Mike Dumont
United States Navy Vice admiral
Michael Joseph Dumont is an American retired flag officer, naval aviator and vice admiral in the United States Navy who last served as deputy commander of United States Northern Command and Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Dumont served in the United States Army for five years as an aviator and paratrooper and later, he joined the United States Navy.
In 2017 or earlier, Dumont served as a vice director of Joint Chiefs of Staff at Pentagon upon his promotion to the rank of two-star rear admiral.
Education
Dumont attended Brunswick High School, graduating in 1978. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern Maine. Dumont also attended Suffolk University Law School where he completed further studies and earned a Juris Doctor degree. He attended United States Army War College and gained a Master of Science in strategic studies and later attended the National War College, gaining a master's degree in National Security Strategy.
Military career
Dumont was born in Brunswick, Maine, and was commissioned in the United States Army as a second lieutenant. Before joining the United States Navy, he served five years as an army aviator and paratrooper, and later established his career associations with the United States Navy as a naval aviator. At the joint command level, he was assigned to command operational units, including a squadron.
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