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Biography
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
Marcel Duval was born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1975 and after graduating from flying 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.
Duval was appointed as Deputy Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on July 10, 2009. He was previously Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region.
On 15 August 2011, Duval was succeeded as Deputy Commander by Thomas J. Lawson and Duval retired from the Air Force.