Education
Bachelor in History, Louisiana State University, 1968; student, Amphibious Warfare School Master of Arts in International Rels., Salve Regina College, 1983; graduate, Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1988.
Bachelor in History, Louisiana State University, 1968; student, Amphibious Warfare School Master of Arts in International Rels., Salve Regina College, 1983; graduate, Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1988.
Commd Second lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, 1969; advanced through grades to major general, United States Marine Corps, 1996; forward observer, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, Vietnam aide-de-camp to commanding general, 3d Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan staff platoon commander, The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia, 1970-1971; various assignments, 4th Marine Division, Louisiana, Texas, 1971-1975; company commander, SNCO Academy, Quantico, 1975-1977; various assignments, 4th Marines, 1977-1979; commander Company F., Marine Security Guard Battalion, Nairobi, Kenya, 1979-1980; various assignments, United States Marine Corps, Twentynine Palms, California, 1980-1982; stationed at Command Staff College, Training Department, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, Washington, 1982-1988; operations officer, colonel, assistant chief of staff G-3, 2d. Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1988-1991; depot assistant chief of staff G-3, United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, 1991-1993; deputy director for operations, National Military Command Center, J-3, Joint Staff, Organisation JCS, Washington, 1993-1996; commanding general, United States Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, since 1996.