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|commands= [[8th Airlift Squadron]]<br/ >[[63rd Airlift Wing]]<br/ >[[21st Air Force]]<br />[[Military Airlift Command]]<br />[[United States Transportation Command]]<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|title=GENERAL DUANE H. CASSIDY|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4954|publisher=[[United States Air Force]]|accessdate=29 December 2010}}</ref>
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'''Duane Harlan Cassidy'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.macoi.net/biographies.html|title=MACOI, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Office of Information – Biographies|access-date=15 February 2011|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403030012/http://www.macoi.net/biographies.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> (24 November 1933 – 8 February 2016) was a [[General (United States)|general]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and the former commander of the [[Military Airlift Command]] and [[United States Transportation Command]].


==Early life==
'''Duane Harlan Cassidy'''<ref>[http://www.macoi.net/biographies.html]</ref> (born November 24, 1933)<ref>date & year of birth according to LCNAF [[Cataloging in Publication|CIP]] data</ref> is a former [[General (United States)|general]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and the former commander of the [[Military Airlift Command]] and [[United States Transportation Command]].
Cassidy was born in [[Coraopolis, Pennsylvania]], in 1933.<ref>Date and year of birth according to LCNAF [[Cataloging in Publication|CIP]] data</ref> He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from the [[University of Nebraska]] in 1968 and a [[Master of Science]] degree from [[Troy State University]] in 1975. He completed Squadron Officer School in 1961 at the [[Industrial College of the Armed Forces]] in 1973, the [[Kellogg School of Management|J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management]] at [[Northwestern University]] in 1979, and the program for senior executives in national and international security at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], [[Harvard University]], in 1983.<ref name=Biography />


==Biography==
==Military career==
Upon completion of aviation cadet training, Cassidy was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1954. He then attended navigator training at [[Harlingen Air Force Base|Harlingen]] and [[James Connally Air Force Base]]s, [[Texas]]. His initial operational assignments in the Air Force were to the [[Military Air Transport Service]]: first to the [[Air Weather Service]]'s [[6th Weather Group]], [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], [[Ohio]], flying [[B-25 Mitchell]]s, and then to [[Air Rescue Service]]'s [[49th Air Rescue Squadron]], [[Selfridge Air Force Base]], [[Michigan]]. During these assignments, he participated in numerous rescue and weather reconnaissance missions, including the hydrogen weapons test in 1956 at [[Eniwetok Atoll]] in the [[Marshall Islands]]. His navigator assignments ended after two years as a [[Military Air Transport Service]] [[C-121 Constellation]] line crew member at [[Charleston Air Force Base]], [[South Carolina]]. He entered pilot training in December 1958.<ref name=Biography />

===Early life===
Cassidy was born in [[Coraopolis, Pennsylvania]], in 1933. He earned a bachelor of science degree from the [[University of Nebraska]] in 1968 and a master of science degree from [[Troy State University]] in 1975. He completed Squadron Officer School in 1961 at the [[Industrial College of the Armed Forces]] in 1973, the [[Kellogg School of Management|J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management]] at [[Northwestern University]] in 1979, and the program for senior executives in national and international security at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], [[Harvard University]], in 1983.<ref name=Biography />

Upon completion of aviation cadet training, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1954. He then attended navigator training at [[Harlingen Air Force Base|Harlingen]] and [[James Connally Air Force Base]]s, [[Texas]]. His initial operational assignments in the Air Force were to the [[Military Air Transport Service]]: first to the [[Air Weather Service]]'s [[6th Weather Group]], [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], [[Ohio]], flying [[B-25 Mitchell]]s, and then to [[Air Rescue Service]]'s [[49th Air Rescue Squadron]], [[Selfridge Air Force Base]], [[Michigan]]. During these assignments he participated in numerous rescue and weather reconnaissance missions, including the hydrogen weapons test in 1956 at [[Eniwetok Atoll]] in the [[Marshall Islands]]. His navigator assignments ended after two years as a [[Military Air Transport Service]] [[C-121 Constellation]] line crew member at [[Charleston Air Force Base]], [[South Carolina]]. He entered pilot training in December 1958.<ref name=Biography />


Cassidy was assigned to [[Strategic Air Command]] after graduation from pilot training and flew [[B-47 Stratojet]]s at [[McCoy Air Force Base]], [[Florida]], [[Little Rock Air Force Base]], [[Arkansas]], and [[Lincoln Air Force Base]], [[Nebraska]]. In November 1965, he transferred to [[Minot Air Force Base]], [[North Dakota]], and served with the [[810th Strategic Aerospace Division]], whose mission included [[B-52 Stratofortress]] bomber and [[LGM-30 Minuteman]] missile operations. In September 1968, he was assigned to the [[Republic of Vietnam]], serving first with [[7th Air Force]]'s [[Tactical Air Control Center]] and then with the [[Military Assistance Command]]'s Vietnam Directorate of Public Affairs as an air briefer to the [[Saigon]] press corps.<ref name=Biography />
Cassidy was assigned to [[Strategic Air Command]] after graduation from pilot training and flew [[B-47 Stratojet]]s at [[McCoy Air Force Base]], [[Florida]], [[Little Rock Air Force Base]], [[Arkansas]], and [[Lincoln Air Force Base]], [[Nebraska]]. In November 1965, he transferred to [[Minot Air Force Base]], [[North Dakota]], and served with the [[810th Strategic Aerospace Division]], whose mission included [[B-52 Stratofortress]] bomber and [[LGM-30 Minuteman]] missile operations. In September 1968, he was assigned to the [[Republic of Vietnam]], serving first with [[7th Air Force]]'s [[Tactical Air Control Center]] and then with the [[Military Assistance Command]]'s Vietnam Directorate of Public Affairs as an air briefer to the [[Saigon]] press corps.<ref name=Biography />


