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{{short description|18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 37th Chief of Staff of the Army}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox military person
| name          = Martin Dempsey
| image         = General Martin E. Dempsey, CJCS, official portrait 2012.jpg
| caption       = Official portrait, 2012
| nickname      = Marty
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1952|3|14}}
| allegiance    = [[United States]]
| branch        = [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1974–2015
| rank          = [[General (United States)|General]]
| unit          = 
| commands      = [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]<br />[[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]]<br />[[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command]]<br />[[United States Central Command]]<br />[[Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq]]<br />[[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]]<br />[[3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment]]
| battles       = [[Gulf War]]<br />[[Iraq War]]
| awards        = [[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (3)<br />[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]] (6)<br />[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]]<br />[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]<br />[[Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal]]<br />[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]<br />[[Legion of Merit]] (3)<br />[[Bronze Star Medal]] (2) with [["V" Device|Valor V]]
| relations     = 
| laterwork     = 
| website       = {{Official URL}}
| module        = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=GEN Martin Dempsey Testifies on Syria.ogg|title=Martin Dempsey's voice|type=speech|description=Dempsey comments on the differences between Syria and Libya at a [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Senate Armed Services Committee]] hearing on the [[Syrian civil war]]<br/>Recorded March 7, 2012}}
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'''Martin “Marty” Edward Dempsey''' (born March 14, 1952), is an American retired military officer who served as the 18th [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015, his ceremonial last day ''(de facto)''; in actuality, his last day was September 30, 2015 ''(de jure)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcs.mil/About/The-Joint-Staff/Chairman/General-Martin-Edward-Dempsey/|title=18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – General Martin Edward Dempsey|website=jcs.mil|access-date=2023-09-30}}</ref> He previously served as the 37th [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army|chief of Staff of the Army]] from April 11, 2011, to September 7, 2011. Before that, he served as Commanding General, [[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command|U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command]], from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, [[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]], from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, [[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]], from August 2007 to March 23, 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 on October 1, 2011 and stepped down from the Chairmanship on September 25, 2015.<ref name="CJCS">By law, [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/152- 10 USC 152], Dempsey assumed office on October 1.</ref><ref name="upi.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2015/09/25/General-Dempsey-retires-transitions-Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff-chair/3921443201646/|title=General Dempsey retires, transitions Joint Chiefs of Staff chair|work=upi.com|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> He has served as a professor at [[Duke University]] and as chairman of [[USA Basketball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://today.duke.edu/2015/10/dempsey-fellow|title=Gen. Martin Dempsey Named 2016 Rubenstein Fellow at Duke|date=October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com:443/about/about-usa-basketball/board.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807001012/https://www.usab.com/about/about-usa-basketball/board.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2019|title=Board|website=www.usab.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref>

