 Before assuming his final duties as Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic and Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command on October 31, 1994, General Sheehan served as Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. General Sheehan retired from the Marine Corps on September 24, 1997.In 1998, Sheehan joined Bechtel International as a senior vice president.While remaining with Bechtel, Sheehan joined the Military Officers Association of America board of directors in 2012.