AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2016

Travis Burdine
Division Chief, RPA Operations
U.S. Air Force


COLONEL TRAVIS A. BURDINE IS THE CHIEF OF THE REMOTELY PILOT AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS DIVISION, HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C. IN THIS POSITION HE FORMULATES, COORDINATES AND LEADS IMPLEMENTATION OF AIR FORCE POLICY REGARDING REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS FOR THE AIR FORCE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OPERATIONS, THE AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. PREVIOUSLY HE SERVED AS THE DEPUTY DIVISION CHIEF FOR RATED AIRCREW MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. COLONEL BURDINE RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION IN 1994 AS A GRADUATE OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY. AFTER SERVING THREE YEARS AS AN ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGER, HE GRADUATED FROM UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING IN 1998. HE THEN SERVED IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS AS AIRCRAFT COMMANDER, INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND EVALUATOR PILOT IN BOTH THE E-3 AWACS AND MQ-1B PREDATOR, WHERE HE FLEW IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS ALLIED FORCE, SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQI FREEDOM AND ENDURING FREEDOM. FINALLY, HE STOOD-UP AND COMMANDED THE 20TH RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON FLYING MQ-1B REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT AT WHITEMAN AFB, MISSOURI. COLONEL BURDINE IS A COMMAND PILOT WITH OVER 3,500 FLYING HOURS IN THE E-3 AND MQ-1B.

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