==Early life==
Dempsey was born on March 14, 1952, in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], and grew up in nearby [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]].<ref>[https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2015/04/gen_dempsey_jersey_city_native.html "Bayonne's Gen. Dempsey named one of world's most influential: Time Magazine"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', April 17, 2015, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed February 1, 2022. "Army General Martin E. Dempsey, who was born in Jersey City and grew up in Bayonne, made Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, a group that includes Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Pope Francis and celebrity Kim Kardashian."</ref> He attended [[John S. Burke Catholic High School]] in [[Goshen (village), New York|Goshen, New York]]. Dempsey is [[Irish American]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/05/06/barack-obama-and-his-irish-american-advisers/|title=Barack 'O'Bama' and His Irish-American Advisers|first=Stephen|last=Sestanovich|work=wsj.com|date=May 6, 2015|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2012/0831/335806-obamas-chief-military-adviser-gives-exclusive-interview/|title=US President's chief military adviser gives exclusive interview|date=August 31, 2012|work=rte.ie|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/patrickroberts/irish-american-general-martin-demspey-to-become-new-head-of-joint-chiefs-of-staff-122782583-238086211.html|title=Irish American General Martin Demspey to become new head of Joint Chiefs of Staff|date=May 28, 2011|work=irishcentral.com|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> Following high school, Dempsey attended the [[United States Military Academy at West Point]] and graduated with the Class of 1974. Dempsey's four grandparents were born in the counties of [[County Sligo|Sligo]], [[County Donegal|Donegal]], [[County Mayo|Mayo]] and [[County Roscommon|Roscommon]] in [[Ireland]]. He learned a small amount of the [[Irish language]] while spending his summers in Ireland as a child.<ref name="irishamericannews.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.irishamericannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3406:-ireland-of-welcomes-talks-to-general-dempsey&catid=82:usa&Itemid=199 |title=Ireland of Welcomes Talks to General Dempsey |access-date=July 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928003418/http://www.irishamericannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3406:-ireland-of-welcomes-talks-to-general-dempsey&catid=82:usa&Itemid=199 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/03/26/donegal-man-is-appointed-chief-of-the-american-army/ |title=Donegal Man Is Appointed Chief Of The American Army |publisher=Donegal Daily |date=March 26, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
Dempsey received a commission as an [[Armor Branch|Armor]] officer upon graduation from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1974. As a [[company-grade officer]], he served in 1st Squadron, [[2d Armored Cavalry Regiment]] as the officer in charge for personnel. He went on to be the executive officer of the 3rd Brigade [[3rd Armored Division (United States)|3rd Armored Division]] during [[Operation Desert Shield]]/[[Operation Desert Storm|Storm]]. As a captain, Dempsey was the commanding officer of Alpha Troop, 1/10 Armored Cavalry at Ft. Carson, CO. As a [[lieutenant colonel]] he commanded the 4th Battalion of the 67th Armored Regiment "Bandits" from 1992 to 1995 in the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] in [[Friedberg, Hesse]], Germany.<ref>Baron, Kevin, "Gen. Martin Dempsey: The Quiet American", ''[[National Journal]]'', February 11, 2012.</ref>

In 1996 he took command of the [[3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|3d Armored Cavalry Regiment]]. Following that assignment as the Army's “senior scout,” he served as an Assistant Deputy Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) on the Joint Staff, and as Special Assistant to the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], General [[Hugh Shelton|Henry H. Shelton]], USA. During this period of his career, he attended both the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College|Army Command and General Staff College]] and the [[National War College]], earning master's degrees in military art and national strategic studies.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jcs.mil/About/The-Joint-Staff/Chairman/General-Martin-Edward-Dempsey/|title=Joint Chiefs of Staff > About > The Joint Staff > Chairman > General Martin Edward Dempsey|website=www.jcs.mil|access-date=2018-12-08}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

Promoted to brigadier general in August 2001, Dempsey first served in the [[Saudi Arabia|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]] training and advising the [[Saudi Arabian National Guard]].<ref name="auto"/>

[[File:US Army Brigadier General Martin Dempsey in Iraq DF-SD-05-08280.jpg|thumb|upright|Brigadier General Dempsey, commander, 1st Armored Division, gives a few remarks to the Iraqis who served during previous wars in Iraq at a recognition ceremony held in the Convention Center in [[Baghdad, Iraq]], during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] in 2004.]]

In June 2003, then [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] Dempsey assumed command of the [[US 1st Armored Division|1st Armored Division]]. He succeeded [[Ricardo S. Sanchez]] who was promoted to [[lieutenant general]], as commander of [[United States V Corps|V Corps]]. Dempsey's command of the 1st Armored Division lasted until July 2005 and included 13 months in Iraq, from June 2003 to July 2004.  While in Iraq, 1st Armored Division, in addition to its own brigades, had operational command over the [[2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment]] and a brigade of the [[82nd Airborne Division]]; the command, called "Task Force Iron" in recognition of the Division's nickname, "Old Ironsides", was the largest division-level command in the history of the [[United States Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Iron Soldiers: Mission complete|url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/LeavingIraq7-8-04.pdf|work=1st Armored Division Public Affairs|access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey talks with U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors at the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Parris Island, S.C., on March 21, 2013 130321-F-UN972-011.jpg|upright|left|thumb|Dempsey talks with [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] [[drill instructor]]s in March 2013.]]

