Robert Darrol ShanksPrescott Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Bob Shanks served 31 years in the USAF starting out as an enlisted photo journalist. After his commissioning he then served as an intelligence analyst. He is also a certified instructor having taught English, jurnalism and special education before returning to the USAF full time. His last Air Force assignment was as a professor at the US Air Force Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL. Colonel Shanks began his military service as an enlisted photojournalist and engineering photographer. After four years of active duty, he returned to civilian life. He received his BA, MS and PhD degrees from the University of Nebraska. During his college years he was an active member of the USAF reserve component serving as a reserve intelligence analyst working both for federal law enforcement as part of the war on drugs and the reserve. He served in seven major commands before joining the Air War College faculty. Bob is now an adjunct professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University here in Prescott, AZ. Read More Read Less