He returned to the Air Force airlift mission in October 1969. He was assigned to [[Military Airlift Command]] headquarters as executive to the deputy chief of staff for operations, and later as executive aide and pilot for the Military Airlift Command commander. In August 1972, he assumed command of the [[8th Airlift Squadron]], [[McChord Air Force Base]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. He entered the [[Air War College]] in August 1974 and, upon graduation, again served at Military Airlift Command headquarters, as assistant chief of staff.<ref name=Biography />
Cassidy returned to the Air Force airlift mission in October 1969. He was assigned to [[Military Airlift Command]] headquarters as executive to the deputy chief of staff for operations, and later as executive aide and pilot for the Military Airlift Command commander. In August 1972, he assumed command of the [[8th Airlift Squadron]], [[McChord Air Force Base]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. He entered the [[Air War College]] in August 1974 and, upon graduation, again served at Military Airlift Command headquarters, as assistant chief of staff.<ref name=Biography />


In August 1976, Cassidy was assigned as vice commander of the [[63rd Airlift Wing]] at [[Norton Air Force Base]], [[California]]. In February 1978, he became commander of the wing. He returned to [[Military Airlift Command]] headquarters in July 1980 and served initially as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations. In August 1981, he became the command's deputy chief of staff for operations.<ref name=Biography />
In August 1976, Cassidy was assigned as vice commander of the [[63rd Airlift Wing]] at [[Norton Air Force Base]], [[California]]. In February 1978, he became commander of the wing. He returned to [[Military Airlift Command]] headquarters in July 1980 and served initially as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations. In August 1981, he became the command's deputy chief of staff for operations.<ref name=Biography />


From October 1983 to August 1984, he served as commander of [[Military Airlift Command]]'s [[21st Air Force]] at [[McGuire Air Force Base]], [[New Jersey]] During this period, Military Airlift Command was heavily involved in support of United States' operations in [[Lebanon]] and [[Grenada]]. General Cassidy then transferred to Headquarters [[United States Air Force]], [[Washington D.C.]], where he served as deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. He was promoted to general November 8, 1985, with same date of rank. The general assumed command of Military Airlift Command in September 1985 and of the [[United States Transportation Command]] upon its activation Oct. 1, 1987.<ref name=Biography />
From October 1983 to August 1984, Cassidy served as commander of [[Military Airlift Command]]'s [[21st Air Force]] at [[McGuire Air Force Base]], [[New Jersey]] During this period, Military Airlift Command was heavily involved in support of United States' operations in [[Lebanon]] and [[Grenada]]. General Cassidy then transferred to Headquarters [[United States Air Force]], [[Washington D.C.]], where he served as deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. He was promoted to general 8 November 1985, with same date of rank. The general assumed command of Military Airlift Command in September 1985 and of the [[United States Transportation Command]] upon its activation 1 Oct. 1987.<ref name=Biography />

Cassidy died from cancer on 8 February 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.aspx?pid=179549997|title = Duane Cassidy Obituary (1933 – 2016) – Chapel Hill, NC – the News & Observer| website=[[Legacy.com]] }}</ref> and was buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] on 18 November.


==Awards==
==Awards==
Awards earned during his career:<ref name=Biography />
Awards earned during his career:<ref name=Biography />
{|
*[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]
|[[File:COMMAND PILOT WINGS.png|150px]]
*[[Legion of Merit]]
|[[United States Aviator Badge|US Air Force Command Pilot Badge]]
*[[Bronze Star]]
|-
*[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]]
|<br>
*[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters
|-
*[[Air Medal]]
|[[File:United States Air Force Navigator Observer Badge.svg|150px]]<span style="position:relative; top: -28px; left: -88px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Award-star-silver-3d.png|27px]]</span>
*[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Parachutist Badge]]
|[[Combat systems officer|US Air Force Senior Navigator Badge]]
*[[Command pilot]] and [[senior navigator]] with more than 8,000 flying hours
|-
|[[File:United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg|80px]]
|[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Basic Parachutist badge]]
|-
|[[File:US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg|90px]]
|[[United States Transportation Command]] Badge
|}
{|
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Legion of Merit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Legion of Merit]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Bronze Star Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Bronze Star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Defense Meritorious Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|name=Meritorious Service ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Commendation ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Commendation Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Outstanding Unit Award|Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Combat Readiness Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Combat Readiness Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Army Good Conduct Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Army Good Conduct Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with one bronze [[service star]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=AnArcRib|width=60}}
|[[Antarctica Service Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=AFEMRib|width=60}}
|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=5|type=service-star|name=Vietnam Service Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with silver service star
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Air Force|Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon]] with oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=7|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Longevity Service ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Longevity Service Award]] with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=USAF Marksmanship ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Marksmanship Ribbon#Air Force|Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Air Force Training Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Air Force Training Ribbon]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg|width=60}}
|[[Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)#Unit Award|Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=60}}
|[[Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
|}
*[[Command pilot]] and senior navigator with more than 8,000 flying hours.
In 2006 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame|url=http://www.atalink.org/content/2006/11/01/2006-general-duane-h-cassidy-usaf-ret/|website=Airlift/Tanker Association}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.transcom.mil/about/oralHistories/Cassidy.pdf General Duane H. Cassidy (An oral history)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422093914/http://www.transcom.mil/about/oralHistories/Cassidy.pdf General Duane H. Cassidy (An oral history)]
*{{C-SPAN|16587}}


