Colonel,
USAF,
Ret. (since 1987); one of the first three African Americans to graduate from
the U.S. Air Force Academy; that group of three are called the "Pathfinders";
graduated from the test pilot program at Edwards
AFB, served in
Vietnam; at the time of his selection assigned at Headquarters
USAF,
The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; later he worked for the Air Launched Cruise
Missile project in Dayton, Ohio and worked for NSA; semi finalist in
NASA astronaut group 8 selection; currently residing
in New Mexico.