Brig. Gen. Martin A. Chapin is the Deputy Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Brig. Gen. Chapin assists the director with responsibilities for force structure planning, programming, doctrine and requirements for the nation's airlift and air refueling force.
Prior to assuming his current position, Brig. General Chapin has held a variety of operational, command and staff assignments to include command of the 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott AFB, Illinois, the 621st Contingency Response Wing at both Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Travis AFB, California and Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His staff assignments include AMC, U.S. Transportation Command, and headquarters Resolute Support, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Brig. Gen. Chapin received his commission as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Oregon State University in June 1990. He is a senior pilot with more than 2,400 flying hours in the T-37B Tweet, T-38A Talon, C-5A/B/C Galaxy and C-21A.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Oregon State University, Corvallis
1997 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Master of Science, National Security and Strategic Studies, with highest distinction, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 NATO Defense College, Rome
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1990-December 1994, Deputy Comptroller, 832nd Comptroller Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. December 1994-January 1996, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
3. January 1996-June 1996, C-5 Initial Qualification Training, Altus AFB, Okla.
4. June 1996-November 1999, C-5 Pilot and Chief Executive Officer, 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
5. November 1999-December 2001, C-21 Instructor Pilot and Assistant Operations Officer, 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
6. December 2001-August 2003, Executive Officer to the Commander, 375th Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Ill.
7. August 2003-June 2004, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
8. June 2004-June 2006, Chief of Homeland Defense Airlift Policy, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
9. June 2006-November 2007, Commander, 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. November 2007-January 2010, Deputy Chief, Joint Operational Support Airlift Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
11. January 2010-July 2010, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome
12. July 2010-June 2012, Vice Commander, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
13. June 2012-July 2014, Commander, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Travis AFB, Calif.
14. July 2014-May 2015, Deputy Director Strategy, Capabilities, Policy and Logistics Directorate, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. May 2015-July 2016, Deputy Director, Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. July 2016-June 2018, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va.
17. June 2018-June 2019, Chief, Combined Joint Logistics, Headquarters Resolute Support, Kabul, Afghanistan
18. June 2019-present, Deputy Director, Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 2007-January 2010, Deputy Chief, Joint Operational Support Airlift Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel
2. July 2014-July 2016, Deputy Director Strategy, Capabilities, Policy and Logistics Directorate, and Deputy Director, Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a brigadier general
3. July 2016-June 2018, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., as a brigadier general
4. June 2018–June 2019 Chief, Combined Joint Logistics Branch, Resolute Support headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: senior pilot
Flight Hours: 2,400
Aircraft: T-37B, T-38A, C-5A/B/C and C-21A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star device
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star device
Iraq Campaign Ribbon with bronze star device
Afghanistan Campaign Ribbon with bronze star device
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and oak leaf cluster
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 29, 1990
First Lieutenant Dec. 7, 1992
Captain Dec. 7, 1994
Major Jan. 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2006
Colonel Oct. 1, 2009
Brigadier General May 13, 2016
(Current as of October 2019)