Carl Paul Chebi (born 1965) is a

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vice admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. Australia In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...

who serves as the commander of

Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) provides materiel support for aeronaval aircraft and airborne weapon systems for the United States Navy. It is one of the Echelon II Navy systems commands (SYSCOM), and was established in 1966 as the succe ...

since September 9, 2021. He most recently served as the Deputy Program Executive Officer of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office from 30 September 2019 to 9 September 2021. Previously, he served as the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Space Systems of the

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), based in San Diego, California, is one of six SYSCOM Echelon II organizations within the United States Navy and is the Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISTAR, C4ISR ...

from 2017 to 2019. Raised in

Holliston, Massachusetts Holliston is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Greater Boston area. The population was 14,996 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located in MetroWest, a Massachusetts region that is west ...

, Chebi attended the

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (; RPI) is a private university, private research university in Troy, New York, United States. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere. It was establishe ...

and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer systems engineering. He later graduated from flight school, Naval Test Pilot School and

Navy Fighter Weapons School The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as Top Gun (stylized as TOPGUN), is a United States Navy training program that teaches air combat maneuvering tactics and techniques to se ...

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* 1965 births Living people Military personnel from Massachusetts People from Holliston, Massachusetts Place of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni United States Naval Aviators United States Naval Test Pilot School alumni United States Navy admirals United States Navy personnel of the Gulf War {{USN-bio-stub