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.