It was during this time that the U.S. intervention in Iraq changed dramatically as [[Fallujah]] fell to [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] extremists and supporters of [[Muqtada al-Sadr]] built their strength and rose against American forces.  Then Major General Dempsey and his command assumed responsibility for the area of operations in Baghdad as the insurgency incubated, grew, and exploded.  General Dempsey has been described by [[Thomas E. Ricks (journalist)|Thomas Ricks]] in his book "[[Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq|Fiasco]]": "In the capital itself, the 1st Armored Division, after Sanchez assumed control of V Corps, was led by Maj. Gen. Martin Dempsey, was generally seen as handling a difficult (and inherited) job well, under the global spotlight of Baghdad."

On March 27, 2007, [[Lieutenant General]] Dempsey was transferred from commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, and reassigned as deputy commander of U.S. [[United States Central Command|Central Command]] at [[MacDill Air Force Base]], Florida.

On February 5, 2008, Dempsey was nominated to head the [[United States Army Europe|U.S. Army, Europe/Seventh Army]], and was nominated for promotion to [[General (United States)|four-star general]] upon Senate approval.

On March 11, 2008, Dempsey's commander, Admiral [[William J. Fallon]], resigned from his post as commander of Central Command. U.S. Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]] accepted this as effective on March 31. Dempsey temporarily took over as acting commander.

On March 13, 2008, Dempsey was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] as Commander, [[United States Army Europe|U.S. Army, Europe/Seventh Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/one_item_and_teasers/noms_confn.htm |title=U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Nominations Confirmed (Non-Civilian) |publisher=Senate.gov |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref> However, due, to Admiral Fallon's unexpected retirement, Dempsey never took command of U.S. Army, Europe/Seventh Army.

On July 11, 2008, Dempsey was nominated to take command of [[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command|U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command]] while Lieutenant General [[Carter F. Ham]] replaced his nomination to command the U.S. Army, Europe/Seventh Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=12060|title=General Officer Announcements|publisher=Defense.gov|date=July 11, 2008|access-date=March 23, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:President Obama Welcomes New Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 03.jpg|thumb|upright|Retiring Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral [[Michael Mullen|Mike Mullen]], right, administers the oath of office to his successor, General Dempsey, left, during the change of office and swearing-in ceremony at [[Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]], September 30, 2011.]]

On December 8, 2008, Dempsey assumed command of [[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Tice |title=Dempsey takes command of TRADOC |work=[[Army Times]] |date=December 8, 2008 |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url=http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/army_command_change_120808w/ }}</ref>

On January 6, 2011, Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] announced that he would recommend that the President nominate General Dempsey to succeed General [[George W. Casey, Jr.|George Casey]] as the Army Chief of Staff.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lance |last=Bacon |title=TRADOC head is pick to become chief of staff |work=[[Army Times]] |date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=January 6, 2011 |url=http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/01/army-general-martin-dempsey-is-chief-of-staff-pick-010611w/ }}</ref> On February 8, 2011, Gates announced that President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Dempsey to be the 37th [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General Officer Announcements|url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14255|publisher=Department of Defense|access-date=February 8, 2011}}</ref> On March 3, 2011, Dempsey testified before the [[Senate Armed Services Committee|United States Senate Committee on Armed Services]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hearing Schedule|url=http://armed-services.senate.gov/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=5014|publisher=[[U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee]]|access-date=March 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303142122/http://armed-services.senate.gov/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=5014|archive-date=March 3, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and on March 15, 2011, the committee affirmatively reported Dempsey's nomination.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brannen|first=Kate|title=Sen. committee confirms Dempsey as Army chief|url=http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/03/defense-dempsey-confirmed-as-next-army-chief-031511/|work=Army Times|date=March 15, 2011|access-date=February 1, 2013}}</ref> On March 16, 2011, the Senate confirmed Dempsey's nomination by unanimous consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r112:@FIELD(FLD003+s)+@FIELD(DDATE+20110316)|title=Congress.gov – Library of Congress|website=thomas.loc.gov|access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704201310/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r112:@FIELD(FLD003+s)+@FIELD(DDATE+20110316)|url-status=dead}}</ref> On April 11, 2011, Dempsey was sworn in as [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]] at a ceremony at [[Fort Myer]].

