J. Marcel Duval
Duval
BornBaie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada
AllegianceCanada
Service/branchCanadian Forces Air Command
Years of service1975–2011
RankLieutenant-General
Commands held1 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

  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
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