Mike Dumont
{{short description|United States Navy Vice admiral}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| name = Mike Dumont
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| caption = Vice Admiral Mike Dumont, 2021
| office = Interim President of the California State University Maritime Academy
| term_start = July 7, 2023
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| predecessor = Thomas A. Cropper
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| birth_name = Michael Joseph Dumont
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| birth_place = Brunswick, Maine, U.S.
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| education = University of Southern Maine (BA)
National War College (MS)
U.S. Army War College (MA)
Suffolk University (JD)
| allegiance = United States
| branch = United States Army
United States Navy
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| rank = Vice Admiral
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| battles = War in Afghanistan
| awards = Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2){{Cite web|url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/315111|title=Michael Dumont – Recipient -|website=valor.militarytimes.com}}
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Michael Joseph Dumont{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aXpPAQAAMAAJ&q=Dumont%2C+Michael+J.%2C+Vice+Admiral&pg=PA317|title=Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States|first=United States Congress|last=Senate|date=April 7, 2012|via=Google Books}}{{cite book |title=Dragon 1978 |page=36 |publisher=Brunswick High School}} 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.{{cite web | last=Lamothe | first=Dan | title=US plans for ground invasion of North Korea revealed | website=The Independent | date=November 5, 2017 | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-ground-invasion-secure-nuclear-weapons-sites-missiles-icbm-test-bomb-chemical-a8038361.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-ground-invasion-secure-nuclear-weapons-sites-missiles-icbm-test-bomb-chemical-a8038361.html |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | access-date=April 7, 2020}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236179/vice-admiral-michael-dumont/|title=Vice Admiral Michael Dumont Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command|website=www.navy.mil}}
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. He was later appointed as a special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of United States European Command. Dumont served as chief of staff, and defense representative to Pakistan and deputy chief of staff for stability and support operations. Later, he was assigned to joint command the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan and chief of staff and deputy chief of staff for strategy, resources and plans. Besides serving at a naval component command United States Naval Forces Europe – Naval Forces Africa, he was also appointed deputy director for Political-Military Affairs. His prominent assignments include deputy director for strategic initiatives and later, vice director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.northcom.mil/Leadership/Article-View/Article/1681113/vice-admiral-michael-j-dumont-usn/|title=VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL J. DUMONT, USN > U.S. Northern Command > Article View|website=www.northcom.mil}}
After serving at various posts, Rear Admiral Dumont was later nominated for the appointment of vice admiral rank and was subsequently appointed as the deputy commander for United States Northern Command and Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/1548507/flag-officer-announcements/|title=Flag Officer Announcements|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE}}
University president
Since July 7, 2023, Dumont has served as interim President of the California State University Maritime Academy.{{cite web |title=Michael J. Dumont Appointed Interim President of California State University Maritime Academy |url=https://www.csum.edu/campus-news/2023/dumont-interim-president.html |website=California State University Maritime Academy |access-date=December 12, 2024}}
Awards and decorations
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| colspan="3"|106px |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}21px21px
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}22px22px
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Joint Service Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award (USMC and USN frame).svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Humanitarian Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Reserve Medal ribbon-shg m 2.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal ribbon (Non-Article 5).svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=MFO Ribbon bar.svg|width=106}} |
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| colspan="3"|50px |
| colspan="3"|120px |
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| colspan="3"|Naval Aviator insignia |
| colspan="3"|Defense Distinguished Service Medal |
| Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
|Legion of Merit w/ 1 gold award star |
| Meritorious Service Medal w/ 2 award stars
|Joint Service Commendation Medal |Army Commendation Medal w/ 1 oak leaf cluster |
| Joint Service Achievement Medal |
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/ oak leaf cluster |
| Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal w/ 1 bronze service star
|National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star |
| Afghanistan Campaign Medal |
| Armed Forces Service Medal |
| Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver Hourglass device, "M" device and bronze award numeral 2
|NATO Medal for service with ISAF |
| colspan="3"|Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia |
| colspan="3"|Command at Sea insignia |
| colspan="3"|Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |
References
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{{s-bef|before=Jacqueline D. Van Ovost}}
{{s-ttl|title=Vice Director of the Joint Staff|years=2017–2018}}
{{s-aft|after=Glen D. VanHerck}}
{{s-bef|before=Reynold N. Hoover}}
{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Commander of the United States Northern Command|years=2018–2021}}
{{s-aft|after=A. C. Roper}}
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