With [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Michael Mullen]] set to retire as [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] in September 2011, [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] Obama needed to select his replacement. The vice-chairman, Marine General [[James Cartwright]], who was initially believed to be the front runner for the job, had fallen out of favor among senior officials in the Defense Department. Obama administration officials revealed on May 26, 2011, that the President would nominate Dempsey to the post of chairman.<ref>{{cite news|last = Starr|first = Barbara|title=Obama to choose Army head as next Joint Chiefs chairman, officials say|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/26/joint.chiefs.chairman/index.html?hpt=T2|publisher=CNN|access-date=May 26, 2011|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> In August 2011, General Dempsey was confirmed by unanimous consent to succeed Admiral Mike Mullen as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was sworn in as 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1, 2011. On June 26, 2013, President Barack Obama re-nominated General Dempsey to serve a second two-year term as chairman.<ref>{{cite web|last=White House Press Secretary|title=Statement by the President on Intention to Renominate General Marty Dempsey as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Admiral Sandy Winnefeld as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/26/statement-president-intention-renominate-general-marty-dempsey-chairman-|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> Dempsey stepped down on September 25, 2015, and was replaced by General [[Joseph Dunford]], USMC.

Dempsey was appointed as the chairman of [[USA Basketball]] in 2016. After eight years in the position, he was re-elected as chair in October 2024 through to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dempsey returning as USA Basketball chairperson |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/41962792/retired-gen-martin-dempsey-returning-usa-basketball-chair |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=ESPN.com |date=23 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

On October 18, 2020, Dempsey was inducted into the [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]], in the Public Service category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/10/watch-now-the-new-jersey-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.html|title=2020 NJ Hall of Fame|website=www.nj.com|date=October 18, 2020|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-19}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Dempsey is married to his high school sweetheart, Deanie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jcs.mil//content/files/2012-06/061512083115_CJCS_Intro_-_Short_Written-_as_of__12_June.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028024701/http://www.jcs.mil//content/files/2012-06/061512083115_CJCS_Intro_-_Short_Written-_as_of__12_June.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Official Biography of 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey|archive-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> They have three children: Chris, Megan, and Caitlin. Each has served in the United States Army and is married with three children. Chris remains on active duty as a cavalry colonel. Martin and Deanie have nine grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman|url=http://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/ArticleView/tabid/3893/Article/571983/general-martin-e-dempsey.aspx|work=US DOD Joint Chiefs of Staff|access-date=July 30, 2015|date=April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716061807/http://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/ArticleView/tabid/3893/Article/571983/general-martin-e-dempsey.aspx|archive-date=July 16, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

== Education ==
*1974 Bachelor of Science degree, [[United States Military Academy|U.S. Military Academy]], West Point, New York
*1984 [[Master of Arts]] degree in English, [[Duke University]], Durham, North Carolina
*1988 Master of Military Art and Science degree, [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]]
*1995 [[Master of Science]] degree in [[national security]] and [[strategic studies]], [[National War College]]

