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Throughout his 30-year military career, his assignments included serving as the assistant chief of staff for operations for 82nd Airborne Division during 1983 Invasion of Grenada as part of Operation Urgent Fury. He also commanded the 1st Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and later the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He then went on to serve as the chief of operations for the XVIII Airborne Corps during the Gulf War. As a brigadier general, he served as the Assistant Division Commander for Operations for 25th Infantry Division.