Christopher Bogdan

Christopher Bogdan
Christopher Bogdan
	File:LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHRISTOPHER C. BOGDAN USAF.JPG Lt. General Christopher Bogdan
Allegiance	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
Branch	File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
Service years	1983–2017
Rank	File:US Air Force O9 shoulderboard rotated (1949–1999).svg Lieutenant general

Christopher Carl Bogdan^[1] is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. Previously, he was the Deputy Program Executive Officer. Before that, he served as the Program Executive Officer and Program Director, KC-46 Tanker Modernization Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

Career

Born and raised in New York City,^[1] Bogdan was commissioned as a second lieutenant on June 1, 1983, at the United States Air Force Academy. After graduation, Bogdan went on to become a distinguished graduate from squadron officer school located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. Bogdan is also a distinguished graduated of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Bogdan became a test pilot with more than 3,200 hours in over 35 different aircraft, including the KC-135, F-111 and F-16.^[2] As of 2021^[update], Bogdan is a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton.^[3]

1983: Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1989: Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1990: Distinguished graduate, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California
1994: Master of Science degree in engineering management, with distinction, California State University, Northridge
1995: Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1998: Air War College, by correspondence
2000: Distinguished graduate, Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2005: Advanced Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
2006: U.S. Air Force Senior Leadership Course, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina
2007: National Security Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University, New York
2013: Cyber Operations Executive Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama^[2]

File:Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg	Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg	Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster Bronze oak leaf cluster File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg	Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster File:Air Force Commendation Medal ribbon.svg	Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
File:Aerial Achievement Medal ribbon.svg	Aerial Achievement Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster File:Air Force Achievement Medal ribbon.svg	Air Force Achievement Medal

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