 From 1957-60 he was the Military Assistant to Secretary of the Army Wilber Marion Brucker, in 1961 he graduated from The National War College; he then returned to Europe to assume command of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment followed by tours on the staff of U.S. Army, Europe and as Chief of Staff of the 3d Infantry Division.In 1964 he became one of the youngest generals in Army history at the age of 42.Returning to Washington, DC he was assigned as Director of Policy Plans for the Assistant Secretary of Defense and served as a military advisor to the delegation of Secretary of State Dean Rusk at the ANZUS and SEATO treaty negotiations followed by duty as Deputy Director for Policy and Plans (J-5) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.