Burton M. Field

Burton M. Field
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1979–2015
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	332 AEW
Commands held	5th Air Force 1st Fighter Wing 8th Fighter Wing USAF Weapons School 421st Fighter Squadron

Burton M. Field is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general. Prior to retirement he served as the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.

General Field was commissioned in 1979 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has commanded the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev.; the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; and the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va. He has also deployed as Commander, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad AB, Iraq. The general served on two major command staffs as well as the Joint Staff. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Senior Military Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan/Pakistan, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

General Field is a command pilot with more than 3,400 flying hours in the F-16 and F-22.

Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,400
Aircraft flown: F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor

1979 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1984 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1985 USAF Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 1986 Master's degree in business administration, Golden Gate University, Calif. 1993 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 1998 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

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