Michael Dugan (USAF officer)
| Michael J. Dugan | |
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General Michael J. Dugan, USAF (Ret.)
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February 22, 1937 Albany, New York |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
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U.S. Air Force |
| Years of service | 1958–1991 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
General Michael J. Dugan (born February 22, 1937) was briefly the 13th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force for 79 days in 1990 until he was dismissed by United States Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney after telling reporters that the U.S. military planned to target Saddam Hussein, his family, and even his mistress in the Gulf War with Iraq. He became the first member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be fired since Admiral Louis Denfeld in 1949, and the first top general to be relieved since General MacArthur in 1951.
Dugan was born in Albany, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy in 1958, and a master of business administration degree from the University of Colorado in 1972. He completed Squadron Officer School in 1965, Air Command and Staff College in 1970 and the Air War College in 1973.
His early operational assignments were in F-100s and A-1s. He flew A-1s during 1967, from Pleiku Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, and Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. He then planned and taught cadet military training courses and served as cadet squadron and group air officer commanding at the United States Air Force Academy.
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