hiː sˈɜːvd stˈæf tˈʊɹz æt tˈæktɪkəl ˈɛɹ kəmˈænd, hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs, ænd sˈɜːvd æz dᵻfˈɛns ˌætæʃˈeɪ tə ðə jˈuːniən ʌv sˈoʊviət sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst ɹᵻpˈʌblɪks fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
He served staff tours at Tactical Air Command, Headquarters, United States Air Force, and served as defense attache to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1981 to 1983.