▁Det achment ▁ 8 1 5 , ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University , ▁Dallas , ▁Texas ; ▁non - comm ission ed ▁officer ▁in ▁charge , ▁cad et ▁training ▁and ▁AF RO TC ▁Summer ▁Enc amp ment , ▁Har lingen ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Texas . ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁– ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁det achment ▁ser ge ant ▁major , ▁ 3 6 3 5 th ▁Sur v ival ▁Training ▁Wing , ▁Ste ad ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Nev ada ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁director ate ▁of ▁personnel , ▁ 3 1 7 th ▁Com bat ▁Support ▁Group , ▁Pe ase ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( tem por ary ▁duty ▁as ▁student , ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command ▁Non - Comm ission ed ▁Officer ▁Academy ) ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁personnel ▁ser ge ant ▁major , ▁Air ▁Force ▁Element , ▁Head quarters ▁United ▁States ▁European ▁Command , ▁Camp ▁des ▁Log es , ▁St . ▁Germ ain , ▁France ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁ser ge ant ▁major , ▁executive ▁services ▁division , ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁Head quarters ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁– ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Chief ▁Master ▁Serge ant ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force