Marcel Duval
J. Marcel Duval | |
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Official portrait of Lt. Gen. J. Marcel Duval | |
Born | Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/branch | Canadian Forces Air Command |
Years of service | 1975 – 2011 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | 1 Canadian Air Division |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit |
J. Marcel Duval, CMM, CD is a retired Canadian Forces Air Command general. His senior appointments were as the Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region and the Deputy Commander of NORAD.
Career
Marcel Duval was born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1975 and after graduating from flying training in 1977 he specialized as a pilot of the CH-135 Twin Huey utility helicopter. On 30 January 2009, Duval was made a Commander of the Order of Military Merit.[1]
Duval was appointed as Deputy Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on July 10, 2009.[2] He was previously Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region.[3] On 15 August 2011, Duval was succeeded as Deputy Commander by Thomas J. Lawson and Duval retired from the Air Force.[4]
References
- ↑ Governor General presents the Order of Military Merit
- ↑ Marcel Duval NORAD
- ↑ "New Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region, July 18, 2007". Canada's Air Force. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ Lawson becomes Deputy Commander NORAD News, 2011
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcel Duval. |
- NORAD Biography of Lieutenant-General J. M. (Marcel) Duval, CMM, CD (English)
- Canadian Forces Biography of Biography of Lieutenant-General J. M. (Marcel) Duval, CMM, CD (English)
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Charles Bouchard |
Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region 17 July 2007 - 9 July 2009 |
Succeeded by Yvan Blondin |
Preceded by Charlie Bouchard |
Deputy Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command 9 July 2009 - 15 August 2011 |
Succeeded by Thomas Lawson |