Alain Duschène

Alain Duschène (2016)

Alain Duschène (born March 19, 1960 in Esch an der Alzette ) is a Luxembourg officer. Since September 30, 2017 he has been Chief of the General Staff of the Luxembourg Armed Forces and thus their military commander .

Life

After completing his school education, Alain Duschène joined the Luxembourg Army in 1979.

The general is married and has two daughters.

Military career

In 1984 Alain Duschène finished his officer training at the École Royale Militaire in Brussels. This was followed by assignments in the infantry troops of the Luxembourg armed forces at home and abroad, as well as various further training courses at military schools.

In 1998 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and was responsible for personnel and public relations at the headquarters of the Luxembourg armed forces. In March 2008, he was promoted to colonel and took over the post of deputy chief of the general staff.

On September 30, 2017, he was promoted to General (OF-6) , succeeding Romain Mancinelli as military commander of the Luxembourg Armed Forces.

Awards

Alain Duschène received a. a. the following major domestic and foreign awards:

	Officer of the Military and Civil Service Order of Adolph von Nassau
	Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown
	Commander of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
	Knight of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique
	Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite
	Commander of the Spanish Order of Civil Merit
	Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland

Web links

Commons : Alain Duschène  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Biography of Alain Duschène on the NATO website.