==Dates of rank==
[[File:Defense.gov photo essay 081208-D-7203T-009.jpg|thumb|upright|Martin Dempsey's wife Deanie, right, and son, Captain Chris Dempsey, add the new four-star rank insignia to his uniform during his promotion ceremony on [[Fort Monroe]], [[Virginia]], December 8, 2008.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Rank !! Date
|-
||[[File:US Army O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Second lieutenant]]||June 5, 1974
|-
||[[File:US Army O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[First lieutenant (United States)|First lieutenant]]||June 5, 1976
|-
||[[File:US Army O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]||August 8, 1978
|-
||[[File:US Army O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Major (United States)|Major]]||September 1, 1985
|-
||[[File:US Army O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant colonel]]||April 1, 1991
|-
||[[File:US Army O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]||September 1, 1996
|-
||[[File:US Army O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier general]]||August 1, 2001
|-
||[[File:US Army O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major general]]||September 1, 2004
|-
||[[File:US Army O9 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant general]]||September 8, 2005
|-
||[[File:US Army O10 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[General (United States)|General]]||December 8, 2008
|}

==Awards and decorations==
On December 7, 2011, Dempsey received the [[USO]]'s Distinguished Service Award on behalf of all military members.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miles|first=Donna|title=Dempsey Accepts USO Award on Behalf of Military Members|url=http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66388|publisher=Armed Forces Press Service|date= December 8, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> In October 2016, he was made an honorary Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] by Queen [[Elizabeth II]], for commitment to British-American defense cooperation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish speaking, all-singing US Army general Martin Dempsey made honorary knight in Britain – Irish Post|url=http://irishpost.co.uk/irish-speaking-singing-us-army-general-martin-dempsey-made-honorary-knight-britain/|access-date=4 January 2017|work=Irish Post|date=18 October 2016}}</ref> Also, the [[Association of the United States Army]], on October 17, 2019 awarded Dempsey the George Catlett Marshall Medal for distinguished public service, that organization's highest award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ausa.org/news/former-jcs-chairman-dempsey-receives-marshall-medal|title=FORMER JCS CHAIRMAN DEMPSEY RECEIVES MARSHALL MEDAL|date=2019-10-07|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref>

