Donna W. Martin

Donna W. Martin
Donna W. Martin
	Lieutenant General Donna Martin at her retirement ceremony March 7, 2025, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia.
Born	Yorktown, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1988–2025
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army; United States Army Criminal Investigation Command; United States Army Corrections Command; Rear Detachment, 18th Military Police Brigade; 202nd Military Police Group (Criminal Investigation Division); 385th Military Police Battalion (Dragoons)
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit (4); Bronze Star Medal
Alma mater	Old Dominion University (BSCJ); United States Army War College (MSS)

Donna Whitley Martin^[2] is a United States Army lieutenant general who served as the Inspector General of the United States Army from 2021 to 2025.^[3] She is the first female Inspector General of the Army.^[4] She previously served as the 18th United States Army Provost Marshal General / Commanding General, United States Army Criminal Investigation Command,^[5] from 2020 to 2021. She was also the commanding general of the United States Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, and prior to that was commandant of the United States Military Police School from 2017 to 2018 and deputy commanding general of the United States Army Recruiting Command from 2015 to 2017.^[1]^[6]

In June 2021, she was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general,^[7] to the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army.^[8] Martin was replaced as Provost Marshal General by her deputy, Brigadier General Duane R. Miller on 5 August 2021; she assumed her post as the 67th Inspector General of the Army on 2 September 2021.^[9]^[10] LTG Gregory J. Brady succeeded her as the Inspector General on 17 March 2025. Martin will retire from the Army 30 April 2025 after nearly 37 years of service.

Awards and decorations

	Basic Army Recruiter Badge
	3rd Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
	Military Police Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
	5 Overseas Service Bars

Army Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters

Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Army Commendation Medal with silver oak leaf cluster

Army Achievement Medal

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Army Meritorious Unit Commendation

National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star

Southwest Asia Service Medal with three service stars

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star

Iraq Campaign Medal with service star

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Army Service Ribbon

Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 4

NATO Medal for Service with ISAF

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

References

^ ^a ^b "CID Command Group". Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Pat Donahoe, civilian, wants a word with the Army". 5 January 2023.
^ "WEBCAST: PROMOTION/SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF MG DONNA MARTIN". DVIDS. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Secretary of the Army swears in first female Inspector General". Army.mil. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ Major General Donna W. Martin (USA)
^ "Major General Donna W. Martin (USA)". Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "PN647 - 1 nominee for Army, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 15 June 2021.
^ Kyle Rempfer (10 Aug 2021) CID boss made Army IG, gets a third star, despite turbulent tenure
^ Copp, Tara (26 April 2021). "US Army to Replace Criminal Investigations Chief In Wake of Guillen's Death". Defense One. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "WEBCAST: LTG WALTER E. PIATT WILL HOST CID PMG CHANGE OF COMMAND/SWEARING-IN CEREMONY". DVIDS. 5 August 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Kevin Vereen	Commandant of the United States Army Military Police School and Chief of Military Police Corps 2017–2018	Succeeded by Brian R. Bisacre
Preceded by Kent Savre	Commanding General of the United States Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence 2018–2020	Succeeded by James E. Bonner
Preceded by Kevin Vereen	United States Army Provost Marshal General 2020–2021	Succeeded by Duane R. Miller
Preceded by Leslie C. Smith	Inspector General of the United States Army 2021–2025	Succeeded by Gregory J. Brady

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[CID-1] "CID Command Group". Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[2] "Pat Donahoe, civilian, wants a word with the Army". 5 January 2023.

[3] "WEBCAST: PROMOTION/SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF MG DONNA MARTIN". DVIDS. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[4] "Secretary of the Army swears in first female Inspector General". Army.mil. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[5] Major General Donna W. Martin (USA)

[6] "Major General Donna W. Martin (USA)". Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[7] "PN647 - 1 nominee for Army, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 15 June 2021.

[8] Kyle Rempfer (10 Aug 2021) CID boss made Army IG, gets a third star, despite turbulent tenure

[9] Copp, Tara (26 April 2021). "US Army to Replace Criminal Investigations Chief In Wake of Guillen's Death". Defense One. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[10] "WEBCAST: LTG WALTER E. PIATT WILL HOST CID PMG CHANGE OF COMMAND/SWEARING-IN CEREMONY". DVIDS. 5 August 2021.

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