Oberst, USAF (ausgeschieden); Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1967; Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1969; Doktortitel in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, 1979; Air War College, Maxwell AFB, 1982; Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., 1988; Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, 1990; zur Zeit seinerAuswahl eingesetzt an der USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Semifinalist bei der Astronautenauswahl der NASA-Gruppe 9; derzeit Associate Director for Munitions, Munitions Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin AFB.