Christopher F. Burne | |
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| Born | October 7, 1958 Dunmore, Pennsylvania, US |
| Service/ | United States Air Force |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
| Spouse(s) | Robin Renee Pond (m.1988) |
Christopher Francis Burne is a United States Air Force lieutenant general and was Judge Advocate General of the Air Force from May 2014 until May 2018. He retired on July 1, 2018. [1]
Christopher Francis Burne was born on October 7, 1958, in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, Burne's father Francis Robert Burne was a decorated bombardier in World War II. [2] Burne attended the University of Scranton and Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law. [3]
Burne joined the Air Force in 1983 and was assigned to the Eighth Air Force. [3] In 1987, he was assigned to Headquarters Strategic Air Command. [3] He served as Offutt Air Force Base from 1989 until 1990, when he was assigned to Vandenberg Air Force Base. [3] There, he was Deputy Staff Judge Advocate with the Western Space and Missile Center and the Twentieth Air Force. He would later deploy to serve in the Gulf War. [3]
In 1993, Burne was stationed at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands. [3] From there, he became Director, Operations Law, United States Central Command and Staff Judge Advocate of the 20th Fighter Wing. [3]
Following the September 11 attacks, he took part in organizing the Air Force's mobilization and response. [3]
In May 2014, he was confirmed by the Senate to be The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. [4] Prior to this, he was assigned as the Staff Judge Advocate at Headquarters Air Combat Command. [4] Burne retired from the Judge Advocate General position on July 1, 2018. [1]
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