Burton M. Field

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name=Burton M. Field
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allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Air Force
serviceyears=1979-present
rank=Brigadier General
unit=332 AEW
commands=1st Fighter Wing 8th Fighter Wing USAF Weapons School 421st Fighter Squadron
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Burton M. Field is Commander, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

He commands more than 8,500 Airmen at Joint Base Balad, Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Sather AB, Al Asad Airfield, Contingency Operations Base Speicher and Ali Base, as well as at more than 50 forward-operating bases around Iraq. The 332d AEW is the only Air Force wing based in Iraq and is engaged in combat around the clock. The wing comprises F-16 Fighting Falcons, C-130 Hercules, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, MQ-1B Predator UAVs and HH-60 Pave Hawks. Located about 40 miles north Baghdad, Balad AB is home to the busiest single-runway operation in the Department of Defense. The wing's hospital is the busiest trauma center in the world and serves as the coalition medical hub for all of Iraq.

He has been selected for promotion to major general and reassignment as Vice Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, for the Joint Staff.

Background

General Field was commissioned in 1979 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. He has commanded the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev.; and the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The general has also served on two major command staffs as well as the Joint Staff. Prior to assuming his current position, he was Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.

General Field is a command pilot with more than 3,200 flying hours in the F-16, and he is a qualified F-22A pilot.

Flight Information

Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,200 Aircraft flown: F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor

Education

*1979 Bachelor of Science degree, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
*1984 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
*1985 USAF Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nevada
*1986 Master's degree in business administration, Golden Gate University, California
*1993 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
*1998 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

Assignments

#July 1979 - July 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
#October 1980 - May 1981, student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, Hill AFB, Utah
#May 1981 - December 1983, F-16 squadron pilot and instructor pilot, 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
#January 1984 - December 1984, F-16 instructor pilot, 80 TFS, Kunsan AB, South Korea
#January 1985 - May 1985, student, USAF Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev
#May 1985 - May 1987, weapons and tactics officer and F-16 instructor pilot, 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
#May 1987 - July 1990, F-16 instructor pilot, academic instructor and flight commander, USAF Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
#August 1990 - June 1992, advanced medium-range air-to-air missile and F-22 action officer, Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va.
#June 1992 - June 1993, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
#July 1993 - June 1994, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, 388th Fighter Wing Hill AFB, Utah
#June 1994 - June 1995, operations officer, 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
#June 1995 - July 1997, Commander, 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
#August 1997 - June 1998, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
#July 1998 - May 2000, executive officer to Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
#May 2000 - April 2001, Commandant, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
#May 2001 - May 2002, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea
#June 2002 - May 2003, Assistant Deputy Director, Political-Military Affairs for Europe (J-5), the Joint Staff, Washington D.C.
#June 2003 - June 2005, Deputy Director, Politico-Military Affairs for Western Hemisphere (J-5), the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
#June 2005 - May 2007, Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.
#July 2007- present, Commander, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad AB, Iraq

Major Awards and Decorations

*Defense Superior Service Medal
*Legion of Merit
*Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
*Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
*Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
*Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

Effective Dates of Promotion

*Second Lieutenant May 30, 1979
*First Lieutenant May 30, 1981
*Captain May 30, 1983
*Major May 1, 1990
*Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 1995
*Colonel March 1, 2000
*Brigadier General June 1, 2005

External links

* [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7870 USAF Bio]