===Medals and ribbons===
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|-
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''U.S. military decorations'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (with two bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]s)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Distinguished Service Medal (Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]] (with one silver oak leaf cluster)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Coast Guard Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Legion of Merit]] (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=106}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -75px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:"V" device, brass.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -53px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span>
|[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (with [[Valor device]] and bronze oak leaf cluster)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Joint Service Commendation Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Army Commendation Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Army Achievement Medal]] (with bronze oak leaf cluster)
|-  style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''U.S. unit awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]] (with three bronze oak leaf clusters)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Valorous Unit Award]] (with bronze oak leaf cluster)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Army Superior Unit Award]] (with bronze oak leaf cluster)
|-  style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''U.S. service (and campaign) medals and service and training ribbons'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] (with two bronze [[service stars]])
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=106}}
|[[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] (with three bronze service stars)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Iraq Campaign Medal]] (with three bronze service stars)
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Army Service Ribbon]]
|-
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|[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Army|Army Overseas Service Ribbon]] (with [[award numeral]] "4")
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| colspan=2 |'''Foreign awards'''
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|[[NATO Medal]] for the former Yugoslavia
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|[[File:Ribbon_of_the_Order_of_Duke_Trpimir.png|106px]]
|Croatian [[Order of Duke Trpimir]]<ref>{{cite web|title=US Army's Most Powerful Man Receives Order of Duke in Croatia|url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/us-armys-most-powerful-man-receives-order-of-duke-in-croatia/|website=Croatia Week|access-date=11 January 2018|language=en|date=September 22, 2014}}</ref>
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|[[File:Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg|106px]]
|Commander of the French [[Légion d'honneur]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/var/dicod/storage/images/base-de-medias/images/ema/le-chef-d-etat-major/le-cema-accueille-son-homologue-americain-le-general-d-armee-dempsey/_mg_1708/4133141-1-fre-FR/_mg_1708.jpg|title=Dempsey receives Legion of Honor, Commander's degree, in 2014}}</ref>
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|[[File:GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 5 GrVK Stern.svg|106px]]
|[[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] Knight Commander's Cross<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.dma.mil/2015/Sep/11/2001289370/-1/-1/0/150910-D-VO565-044.JPG|title=Dempsey receives Federal German Award, KCC of the Order of Merit}}</ref>
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|[[File:Chief of Staff Medal of Appreciation - ISRAEL.svg|106px]]
|Israeli Defense Forces' [[Chief of Staff Medal of Appreciation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.defense.gov/PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=6543|title=DEMPSEY MEETS WITH ISRAELI LEADERS, RECEIVES AWARD|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref>
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|[[File:Tong-il Security Medel Ribbon.svg|106px]]
|[[Order of National Security Merit (Korea)|Order of National Security Merit]], Tong-il Medal (Republic of Korea)
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|[[File:Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg|106x106px]]
|Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown of Thailand]] (Thailand)
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|[[File:Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png|106px]]
|[[Order of the British Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)]] ''(Military Division)''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/10/17/gen-martin-dempsey-former-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-is-knighted/|title=Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is knighted|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=21 October 2016}}</ref>
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|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=JPN_Kyokujitsu-sho_1Class_BAR.svg|width=106}}
|Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]] （Japan）<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/ms/po/page22_001739.html |title=外国人叙勲受章者名簿 平成27年 |access-date=2023-11-05 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}</ref>
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|-  style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Other accoutrements'''
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| align=center | [[File:Combat Action Badge.svg|100px]]
|[[Combat Action Badge]]
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| align=center | [[File:United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg|90px]]
|[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Basic Parachutist Badge]]
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| align=center | [[File:Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg|90px]]
|[[Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge]]
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| align=center | [[File:United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png|85px]]
|[[Army Staff Identification Badge]]
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| align=center | [[File:United States Army 1st Armored Division CSIB.svg|90px]]
|[[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] [[Combat Service Identification Badge]]
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| align=center | [[File:USA - 3rd Cavalry DUI.png|90px]]
|[[3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment]] [[Distinctive Unit Insignia]]
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| align=center | [[File:ASU overseas service bar.jpg|85px]]
|7 [[Overseas Service Bar]]s
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==Bibliography==
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - US CJCS Gen. Martin Dempsey Visits Yad VaShem (1).jpg|thumb|upright|Dempsey and [[General|Lt. General]] [[Benny Gantz]], Chief of General Staff of the [[Israel Defense Forces]] visiting the [[Yad VaShem|Yad VaShem Holocaust Memorial Museum]] in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], where Dempsey paid respect to the memory of [[Holocaust]] victims on January 20, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idfspokesperson.com/about/|title=Idaho Falls Spokesperson – About Page|first=Idaho Falls|last=News|work=idfspokesperson.com|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/6730769245/|title=US CJCS Gen. Martin Dempsey Visits Yad VaShem|work=flickr.com|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref>]]
# [http://www.ausa.org/publications/ilw/ilw_pubs/specialreports/Documents/Dempsey_web.pdf Win, Learn, Focus, Adapt, Win Again] – Article series for Army Magazine (AUSA). October 2010 – February 2011
# [https://thehill.com/news-by-subject/defense-homeland-security/92213-inspired-and-humbled-by-the-sacrifice-of-our-troops/ Inspired and humbled by the sacrifice of our troops] – The Hill, May 24, 2011
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124613/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-64/jfq-64.pdf From the Chairman] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 64. January 2012
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124414/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-65/jfq-65.pdf From the Chairman] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 65. April 2012
# [https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/115177-preserving-the-bonds-of-trust/ Preserving the bonds of trust] – The Hill, May 22, 2012
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124909/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-66/jfq-66.pdf From the Chairman] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 66. July 2012
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124736/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-67/jfq-67.pdf From the Chairman: Building Tomorrow's Leaders] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 67. October 2012
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124503/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-68/jfq-68.pdf From the Chairman: Sustaining our Edge] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 68. January 2013
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124706/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-69/jfq-69.pdf From the Chairman: Risky Business] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 69. April 2013
# [https://thehill.com/special-reports/tribute-to-the-troops-may-2013-/187756-remember-and-uphold-tradition/ Remember and uphold tradition] – The Hill, May 21, 2013
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124526/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-70/jfq-70.pdf From the Chairman: Why We Serve] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 70. July 2013
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227124403/http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/pdf/jfq/jfq-71/jfq-71.pdf From the Chairman: Leadership in Historic Times] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 71. October 2013
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20140108172812/http://www.ndu.edu/press/from-the-chairman-72.html From the Chairman: Mount Up and Move Out] – Joint Force Quarterly no. 72. January 2014

