Mike Gunter, a Vietnam era veteran, received a direct commission to a Lieutenant in the US Army Infantry Corps. Retiring in 1988, he went to work for the Air Force Civil Service as the Editor of Airpower Journal and the creator of USAF's Air Chronicles. Subsequently, he taught some of the very first courses in digital imaging and digital videography at Flathead Valley Community College. He is an Adobe Certified Training Provider and lives in Kalispell, Montana.