• Rank: General
• Branch: Army
• Status: Retired
• University: University of Jordan
• Language School: Defense Language Institute
• Language: Arabic

• Assignments:
• 1973 - 1974 : Officer Basic/Airborne/Ranger Courses, US Army Infantry School, Ft Benning, GA
• 1974 - 1975 : Platoon and Scout Platoon Leader, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC
• 1975 - 1977 : Platoon Leader, XO ,Company Commander, 2nd Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Ft Lewis, WA
• 1978 - 1980 : Olmsted Scholar Program - Amman, Jordan
• 1980 - 1981 : Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• 1981 - 1982 : Infantry Officer Advanced Course, US Army Infantry School, Ft Benning, GA
• 1982 - 1983 : Battalion Plans, Company Commander, 1st Bn (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Hunter Army Airfield, GA
• 1983 : Office of the Chief of Staff, US Army, Pentagon
• 1985 - 1985 : Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
• 1985 - 1986 : Operations Officer, United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization, Observer Group, Lebanon
• 1986 - 1988 : Executive Officer and Deputy Commander, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry (ABCT), Vicenza, Italy
• 1988 - 1990 : Aide-de-camp to Commander-in-Chief, US Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany
• 1990 - 1992 : Commander, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry (ABCT), Vicenza, Italy
• 1992 - 1993 : National Security Affairs Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• 1993 - 1995 : Brigade Commander, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC
• 1995 - 1996 : Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon
• 1996 - 1997 : Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Armored Division, Germany
• 1997 - 1999 : Commandant of Cadets, US Military Academy, West Point, NY
• 1999 - 2000 : Commanding General, 1st Infantry Division, Germany
• 2000 - 2001 : Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon
• 2001 - 2003 : Director of the Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon
• 2003 : Deputy Commander (Forward Deployed), US Central Command, McDill AFB, FL and Qatar
• 2003 - 2007 : Commander, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL
• 2007 : Retired
• 2008 - Present : JPA Associates
• Education:
• 2009: Distinguished Graduate - US Military Academy
• 1981: MS Middle Eastern Area Studies - Harvard University
• 1973: BS - US Military Academy