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Status: Inactive; Active 1982-1987. Born: 1956-08-08. Birth Place: Bristol, Virginia.
Bachelor of science in astronautical engineering from the USAF Academy, 1978. Master of science in astronautical engineering from MIT, 1982. National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, NY, 2002. Later with Office Space Systems in the Pentagon.
July 1995 - January 1996, Deputy Commander, 45th Operations Group, 45th Space Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.
January 1996 - August 1996, Deputy Chief, Space Control Mission Team, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
August 1996 - May 1997, Chief, Requirements and Programs Branch, Integration Division, Directorate of Plans, United States Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
May 1997 - August 1998, Chief, Integration Division, Directorate of Plans, United States Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
August 1998 - June 2000, Commander, 614th Space Operations Group and Chief of Operations, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
June 2000 - April 2001, Executive Officer to Commander-in-Chief, NORAD; Commander-in-Chief, United States Space Command; and Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
April 2001 Commander, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB CO.
June 2003 - July 2004, Assistant Director of Air and Space Operations, Headquarters AFSPC, Peterson AFB, Colorado.
Promoted to Brigadier General in February 2004. Later Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
The group was selected to provide shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads.. Qualifications: USAF officers with bachelor's degree in science or engineering; four years experience in flying or space-related activities. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 14 were selected from 63 candidates.