From October 1963 until June the next year, he attended F-100 Super Sabre combat crew training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.

Beginning in October and ranging for the next year, he was an A-1E Skyraider pilot for the 602nd Fighter Squadron, Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.

He was then a F-4D Phantom II maintenance officer for the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico until November 1971.

A transfer to the 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea came with a job change until January 1973 as an F-4D flight commander.

From November 1975 to April 1976. he was the chief, standardization and evaluation division, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

[4][5] Awards earned during his career:[1] Dates at which he was promoted:[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency