Later, at Florida State University, he earned a Master of Science degree in exercise physiology and served as an assistant football coach.

While assigned to the U.S. Military Academy's Department of Physical Education, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Long Island University.

On July 24, 2002, Hagenbeck awarded Colonel Rowan Tink of the Special Air Service Regiment the Bronze Star Medal for his role in Operation Anaconda.

This planning lapse caused chaos in the first few days of the operation, which in turn led top Taliban and al Qaeda leaders to escape into Pakistan.

[2] Hagenback defended himself, arguing that the operation had been overly dependent on USAF fixed-wing aircraft that he believed could not offer as much protection as United States Army rotarcraft and artillery.