SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Armed Forces Staff College
Senior Service College Fellowship – Harvard University

Retired 1 May 2005

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Eastern Washington University – BS – Military Science
Troy State University – MS – International Relations

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  Chinese-Mandarin

PROMOTIONS                        DATE OF APPOINTMENT
1LT                                                       16 Aug 76
CPT                                                       23 Nov 78
MAJ                                                       1 Nov 85
LTC                                                        1 Jan 92
COL                                              1 May 97
BG                                                         1 Jan 02

MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

FROM              TO                                                       ASSIGNMENT

Dec 74          Nov 75             Rifle Platoon Leader, later Mortar Platoon Leader, B Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Nov 75          Oct 76              Heavy Mortar Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Oct 76           Jan 77               Executive Officer, 41st Company, 4th Battalion, VICE, 64th Company, 6th Battalion, Troop Brigade, Fort Rucker

Jan 77            Oct 77              Student, Officer Rotary Wing Aviation Course, United States Army Aviation Center Fort Rucker, Alabama

Jan 78            Oct 79              Assistant Flight Operations Officer, later Section Leader, later Platoon Commander, C Company, 3d Aviation Battalion (Combat), 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany

Nov 79          Dec 80             Assistant S-3 (Training), 3d Aviation Battalion (Combat), 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany

Jan 80            Jul 81                Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia

Jul 81             May 83             Senior Gunnery Instructor, later Flight Commander, later Chief, Training and Scheduling Branch, United States Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama

May 83          Jun 84               Commander, 64th Company, 6th Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade, Fort Rucker, Alabama

Jul 84             Jun 85               Student, Basic Chinese-Mandarin Language Course, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Monterey, California

Jul 85             Dec 86             Foreign Area Officer Advanced Level Trainee, United States Army Foreign Area Officer Training Detachment, Hong Kong

Jan 87            Jun 87               Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia

Sep 87           Sep 88              Executive Officer, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, later redesignated 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea

Sep 88           Apr 90              China Country Officer, Asia/Pacific Division, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC

Aug 90          Dec 91             Assistant Army Liaison Officer, United States Defense Liaison Office,

                                             Hong Kong

May 92          Apr 94              Commander, 4th Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas

Apr 94           Jun 95               Student, United States Army Senior Service College Fellowship, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jun 95            May 97             Politico-Military Planner, Directorate for Politico-Military Affairs, J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC

Jun 97            Jun 99               Commander, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Aviation Center,

                                             Fort Rucker, Alabama

Aug 99          May 00             United States Army Attaché, United States Embassy, Australia

Jun 00            Sep 00              United States Army Attaché, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC

Sep 00           Aug 02             United States Defense Attaché, United States Embassy, People’s Republic of China

Aug 02          Mar 05             Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Cadet Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS                                          Dates                    Rank

China Country Officer, Asia/Pacific Division, Defense                   Sep 88 – Apr 90          Major
Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC
Assistant Army Liaison Officer, United States Defense                  Aug 90 – Dec 91         Major
Liaison Office, Hong Kong
Politico-Military Planner, Directorate for Politico-Military                Jun 95 – May 97     Lt Col/Col
Affairs, J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC
United States Army Attaché, United States Embassy,                     Aug 99 – May 00         Colonel
Australia
United States Army Attaché, Defense Intelligence Agency,            Jun 00 – Sep 00            Colonel
Washington, DC  (No Joint Credit)
United States Defense Attaché - China,                                         Sep 00 – Aug 02          B GEN  Defense Intelligence Agency, Beijing, China

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Senior Parachutist Badge
Senior Army Aviator Badge 
Pathfinder Badge
Ranger Tab
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

Aircraft Qualifications:  UH-1H/M, OH-58A/C, AH-1G/S/FM (Instructor Pilot), UH-60A/L

1600 hours
Over 200 parachute jumps