Education
Bachelor of Science in Geology, Northeastern University. Graduate, Command and General Staff College. Graduate, Armed Forces Staff College.
Graduate, United States Army War College.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, Northeastern University. Graduate, Command and General Staff College. Graduate, Armed Forces Staff College.
Graduate, United States Army War College.
Commissioned United States Army, 1978. Advanced through grades to colonel. With 2nd battalion (I HAWK) 51st American Dental Association (1st infantry division) Fort Riley, Kansas, 1978—1981.
With 2nd battalion (Chaparral/Vulcan) 61st American Dental Association (2nd infantry division) Camp Stanley, Republic of Korea, 1981. Fire direction officer 4th battalion (PATRIOT) 3rd Air Defense Artillery. Commander C battery Fort Bliss, Texas, Giessen, Germany.
Assistant S3 10th American Dental Association brigadier 32nd Army Air Defense Command Darmstadt, Germany. Director ADAOAC; Commander C battery 1st battalion 6th American Dental Association Fort Bliss. Battalion operations officer 3rd battalion (PATRIOT) 43rd air defense artillery 11th American Dental Association brigadier, 1990—1991.
Deployed with the battalion to Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1992. Assigned to United States Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Air defense officer Office Military Cooperation (OMC-K) Kuwait, 1995.
Commander 5th battalion (Avenger) 2nd air defense artillery, 69th American Dental Association brigadier (V Corps) Bamberg, Germany, 1996—1997. Secretary general staff United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, 1997—1999. Chief of staff Army Space Command (USARSPACE), since 2000.