He ran for US Congress in Maryland’s 2nd District. He was assigned to the US Air Force’s “Air Staff” as the Pentagon was attacked on Sept 11, 2001. He retired from the US Air Force after nearly 21 years of active duty, having deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and “visiting” twenty-two countries and forty-three states in the performance of his duties. After his Air Force retirement, Berney worked as a project manager in the banking industry. In 2009, he returned to DoD as a civil servant, where he was part of USCYBERCOM’S initial staff. He later served as NORAD & USNORTHCOM’s Senior Technical Advisor at Fort Meade. Before retiring from DoD, he participated in refugee resettlement efforts for Afghans, Haitians, and undocumented migrants in defense of the US Southwest Border. In 2021, Maryland’s Governor appointed him to the District 9 Judicial Nominating Commission, Howard County Maryland. He recently authored the new book, “Black Values Matter”.