I am a PhD student currently living in Grant, Alabama.  I am a retired United States Air Force officer who served both stateside and abroad.  My studies are centered on War, Power and International Affairs (WPIA) with a focus on the modern period. Among several other topics, I am interested in the environmental impact of war mobilization. I am the Vicksburg Project intern for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the student lead for the John A. Rawlins collection slated to open Fall, 2024 at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library.  In November 2024 I am presenting my paper, "Intelligence Initiative: Mieczyslaw Slowikowski’s Exceptional Contributions to Operation Torch," at the National Intelligence History Conference, Bletchley Park, United Kingdom. 

Bachelor of Science in Social Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1986)

Master of Arts in Military Studies (Land Warfare), American Military University, Manassas, Virginia (1999)

Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and Science,  Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (1999)

Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania (2008)

History of US Foreign Policy

Modern Military History

Early and Modern United States History

Student, Advanced Strategic Arts Program, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania (2007-2008)

Chair, Department of Leadership and Strategy, United States Air Force Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (2008-2010)

Instructor, Leadership and Strategy, Air War College (2008-2010)

Instructor, Australia and India Regional Studies, Air War College (2009-2010)

Chair of course development and introduction of the Grand Strategy Program at Air War College (2009-2010)