Military Career
- Sep 62 – Feb 63 Student, Infantry Officer Basic and Ranger Course
- Apr 63 – Jun 64 Platoon Leader, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate)
- Jun 64 – Sep 64 Liaison Officer, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate)
- Dec 64 – Oct 65 Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vietnam
- Oct 65 – Apr 66 S-2/S-5 (Intel/Civil Affairs) Officer, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vietnam
- Apr 66 – Aug 67 Instructor, Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA
- Aug 67 – Jan 68 Company Commander, Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, GA
- Jan 68 – Sep 68 Student, Infantry Officer Advance Course, Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA
- Sep 68 – Dec 68 Company Commander, 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam
- Dec 68 – Sep 69 Battalion S-3 (Operations) Officer, 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam
- Sep 69 – Oct 69 Brigade S-3 (Operations) Officer, 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam
- Dec 69 – Jan 72 Graduate Student, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- Feb 72 – Jun 72 Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
- Jun 72 – Feb 75 Senior Operations / Systems Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
- Mar 75 – Dec 76 Battalion S-3 Officer / Executive Officer, 75th Infantry (Ranger), Fort Stewart, GA
- Dec 76 – Mar 77 Commander, Task Force (Alaska), 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
- May 77 – Jul 79 Commander, 2nd Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Fort Lewis, WA
- Aug 79 – May 80 Student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
- Jun 80 – Apr 82 Secretary to Joint Staff, European Command, Vaihingen, Germany
- May 82 – Apr 84 Commander, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe, Germany
- May 84 – Nov 85 Commander, 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger), Fort Benning, GA
- Nov 85 – Jun 87 Deputy Commanding General, 1st Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
- Jun 87 – May 88 Director, Washington Office, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL
- May 88 – Dec 89 Deputy Chief of Staff (Training), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, VA
- Dec 89 – Aug 91 Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
- Aug 91 – Apr 93 Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
- May 93 – Feb 96 Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, FL
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