Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Prior to this position he was an active duty Marine Corps officer and retired in 2009 as a Lieutenant Colonel after 22 years of service. He received his doctorate from the University of Kansas in 2008. His work has been published in number of books and national periodicals. His forthcoming book Bigger Bombs for a Brighter Tomorrow: The Strategic Air Command and American War Planning at the Dawn of the Atomic Age is scheduled to be published later this year.