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Marcel Duval

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.

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J. Marcel Duval
Duval
Born
AllegianceCanada
Branch
Canadian Forces Air Command
Service years
1975–2011
Rank
Lieutenant-General
Commands1 Canadian Air Division
AwardsCommander 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

Duval was born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 1975. After graduating from flight 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 10 July 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 retired from the Air Force.4

References

References

  1. Governor General presents the Order of Military Merit
  2. Marcel Duval Archived 8 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine NORAD
  3. "New Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region, July 18, 2007". Canada's Air Force. Retrieved 12 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. Lawson becomes Deputy Commander Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine NORAD News, 2011
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