Colonel Steven C. Burgh is the Commander of the 306th Flying Training Group, 12th Flying Training Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. The 306th Flying Training Group provides soaring, parachuting and powered flight as character building operations focused on enhancing the airmanship and leadership of USAFA and Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets. The group also provides flight screening for all Air Force officers scheduled to enter Pilot, Combat Systems Operator, or Remotely Piloted Aircraft training. On an annual basis the 306th Flying Training Group trains more than 4,000 cadets and officers while operating the USAF's busiest day - Visual Flight Rules airfield (operated only during daylight hours).
Colonel Burgh received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy, in 1991. His combat experience includes duty as chief fighter duty officer, Air Tasking Order Production, Operation Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom, and as a senior advisor to the Iraqi Air Force during Operation New Dawn. He was the Air Education Training Command Headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, F-22 program manager during the initial bed down of the F-22 Raptor. He has commanded an Operational Support Squadron and an F-15C Fighter Squadron and is a command pilot with more than 2,300 hours in fighter and trainer aircraft.
Prior to assuming command of the 306 FTG, Col. Burgh served as the Chief, Graduate Flying Training Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Operations, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters AETC, JBSA-Randolph, Texas.
EDUCATION
1991 - Bachelor of Science degree in business management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1998 - Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 - Master of Aeronautical Sciences degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
2004 - Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 - Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1991 to October 1992, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. November 1992 to January 1995, F-15E and munitions maintenance officer, Nellis AFB, Nev.
3. January 1995 to March 1996, F-15C student, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. April 1996 to November 1998, F-15C aircraft commander, squadron scheduling, training, and safety officer, 12th Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
5. December 1998 to April 2002, F-15C instructor pilot/flight examiner, academic instructor and flight commander, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
6. April 2002 to August 2003, Commander, Fighter Flight, 85th Operations Squadron, Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland
7. August 2003 to June 2004, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2004 to June 2006, deputy branch chief, F/A-22 Program Manager, Headquarters AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
9. July 2006 - May 2010, operations officer and Commander, 325th Operational Support Squadron, and Commander 2FS, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
10. July 2010 - June 2011, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2011 - July 2012, senior advisor to the Iraqi Air Force, Sather AB, Iraq
12. August 2012 - July 2014, Chief, Graduate Flying Training, Headquarters AETC, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
13. July 2014 - Present, Commander, 306th Flying Training Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 2,300
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, F-15C
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
AF Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster
AF Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
AF Overseas Ribbon Short
AF Overseas Ribbon Long
AF Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
AF Longevity Service with four oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship with service star
AF Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS
Second Lieutenant, May 29, 1991
First Lieutenant, May 29, 1993
Captain, May 29, 1995
Major, April 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel, December 1, 2006
Colonel, April 1, 2012