Howard was head of the Department of Social Sciences and the founding director of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. His previous positions include deputy department head of the Department of Social Sciences, Army Chief of Staff Fellow at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, and commander of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis, Washington.
General Howard was in charge of the Department of Social Sciences and led the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. He held previous positions as deputy head of the Department of Social Sciences, a fellow at Harvard's Center for International Affairs, and commander of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis.