At Plymouth, Staff Operations was given a message-form from the Main Wireless Office.

In July 1995, he was posted to Air Command Headquarters and appointed Chief of Staff Operations.

And in the end, Lowell knew, the decisions would be made by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, in about ten seconds.

His following assignment was as the Deputy Director of Staff Operations for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium.

Later that year, he returned to Headquarters Strategic Air command as Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations.

While there he served as an operations staff officer and assistant executive officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations.

He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, United States Army Forces Command, from June 1995 to June 1997.

One was responsible for Fire Suppression and the other for Staff Operations.

Whiteley then became deputy to the Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations (G-3), Major General Harold Bull.

In July 1965 he was named Director of Operations (later redesignated as Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations) in July 1965.