 He flew 55 combat missions over Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch after the first Gulf War.In 1997, he attended the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California.After graduation he was assigned as the Director of Test, Air-to-Air Missile Test Division, 46th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, where he served as a test pilot flying the A/B/C/D and E models of the F-15 and the UH-1N helicopter.