Christopher Bogdan

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Christopher Carl Bogdan{{cite book |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/usafayearbooks/1983.pdf |title=Polaris |date=1983 |publisher=United States Air Force Academy |location=Colorado Springs, Colorado |volume=XXV |page=443 |accessdate=2019-07-13}} 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, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108398/christopher-c-bogdan/|title=Lieutenant General Christopher C. Bogdan > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display|website=www.af.mil|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-24}} {{PD-notice}} {{As of|2021}}, Bogdan is a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton.{{cite web |title=Meet Chris |publisher=Booz Allen Hamilton |url=https://www.boozallen.com/d/bio/leadership/chris-bogdan.html |access-date=2021-09-12}}

Education

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