Brigadier General USAF, Bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1983; Master's degree in aeronautical engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 1992; USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California, 1993; Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1997; Air War College, 2000; Master's degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., 2003; since 18. July 2008 Director, Standing Joint Force Headquarters North, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado; semi finalist in NASA group 15 selection.