1943
Born to Garland Buffington and Alice Ruth (Humphries) Bowen in Huntington, WV.
1964
Earns a Bachelor of Science in metallurgy from the Case Institute of Technology; Is commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.
1965
Marries Sally Ann Lieblein on February 27.
1969
Conducts postgraduate study at Air University through 1975.
1971
Achieves a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
1971
Is a staff intelligence officer at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland until 1974.
1974
Is an executive officer for requirements development and acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. until 1975.
1975
Is a congressional activities officer at the Pentagon until 1978.
1979
Is special assistant to commander of the Air Force Systems Command at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland until 1982.
1982
Serves as director of the Cost Analysis Electronic Systems Division at the Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts until 1985.
1985
Is deputy director of the MILSTAR Terminals System Program Office at the Hanscom Air Force Base until 1986.
1986
Becomes a colonel in the U.S. Air Force; Conducts postgraduate study at the University of Houston.
1986
Is comptroller for the Deputy Information Systems Ballistic Missile Office at the Norton Air Force Base in California until 1989.
1988
Serves as president of the Nations Gateway chapter of the American Society Military Comptrollers until 1989.
1989
Is the director of cost at the Andrews Air Force Base until 1990.
1990
Serves as commander of the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency until 1992.
1992
Is manager of the Boston office and general manager of ESC Programs Groups for Tecolote Research, Inc. through 2012.
2012
Is the owner and manager of Merrimack Collision Repair through 2015.