Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Cincinnati, 1979. Master in Management, Central Michigan University, 1985. Master in National Security and Strategic Studies, College Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, 1993.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Cincinnati, 1979. Master in Management, Central Michigan University, 1985. Master in National Security and Strategic Studies, College Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, 1993.
Commissioned 2d. lieutenant United States Air Force, 1979, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 2010, pilot training Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, 1980—1981. B-52D pilot 2nd Bombardment Squadron, March Air Force Base, California, 1981—1982. Aircraft Commander, instructor pilot and wing tactics officer 524th Bombardment Squadron, Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, 1982—1986.
B-1B instructor pilot and chief wing standardization and evaluation 384th Bombardment Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 1987—1989, 96th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, 1989—1992. Chief long-range attack planning & programming United States Air Force, Washington, 1993—1994. Commander 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, 1994—1996.
Chief Forces Assignment Branch, Directorate of Force Structure (J8) The Joint Staff, Washington, 1997—1999. Commander 2nd Operations Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1999—2000. Assistant director aerospace operations Air Combat Command (ACC), Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 2000—2002.
Commander 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 2002—2004, 405th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, 2002—2004. Deputy director operational plans and joint matters United States Air Force, Washington, 2004—2005. Commander 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 2005—2007.
Deputy director global operations (J-39) Operations Directorate The Joint Staff, Washington, 2007—2009. Commander (provisional Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Bollings Air Force Base, 2009, vice Commander Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, since 2009.