Marcel Duval

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J. Marcel Duval
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Duval
Born Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada
AllegianceCanada
Service/branch Canadian Forces Air Command
Years of service1975–2011
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held 1 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.

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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]

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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. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. Lawson becomes Deputy Commander Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine NORAD News, 2011
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region
17 July 2007 - 9 July 2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command
9 July 2009 - 15 August 2011
Succeeded by