Naval Station Anacostia, Washington D.C., with a follow-on tour as Ordnance Advisor to the United States Training Mission in Saudi Arabia from 1968 to 1969.

After attendance at the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, he accepted an assignment as assistant professor of military science, while studying to earn an M.A.

Following a one-year tour at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, he served for a year as a faculty member at the National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. Next, he reported to Fort Stewart, Georgia to take command of Division Support Command for the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in 1987.

Following command at Fort Stewart, he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4 (Logistics) for the U.S. Third Army at Fort McPherson, Georgia and then, as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Deputy for Host Nation Support at U.S. Central Command during Operation Desert Storm.

In this assignment, he was instrumental in reorganizing and stabilizing the Ordnance School's workforce after the turbulence caused by the establishment of the Combined Arms Support Command.