==Interviews==
# [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/world/americas/new-military-chief-faces-economic-challenges.html?ref=martinedempsey Dempsey Muses on Challenges as New Head of Joint Chiefs] – Thom Shanker. New York Times. Oct 3, 2011.
# [https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2011/10/20/general-dempsey-the-new-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-on-getting-to-the-truth/ The New Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on "Getting to the Truth"] – Karl Moore. Forbes Magazine. Oct 20, 2011.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS_bKEF4ti8 Gen. Martin Dempsey's Interview with Jeremy Paxman] – Jeremy Paxman, BBC. Nov 28, 2011.
# [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1202/19/fzgps.01.html Transcript: Gen. Martin Dempsey's Interview with Fareed Zakaria] – Fareed Zakaria. CNN. Feb 19, 2012.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120420144339/http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/7400 Video: Gen. Martin Dempsey's Interview with Charlie Rose] – Charlie Rose. Mar 16, 2012.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI6h7lvYH2k Video: Gen. Martin Dempsey's Interview on Leadership] – The Pentagon Channel. October 2012.
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwinuC8Ttig Video: Gen. Martin Dempsey at the National Press Club] – National Press Club. October 10, 2012.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130108083723/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?id=1739 Transcript: Gen. Martin Dempsey talks to Dan Rather] – Dan Rather Reports. AXS.tv. November 13, 2012.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130212045421/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?id=1747 Transcript: Gen. Martin Dempsey talks to Ted Koppel] – Rock Center with Brian Williams. NBC. January 24, 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130213211931/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?id=1751 Transcript: Sec. Panetta & Gen. Dempsey's Interview with Candy Crowley] – State of the Union. CNN. February 3, 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130213211929/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?id=1750 Transcript: Sec. Panetta & Gen. Dempsey's Interview with Chuck Todd] – Meet the Press. NBC. February 3, 2013.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130317231523/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1757 Transcript: Gen. Martin Dempsey talks to Rachel Martin] – Weekend Edition. NPR. February 17, 2013.
# [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1307/07/sotu.01.html Transcript: Gen. Martin Dempsey talks to Candy Crowley] – State of the Union. CNN. July 7, 2013.
# [https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/week-transcript-gen-martin-dempsey-reps-ruppersberger-king/storynew?id=19864913 Transcript: Gen. Martin Dempsey talks to Martha Raddatz] – This Week. ABC. August 4, 2013.
#  [https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/870004024/former-joint-chiefs-chairman-condemns-trumps-threat-to-use-military-at-protests Transcript: Gen. Martin Dempsey talks to Steve Inskeep] - NPR. Morning Edition. June 4, 2020.

==Speeches==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311073808/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1653 Gen. Dempsey Becomes the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] – September 30, 2011
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120519114033/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1667 The Atlantic Council of the United States: Security and Partnership in an Age of Austerity] – December 9, 2011.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120519114038/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1668 End of Mission Ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq] – December 15, 2011.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120325103334/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1673 Duke University's Ambassador S. Davis Phillips Family International Lecture Series: A New Vision for the US Military] – January 12, 2012.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120519113020/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1674 West Point Class of 2013 500th Night] – January 21, 2012.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120430151217/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1690 Harvard University's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum: Security Paradox] – April 12, 2012.
# [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Dempse The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: A Conversation with General Martin Dempsey] – May 1, 2012.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112142606/http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?id=1731 Kansas State University's 161st Landon Lecture] – October 1, 2012

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