Patrick M. Hughes
| Patrick Hughes | |
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| Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency | |
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In office February 1996 – July 1999 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Minihan |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Patrick Marshall Hughes September 19, 1942 Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Montana State University, Bozeman Brigham Young University, Utah Central Michigan University United States Army Command and General Staff College |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star (1) Bronze Star for Valor (3) Purple Heart National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal (2 awards) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1962–1965 1968–1999 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands | Director, Defense Intelligence Agency Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence Agency Commander, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade Commander, 109th MI Battalion (High Technology Test Bed) |
Patrick M. Hughes (born September 19, 1942) is a retired United States Army officer who served the 12th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Previously he was Director of Intelligence (J-2) and DIA, Joint Staff in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 1994 to 1996, and the Director of Intelligence (J-2) at United States Central Command from 1992–1994. He was the Commanding General, United States Army Intelligence Agency, and the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, U.S. Army from 1990 until 1992. He joined the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2003 as the Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis (Intelligence), and departed from DHS and Government service in March 2005.
Hughes was born on September 19, 1942 in Great Falls, Montana but shortly after birth his family moved to the small town of Manhattan, Montana in the Gallatin Valley near Bozeman where he was raised and schooled. During his formative years Hughes was active in sports and school activities and held a variety of jobs from a young age. He often spent summers in Riverton, Wyoming and Jackson Hole, Wyoming where his Father worked and lived. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1960.
He attended Montana State College (later designated a university) and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah before joining the U.S. Army on January 2, 1962. Following his initial enlistment Hughes returned to Montana State University in January 1965 to pursue a college education and degree. Hughes was commissioned through the Army ROTC Program at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana in June 1968, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. He earned a Master of Arts in Business Management from Central Michigan University concurrent with his graduation from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1978. Hughes attended the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) in 1986 as an Advanced Operational Studies Fellow (AOSF) in lieu of attendance at the War College. He received Honorary doctorates from Montana State University (Business) and the National Defense Intelligence College (Military Intelligence) in 1999. His military education and training includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC-RA2) at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Military Assistance Training Advisor (MATA) Course at Fort Bragg, the Counterintelligence Research Officer Course (9666) at Fort Holabird, Maryland, the Military Assistance Security Adviser (MASA) Course at Fort Bragg, and the United States Army Intelligence Center Training Military Intelligence Officers Advanced Course at Fort Huachuca.
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