9 8 4 ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁its ▁College ▁of ▁Business . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁Stewart ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years , ▁initially ▁flying ▁rescue ▁hel ic op ters ▁and ▁then ▁transition ing ▁to ▁fixed - wing ▁j ets ▁and ▁flying ▁the ▁B - 1 B ▁bom ber . ▁He ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁Dy ess ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Mountain ▁Home ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁and ▁other ▁Air ▁Force ▁bases . ▁ ▁After ▁college , ▁Stewart ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁Officer ▁Training ▁School , ▁followed ▁by ▁assignment ▁to ▁Under grad uate ▁Pil ot ▁Training , ▁gradu ating ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁class ▁in ▁both ▁instances . ▁Stewart ▁fle w ▁both ▁hel ic op ters ▁and ▁jet ▁aircraft ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Stewart ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Mack ay ▁Tro phy ▁for ▁" sign ific ant ▁aer ial ▁achiev ement " ▁for ▁the ▁combat ▁cap ability ▁operation ▁known ▁as ▁Cor on et ▁Bat . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Stewart ▁and ▁a ▁flight ▁of ▁two ▁B - 1 s ▁set ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁fast est ▁non - stop ▁flight ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁Stewart ▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁project ▁officer ▁for ▁this ▁mission . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁cap ability ▁of ▁the ▁B - 1 ▁Lan cer ▁with ▁live ▁bomb ing ▁activity ▁over ▁three ▁bomb ing ▁ranges ▁on ▁three ▁contin