DeAnna Burt

DeAnna Burt
DeAnna Burt
	Official portrait, 2023
Birth name	DeAnna Marie Burt
Nickname(s)	Spice[1]
Born	February 15, 1969; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.[2]
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force United States Space Force;
Years of service	1992–2021 (Air Force) 2021–present (Space Force);
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Combined Force Space Component Command 50th Space Wing; 460th Operations Group; 2nd Space Operations Squadron;
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3);
Alma mater	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (BS) Troy State University (MS);

DeAnna Marie Burt (born February 15, 1969)[3] is a United States Space Force lieutenant general who has served as the deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber, and nuclear since 2022. She previously served as the commander of Combined Force Space Component Command and vice commander of Space Operations Command from 2020 to 2022. She is the first woman to hold the rank of major general in the U.S. Space Force.[4][5][6]

Burt entered the United States Air Force in 1991 as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Her career has included numerous satellite operations and staff positions in Air Force Space Command and United States European Command. Burt has commanded the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, the 460th Operations Group, and the 50th Space Wing. She is a graduate and former instructor of the USAF Weapons School and a graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. She also served as the vice commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nevada.[4]

Education

1991 – Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida
1995 – Master of Science degree in Human Resources Management, Troy State University, Alabama
1997 – Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1999 – U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Distinguished Graduate and Academic Award, Nellis AFB, Nevada
2005 – Air Command and Staff College, Distinguished Graduate and Commandant's Leadership Award, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2006 – School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2012 – National War College, Distinguished Graduate, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2015 – Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, North Carolina
2015 – Air Force Enterprise Leadership, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, North Carolina
2016 – Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2020 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Arlie Center, Warrenton, Va.
2021 Combined Force Air Component Command Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Military career

Burt and CMSgt Bentivegna speak to Gen Dunford during his visit to Schriever Air Force Base, 2016

Burt gets sworn in as she transfers to the Space Force, May 7, 2021

Burt was nominated for promotion to major general on May 4, 2020, and was confirmed in the rank by the United States Senate seventeen days later.[7][5][8] She is the first woman to hold the rank of major general in the U.S. Space Force.

In October 2022, Burt was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber, and nuclear.[9][10]

Assignments

Burt (center) stands at attention with Gen Dickinson and Maj Gen Shaw after taking command of the Combined Force Space Component Command in 2020

October 1992 – January 1993, student, Undergraduate Space Training, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
January 1993 – December 1995, crew commander, deputy flight commander, and chief of current operations, 4th Space Warning Squadron, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
December 1995 – October 1997, chief of space systems tactical warning operations and chief of standardization and training, 76th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado
October 1997 – January 1999, executive officer, Space Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colorado
January 1999 – June 1999, student, USAF Weapons School Space Division, Nellis AFB, Nevada
June 1999 – December 2001, instructor, assistant training flight commander, and training flight commander, USAF Weapons School Space Division, Nellis AFB, Nevada
December 2001 – July 2004, theater missile defense operations officer and deputy chief of Special Technical Operations Branch, HQ U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
July 2004 – June 2005, student, Intermediate Developmental Education, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
July 2005 – June 2006, student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
June 2006 – July 2008, chief of Combat Plans Division, Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, California
August 2008 – August 2010, commander of 2nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado
August 2010 – August 2011, AFSPC chief of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Requirements Division, Peterson AFB, Colorado
August 2011 – June 2012, student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
June 2012 – August 2014, commander of 460th Operations Group, Buckley AFB, Colorado
August 2014 – May 2015, director of Commander's Action Group, Peterson AFB, Colorado
May 2015 – July 2017, commander, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colorado
July 2017 – July 2018, vice commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nevada
July 2018 – November 2020, Director of Operations and Communications, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
November 2020 – August 2022, Commander, Combined Force Space Component, U.S. Space Command, and Vice Commander, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.
August 2022 – present, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Space Operations, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

Awards and decorations

Burt receives the Gen Jerome F. O'Malley Distinguished Space Leadership Award from the Air Force Association in 2017

Burt is the recipient of the following awards:[4]

	Command Space Operations Badge
	Space Staff Badge
	Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Joint Service Achievement Medal
	Air Force Achievement Medal
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one silver oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Armed Forces Service Medal
	Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars
	Air and Space Campaign Medal
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	NATO Medal (Yugoslavia)

Dates of promotion

Burt addresses the audience during her promotion ceremony to major general, 2020


Rank	Branch	Date[4]
Second Lieutenant	Air Force	May 13, 1992
First Lieutenant		May 13, 1994
Captain		May 13, 1996
Major		November 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel		August 1, 2007
Colonel		September 1, 2011
Brigadier General		September 2, 2017
Major General		August 2, 2020
Major General	Space Force	May 7, 2021
Lieutenant General	Space Force	December 1, 2022

References

"Major General Deanna "Spice" Burt". Rhone Consulting Copy.
"Burt holds first call for Team 5-0". Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
"Persons born on 15 February 1969, DARRIN THOMAS HAMILTON to DERRICK O. PENCHION". sortedbybirthdate.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
"Lieutenant General DeAnna M. Burt". United States Space Force. July 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Erwin, Sandra (May 28, 2020). "U.S. Space Force to expand presence inside the Pentagon". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
Erwin, Sandra (May 13, 2020). "Space Force to begin specialized warfare training for new officers". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
"Coalition Partners, U.S. and U.K., agree to share technical foundation for space operations". United States Space Force. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"PN1755 – Air Force". United States Congress. May 21, 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"General Officer Announcement". United States Department of Defense. October 12, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"PN2682 — Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt — Space Force". United States Congress. October 12, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "Major General Deanna "Spice" Burt". Rhone Consulting Copy.

[2] "Burt holds first call for Team 5-0". Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

[3] "Persons born on 15 February 1969, DARRIN THOMAS HAMILTON to DERRICK O. PENCHION". sortedbybirthdate.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[biography-4] "Lieutenant General DeAnna M. Burt". United States Space Force. July 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[position-5] Erwin, Sandra (May 28, 2020). "U.S. Space Force to expand presence inside the Pentagon". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

[position2-6] Erwin, Sandra (May 13, 2020). "Space Force to begin specialized warfare training for new officers". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

[promotion-7] "Coalition Partners, U.S. and U.K., agree to share technical foundation for space operations". United States Space Force. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[nomination-8] "PN1755 – Air Force". United States Congress. May 21, 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[9] "General Officer Announcement". United States Department of Defense. October 12, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[nomination2-10] "PN2682 — Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt — Space Force". United States Congress. October 12, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.