He attended UPT at Vance AFB, OK, in 1981-82 and won the ATC flying award. He went on to F-16 training at Hill AFB, UT, where he was a distinguished graduate. Following Hill, he was assigned to Hahn AB, Germany, from 1982-85 as the Squadron and Wing Scheduler. From Hahn, he was assigned to Kunsan, ROK, from 1986-87 as the Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner.

He then went to Fighter Weapons School Aug - Dec 86. His following assignments included Misawa AB, Japan, 1987-91, as the Weapons Officer and Flight Commander, where he was awarded the IG Outstanding Performer in the 1988 ORI; Eielson AFB, AK, 1991-94, as the Chief of Standardization and Evaluations and Quality Assurance for the 343rd Operations Group and Assistant Operations Officer for the 18th Fighter Squadron.

He attended ACSC in 1994-95, where he won the Commandant’s Research Excellence Award. He went on to serve on the HQ USAF Air Staff from 1995-98, and then as the 510 FS Operations Officer, Aviano Air Base, Italy from 1998-99. He took command of the Buzzards 18 Jun 99.

He is married to Diane M. Schrader of Niles Illinois. They have a daughter, Anna, 9 and two sons, Jack, 11, and Sam, 6.

EDUCATION:
1980 Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, California
1981 Masters in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, California
1994 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS:
1981 - 1982 Student, Upgrade Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
1982 - 1982 Student, F-16 Replacement Training, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
1982 - 1985 Squadron & Wing Scheduler, Hahn Air Base, Germany
1986 - 1987 Standardization, Evanuation Flight Examiner, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
1987 - 1991 Weapons Officer, Flight Commander, Misawa Air Base, Japan
1991 - 1994 Standardization, Evaluations, Quality Assurance, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
1994 - 1995 Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1995 - 1998 HQ USAF Air Staff
1998 - 1999 Operations Officer, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
1999 - present Commander, Command Pilot, 510 Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy

FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 2,800+
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-16

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal
AF Commendation Medal
AF Achievement Medal
AF Outstanding Unit Award
AF Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
AF Overseas Short Tour Ribbon
AF Overseas Long Tour Ribbon
AF Longevity Service Award Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
AF Training Ribbon
NATO Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant: 05 Jun 80
First Lieutenant: 05 Dec 82
Captain: 05 Dec 84
Major: 01 Mar 93
Lieutenant Colonel: 01 Dec 97