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  • Michael Dugan (general)
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  • General Michael J. Dugan (born February 22, 1937) was briefly the 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1958
Birth Date
  • 1937-02-22
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Name
  • Michael J. Dugan
Caption
  • General Michael J. Dugan, USAF
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Aberdeen, South Dakota
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Rank
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Before
  • Gen. Larry D. Welch
Years
  • 1990
After
  • Gen. John M. Loh
abstract
  • General Michael J. Dugan (born February 22, 1937) was briefly the 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.