ABSTRACT
He was commissioned from the University of Minnesota Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps in June 1966. In June 1968 he was designated a naval aviator and began his career as a pilot in fighter squadrons flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. In 1973 he resigned his regular Navy commission and entered the Naval Reserve. As a reservist he commanded three aviation combat training squadrons and several Atlantic Fleet air support commands. He was advanced to Rear Admiral in 1994. He commanded the Atlantic Fleet Logistics Task Force, 1994-96, and Naval Reserve Readiness Command, Region Eight, 1995-97, and was Deputy Director Naval Air Warfare, 199697. In October 1997 he was returned to active duty to serve as Commander Naval Reserve Force and Director of the Naval Reserve. At the time, he was Vice President of McKenzie Construction Corporation. He advanced to Vice Admiral in June 2001 and retired from active duty in 2003.
