promotion Second Lieutenant June 4, 1968 First Lieutenant December 4, 1969 Captain June 4, 1971 Major September 1, 1979 Lieutenant Colonel November 1, 1981 Colonel December 1, 1985 Brigadier General June 1, 1992 Major General May 25, 1995 Lieutenant General September 20, 1996 General October 31, 1997 References |- |- 1946 births 2020 deaths Deputy Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency Military personnel from Missouri Naval Postgraduate School alumni New Mexico Highlands University alumni People from Jefferson City, Missouri Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Air Force generals University of Missouri alumni Physicists from Missouri United States Department of Energy officials Assistants to the President of the United States People from Columbia, Missouri