Major General Burton Field

Major General Burton Field is the senior military advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force 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 U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.; the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; and the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Virgina. From 2007 to 2008, he commanded the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq. General Field has served two tours on the Joint Staff to include his previous job as the vice director of the J-5 Strategic Plans and Policy. General Field is a command pilot with more than 3,400 flying hours in the F-16 and the F-22A.