Lt. Gen. Anthony Burshnick, USAF (Ret.)

An aviation consultant based in Washington D.C., he has advised numerous Washington, D.C. firms on logistics, airlift operations, and aircraft acquisitions. Prior to retiring from military service in 1991, Gen. Burshnick served three years as Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Military Airlift Command where he supervised the entire worldwide strategic, tactical, and administrative airlift operations of the United States Air Force, including Desert Shield/Storm.

General Burshnick has also served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations at Air Force HQ; Director of Personnel Programs at Air Force HQ; Deputy Chief-of-Staff for Plans of the Military Airlift Command at Scott AFB; Commandant of Cadets, United States Air Force Academy. He held several Airlift Wing Command and Staff positions including Director of Operations for C-141 and C-5 air crew training at Altus AFB and Commander of Yokota Air Base and Travis AFB.

From 1973-1975, Gen. Burshnick was the Air Force Liaison Officer to the United States House of Representatives. Gen. Burshnick is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal.