974 and concluded it in 2005. He held the positions of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Staff of the United States Army. His military ranks included second lieutenant, first lieutenant, major, and general.
Dempsey participated in the Gulf War and the Iraq War. He received several awards, including the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, and Navy Distinguished Service Medal. He is also recognized in the Legion Of Merit collection. He was educated at Duke University, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the United States Military Academy, and the National War College. He speaks English.
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Key facts
- Nickname
- Marty
- Born
- Martin Edward Dempsey , ( 1952-03-14 ) 14 March 1952 (age 74) , Jersey City, New Jersey , U.S.
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1974–2015
- Rank
- General
- Commands
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Chief of Staff of the United States Army , United States Army Training and Doctrine Command , United States Central Command , Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq , 1st Armored Division , 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
- Conflicts
- Gulf War , Iraq War
- Awards
- Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3), Army Distinguished Service Medal (6), Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Air Force Distinguished Service Medal , Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal , Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit (3), Bronze Star Medal (2) with valor
- Alma mater
- United States Military Academy ( BS ), Duke University ( MA ), United States Army Command and General Staff College ( MMAS ), Naval War College ( MS )
- Website
- Official website
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Official website
GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey | Bestselling Author and Leadership Expert
GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey is the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Military. He is an expert on leadership and a bestselling author.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jersey City
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Chief of Staff of the United States Army
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- military
- Conflict
- Iraq War
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Official website
- www.generaldempsey.com
- Image
- Dempsey max.jpg
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- 2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Martin Edward "Marty" Dempsey (born 14 March 1952) is an American retired military officer who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 2011 to September 2015. He previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April to September 2011. Before that, he served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 2008 to April 2011, as acting commander, U.S. Central Command, from March to October 2008, as deputy commander, U.S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 2008, and as commanding general, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq (MNSTC-I), from August 2005 to August 2007. Dempsey assumed his assignment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in October 2011, and stepped down from the chairmanship in September 2015. He has served as a professor at Duke University and as chairman of USA Basketball.
Early life
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