1. Martin Dempsey previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April to September 2011.
21 Facts About Martin Dempsey
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Martin Dempsey has served as a professor at Duke University and as chairman of USA Basketball.
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Martin Dempsey was born on 14 March 1952, in Jersey City, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Bayonne.
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Martin Dempsey attended John S Burke Catholic High School in Goshen, New York.
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Martin Dempsey learned a small amount of the Irish language while spending his summers in Ireland as a child.
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Martin Dempsey received a commission as an Armor officer upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1974.
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In June 2003, then Major General Martin Dempsey assumed command of the 1st Armored Division.
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Martin Dempsey succeeded Ricardo S Sanchez who was promoted to lieutenant general, as commander of V Corps.
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Martin Dempsey, was generally seen as handling a difficult job well, under the global spotlight of Baghdad.
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On 27 March 2007, Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey was transferred from commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, and reassigned as deputy commander of US Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
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On 8 December 2008, Martin Dempsey assumed command of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.
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On 6 January 2011, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that he would recommend that the President nominate General Martin Dempsey to succeed General George Casey as the Army Chief of Staff.
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On 8 February 2011, Gates announced that President Barack Obama nominated Martin Dempsey to be the 37th Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
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On 3 March 2011, Martin Dempsey testified before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, and on 15 March 2011, the committee affirmatively reported Martin Dempsey's nomination.
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On 11 April 2011, Martin Dempsey was sworn in as Chief of Staff of the United States Army at a ceremony at Fort Myer.
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Martin Dempsey was sworn in as 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 October 2011.
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On 26 June 2013, Obama re-nominated General Martin Dempsey to serve a second two-year term as chairman.
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Martin Dempsey stepped down on 25 September 2015, and was replaced by General Joseph Dunford, USMC.
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Martin Dempsey was appointed as the chairman of USA Basketball in 2016.
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On 18 October 2020, Martin Dempsey was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, in the Public Service category.
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On 7 December 2011, Martin Dempsey received the USO's Distinguished Service Award on behalf of all military members.