 After his promotion to the rank of Captain he was named Company Commander.In August 1979, he was reassigned to the 892d Engineer Company at Humacao, Puerto Rico as Company Commander and in September 1979, he was the Assistant S-3 of the Command and Control at PRNG Headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico.He served there until October 1979, when he returned to the 130th Engineer Battalion as Battalion Executive Officer.