(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Patrick A. Burns, United States Air Force, was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, culminating as The Civil Engineer, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; and subsequently as Director of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, from 2001 to 2005. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Burns culminate a long and distinguished career in the service of his country and his dedicated contributions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.