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Latest revision as of 08:34, 15 February 2024

Duane H. Cassidy
Born(1933-11-24)24 November 1933
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Died8 February 2016(2016-02-08) (aged 82)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1954–1989
RankGeneral
CommandsUnited States Transportation Command
Military Airlift Command
21st Air Force
63rd Airlift Wing
8th Airlift Squadron[1]
Battles / warsVietnam War
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal

Duane Harlan Cassidy[2] (24 November 1933 – 8 February 2016) was a general in the United States Air Force and the former commander of the Military Airlift Command and United States Transportation Command.

Early life

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Cassidy was born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, in 1933.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska in 1968 and a Master of Science degree from Troy State University in 1975. He completed Squadron Officer School in 1961 at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1973, the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1979, and the program for senior executives in national and international security at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, in 1983.[1]

Military career

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Upon completion of aviation cadet training, Cassidy was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1954. He then attended navigator training at Harlingen and James Connally Air Force Bases, Texas. His initial operational assignments in the Air Force were to the Military Air Transport Service: first to the Air Weather Service's 6th Weather Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, flying B-25 Mitchells, and then to Air Rescue Service's 49th Air Rescue Squadron, Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. During these assignments, he participated in numerous rescue and weather reconnaissance missions, including the hydrogen weapons test in 1956 at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. His navigator assignments ended after two years as a Military Air Transport Service C-121 Constellation line crew member at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. He entered pilot training in December 1958.[1]

Cassidy was assigned to Strategic Air Command after graduation from pilot training and flew B-47 Stratojets at McCoy Air Force Base, Florida, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska. In November 1965, he transferred to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and served with the 810th Strategic Aerospace Division, whose mission included B-52 Stratofortress bomber and LGM-30 Minuteman missile operations. In September 1968, he was assigned to the Republic of Vietnam, serving first with 7th Air Force's Tactical Air Control Center and then with the Military Assistance Command's Vietnam Directorate of Public Affairs as an air briefer to the Saigon press corps.[1]

Cassidy returned to the Air Force airlift mission in October 1969. He was assigned to Military Airlift Command headquarters as executive to the deputy chief of staff for operations, and later as executive aide and pilot for the Military Airlift Command commander. In August 1972, he assumed command of the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. He entered the Air War College in August 1974 and, upon graduation, again served at Military Airlift Command headquarters, as assistant chief of staff.[1]

In August 1976, Cassidy was assigned as vice commander of the 63rd Airlift Wing at Norton Air Force Base, California. In February 1978, he became commander of the wing. He returned to Military Airlift Command headquarters in July 1980 and served initially as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations. In August 1981, he became the command's deputy chief of staff for operations.[1]

From October 1983 to August 1984, Cassidy served as commander of Military Airlift Command's 21st Air Force at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey During this period, Military Airlift Command was heavily involved in support of United States' operations in Lebanon and Grenada. General Cassidy then transferred to Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington D.C., where he served as deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. He was promoted to general 8 November 1985, with same date of rank. The general assumed command of Military Airlift Command in September 1985 and of the United States Transportation Command upon its activation 1 Oct. 1987.[1]

Cassidy died from cancer on 8 February 2016,[4] and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on 18 November.

Awards

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Awards earned during his career:[1]

US Air Force Command Pilot Badge

US Air Force Senior Navigator Badge
Basic Parachutist badge
United States Transportation Command Badge
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.
 Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Antarctica Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Silver star
 Vietnam Service Medal with silver service star
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Vietnam Campaign Medal
  • Command pilot and senior navigator with more than 8,000 flying hours.

In 2006 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame.[5]

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "GENERAL DUANE H. CASSIDY". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. ^ "MACOI, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Office of Information – Biographies". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. ^ Date and year of birth according to LCNAF CIP data
  4. ^ "Duane Cassidy Obituary (1933 – 2016) – Chapel Hill, NC – the News & Observer". Legacy.com.
  5. ^ "Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame". Airlift/Tanker Association.
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