Carl Andrew Lahti (born 1967) is a

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and submarine warfare officer who is dual-hatted as the 36th commander of the

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and commander of

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since July 14, 2021. As CNFJ/CNRJ, Lahti is responsible for providing shore readiness to U.S. naval forces in Japan and maritime support to the American forward presence in Japan as well as cooperation with the

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to promote regional stability and deter aggression. He most recently served as the 91st Commandant of

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and deputy commander of the

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from June 2018 to June 2021. Prior to this assignment, Lahti served as director of energy and environmental readiness of the

, with command tours as commanding officer of the to from 2006 to October 2009 and the 50th commander of

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from May 2013 to December 2015. Raised in

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, Lahti graduated from the

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in 1989 with a B.S. degree in systems engineering. He later earned an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the

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in 1996 and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the

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. In March 2022, he was nominated for promotion to

. The promotion became effective on April 1, 2022.

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