MAJOR GENERAL DAVID B. BURGY
Retired May 16, 2022
Major General David B. Burgy was the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Pacific Air Force was responsible for Air Force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 45,000 Airmen serving principally in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam.
General Burgy entered the United States Air Force in 1987 after earning a commission thru the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Arizona State University. Following graduation from Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1988 at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, he remained at Vance as a T-37 Instructor Pilot. General Burgy transitioned to the Oklahoma Air National Guard in 1993. The general was a command pilot with more than 3,800 hours in the T-37, T-38, C-26, and the F-16 and commanded at the Group and Wing level. He has flown combat missions in support of operations Northern Watch and Iraqi Freedom.
Prior to his former assignment, Major General Burgy served as the Chief of Staff and Air Component Commander of the Oklahoma Air National Guard and was dual-hatted as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.
He was a citizen airmen, the general is a pilot with a major airline where he flies the Boeing 777 in routes throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Arts, Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Commanders Development Course
2014 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2017 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2018 Harvard University, Senior Executives in National and International Security, Cambridge, Mass.
2018 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2019 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Air University, LeMay Center for Doctrine, Development and Education, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1987 - June 1988, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Student Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
2. June 1988 - October 1991, T-37 Instructor Pilot/Scheduler, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, Okla.
3. October 1991 - March 1993, Ready Reserves, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Lowry AFB, Colo.
4. March 1993 - July 1997, C-26 Instructor Pilot / Command Post Controller, 138th Fighter Wing, Tulsa ANGB, Okla.
5. July 1997 - January 2005, F-16 Fighter Pilot, 125th Fighter Squadron, Tulsa ANGB, Okla.; deployments in support of ONW, 5 July 1999 - 23 Jul 1999, F-16 Pilot, Turkey, 15 February 2000 - 29 Feb 2000, F-16 Pilot, Turkey, 11October 2002 - 3 November 2002, F-16 Pilot, Turkey
6. January 2005 - January 2008, F-16 Assistant Operations Officer, 125th Fighter Squadron, Tulsa ANGB, Okla.; deployments in support of OIF, 13 May 2005 - 1 July 2005, F-16 Pilot, Qatar, 27 June 2007- 7 August 2007, F-16 Pilot, Iraq
7. January 2008 - January 2010, Commander, 138th Operations Support Flight, Tulsa ANGB, Okla.
8. January 2010 - January 2011, Director of Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, OKANG, Oklahoma Military Department, Okla.
9. January 2011 - December 2012, Commander, 138th Operations Group, Tulsa ANGB, Okla.
10. December 2012 - October 2015, Commander, 138th Fighter Wing, Tulsa ANGB, Okla.
11. October 2015 - May 2019, Chief of Staff, Oklahoma City, Okla.; dual-hatted, November 2017 - May 2019, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for Headquarters Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (AF/A10), Washington, D.C.
12. May 2019 - May 2022, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) , Hickam AFB, HI
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,800
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-26, and F-16
Pilot wings: Vance AFB, Okla.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border and oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 "M" device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
National Guard Association of Oklahoma
National Guard Association of the United States
Airline Pilots Association
Leadership Oklahoma
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 16, 1987
First Lieutenant May 27, 1989
Captain May 27, 1991
Major Sept. 14, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel June 24, 2004
Colonel July 1, 2010
Brigadier General Dec. 10, 2015
Major General May 6, 2019
(Current as of September 2024)
