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United States Air Force general

GeneralDonald Joseph Kutyna (;^[1] born December 6, ) is a retired United States Air Force officer.

He was commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the United States Space Command from to , and commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado from to

Early years in the Air Force

Kutyna attended the University of Iowa for two years and was appointed to the United States Military Academy, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in the Class of

Upon completing pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in September , Kutyna was assigned to the 33rd&#;Bombardment Squadron at March Air Force Base, California, serving as a B combat crew commander until June&#;

In June , Kutyna graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics.

Afterwards he was assigned to the Aerospace Resear