Brigadegeneral,
USAF;
Bachelor's in Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Springs, 1983; Master of Science 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 of Science in National Security
Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., 2003;
seit 18. Juli 2008 Director, Standing Joint Force Headquarters North, U.S.
Northern Command, Peterson
AFB,
Colorado; Semifinalist bei der Astronautenauswahl der
NASA-Gruppe
15.