LTC James R. Martin, Ph.D.

LTC James Martin is an assistant professor in the Department of History & War Studies at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is also the deputy director for the Digital History Center and is responsible for history research centers operation.

He grew up as an Army brat and graduated from USMA as a signal officer in 2007. He deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. He later commanded two companies at Fort Eisenhower, formerly Fort Gordon, Georgia.

LTC Martin served his first rotation with the USMA Department of History from 2015 to 2018, where he was a course director and branch executive officer. After completing Intermediate Level Education, he served for three years as a brigade S-6 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Prior to returning to USMA, LTC Martin served as the G-6 Plans and Training Branch head for a NATO organization in Poland.