Christopher Carl Bogdan is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as the Program Executive Officer for the

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Joint Program Office in

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. Previously, he was the Deputy Program Executive Officer. Before that, he served as the Program Executive Officer and Program Director,

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Tanker Modernization Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Center at

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Career

Born and raised in New York City, Bogdan was commissioned as a

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on June 1, 1983, at the

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. After graduation, Bogdan went on to become a distinguished graduate from squadron officer school located at

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in Alabama. Bogdan is also a distinguished graduated of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at

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in California. Bogdan became a test pilot with more than 3,200 hours in over 35 different aircraft, including the

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and

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. , Bogdan is a senior vice president at

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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

Effective dates of promotion

Major awards and decorations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdan, Christopher Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Military personnel from New York City United States Air Force Academy alumni U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni California State University, Northridge alumni Air Command and Staff College alumni Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni United States Air Force generals Recipients of the Legion of Merit