Michael David Dubie was born in Burlington, Vermont, on 25 March 1960.
20 Facts About Michael Dubie
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Michael Dubie is a 1978 graduate of Essex High School in Essex Junction, Vermont.
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Michael Dubie began his military career in 1979 at the University of Vermont's ROTC program and simultaneously joined the 150th Aviation Battalion in the Vermont Army National Guard.
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Michael Dubie was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1981 and later transferred to the Vermont Air National Guard.
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Michael Dubie held a variety of command, supervisory and staff positions at the 158th Fighter Wing and Vermont State Headquarters and served as the assistant adjutant general responsible for the Vermont Joint Staff and Joint Force Headquarters.
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Additionally, Michael Dubie commanded the 447th Air Expeditionary Group at the Baghdad International Airport and served as director of staff for the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq.
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Michael Dubie is a command pilot with over 2,000 hours of military flying, the majority in the F-16.
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Michael Dubie became adjutant general in 2006, winning the legislative election to succeed Martha Rainville, who retired to run for the United States House of Representatives.
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Michael Dubie won election to a full term in 2007, and was reelected in 2009 and 2011.
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In 2010 Michael Dubie became president of the Adjutants General Association of the United States.
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Also in 2011 Michael Dubie oversaw the Vermont National Guard's participation in the recovery following Hurricane Irene.
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In May 2012 Dubie was nominated to succeed Frank J Grass as deputy commander of the United States Northern Command and recommended for promotion to lieutenant general.
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Michael Dubie was formally promoted to lieutenant general in a ceremony on 14 August 2012.
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Michael Dubie's stars were pinned on by his wife and Lieutenant General Harry Wyatt, the director of the Air National Guard.
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In July 2015 Michael Dubie completed his assignment at NORTHCOM and returned to Vermont, where he performed administrative duties and out processing in anticipation of retiring in September.
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Michael Dubie retired in a ceremony held on 2 October 2015.
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At his retirement, Michael Dubie received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, which was presented by Senator Patrick Leahy.
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In November 2015, Michael Dubie joined Revision Military, a Vermont-based maker of military eyewear and other tactical gear, as head of the company's technology subsidiary, which conducts research and development of advanced manufacturing materials for use in protective equipment.
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In 2011 Michael Dubie received an honorary doctorate from the University of Vermont.
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In 2012 St Michael Dubie's College presented him with an honorary doctorate.