Michael Dugan (general)

Michael J. Dugan ( born February 22, 1937 in Albany, New York ) is a retired general of the U.S. Air Force, who was for a short time Chief of Staff of the Air Force and was discharged last in this capacity after only 79 days.

Life

Dugan graduated after school education and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and entered the U.S. Air Force after the end of 1958. During his military service, he completed postgraduate studies in business administration at the University of Colorado and graduated in 1972 with a Master of Business Administration (MBA ) from.

During his military career, he rose to become General and in 1987 first deputy chief of staff of the Air Force for Programs and Resources ( Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs and Resources ) and then in 1988 for planning and operations ( Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations ). Following in 1989, he was appointed commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE ), one of the so-called Major Commands of the Air Force.

Last General Dugan was born on July 1, Chief of Staff of the Air Force in 1990 and thus the highest ranking officer in the Air Force. On 17 September 1990 dismissed Defense Dick Cheney General Dugan after only 79 days from his post because of " poor judgment at a critical time ." Dugan had careless remarks to secret and diplomatically sensitive information is made, the concerned the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the planned response of the USA it. He retired on 31 December 1990.

Dugan, who was also involved in the Council on Foreign Relations, was most recently 1993-2005 President and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society ( NMSS ), the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of the United States.

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted on the basis of the Order of Precedence of the Military Awards:

Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force West Point (New York) United States Air Forces in Europe Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Carl Andrew Spaatz Hoyt Vandenberg Nathan Farragut Twining Thomas D. White John P. McConnell John Dale Ryan George Scratchley Brown David C. Jones Lew Allen Charles A. Gabriel Larry D. Welch Ralph Eberhart Michael E. Ryan Norton A. Schwartz Mark Welsh
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