His next assignment took him to Little Rock AFB in Arkansas and the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) where he served as an Operational Detachment-Alpha Observer/Controller. During his second year the JRTC was restationed to Ft. Polk, LA where he finished his assignment as the Special Operations Detachment, Operations Officer. He again returned to Fort Bragg, N.C. where he commanded B Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group. During his tenure he led his company to Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy.