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Ravi Chaudhary
6th Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Energy, Installations & Environment)
In office
April 7, 2023 – Jan 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Secretary of the Air Force:
Frank Kendall III
Preceded byJohn Henderson (engineer)
Succeeded byMichael Borders
President’s Advisory Commission On Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
In office
May 17, 2014 – Jan 20, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Personal details
Born (1970-07-15) July 15, 1970 (age 55)
Minneapolis
EducationGeorgetown University (Doctorate) St. Mary's University, Texas (M.S.) Air University (United States Air Force) (M.A.) United States Air Force Academy (B.S.) Federal Executive Institute (Leadership for a Democratic Society)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service
1993 - 2015

Ravi Chaudhary is a pilot, engineer, and former senior government official who served in two Presidential Administrations, the Federal Executive Service, and U.S. Military. During the Biden administration, he served as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment.[1] As Assistant Secretary, he presided over a multi-billion dollar defense budget, and executed energy priorities for installations, strategic basing initiatives, and environmental policy matters for the Department of the Air Force and Space Force.[2] Prior to his confirmation by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Navy. Dr. Chaudhary also served as Executive Director for Regions and Center Operations at the Federal Aviation Administration, and Director of Advanced Programs for the Office of Commercial Space.[3] Chaudhary was born in Minnesota on July 15, 1970. He attended Columbia Heights High School, graduating in 1988.[4] Dr. Chaudhary is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, and served 21 years in the Air Force. He completed his Air Force career in Virginia in 2015, where he currently resides. In March and April of 2026, Dr. Chaudhary provided analysis on the defense of U.S. military installations in the Middle-East following the start of the U.S. war with Iran.[5]

Military Service

Dr. Chaudhary conducting flight testing in 1995 to support service life extension of the Northrop T-38 Talon, used for advanced training of Air Force fighter pilots

Dr. Chaudhary served 21 years in the Air Force, where he supported developmental engineering programs, and was a pilot in the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. He also deployed to Iraq in 2008 with the Army's 18th Airborne Corps and Multi-National Corps - Iraq under the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency.[6] As a C-17 pilot, he flew combat missions during Operation ANACONDA after 9-11, and supported the Northern Alliance capture of Mazir-i-Sharif, 101st Airborne Assault into Kandahar, Afghanistan, and classified missions for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Early in his career, he served as a Delta II rocket engineer, which launched the initial Global Positioning System satellites and resulting in full operational capability of the constellation. As a systems engineer, he supported NASA’s International Space Station protection activities to ensure the safety of astronauts. During this program, he participated in one of NASA’s “Big Seven” Space Station assembly rehearsals[7], diving in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Center, Texas.[8]He also served as a flight test engineer, and conducted flight tests for the Air Force fleet, primarily in C-5, C-17, C-130, C-141, F-15, T-38, and T-37 aircraft.[9] He also integrated avionics systems into Air Force aircraft, including flight testing of congressionally mandated GPS flight management systems following the tragic 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash that killed Commerce Secretary Ron Brown.[10] While assigned to the Pentagon he served in strategic planning, budgeting, and as a speech writer for the Air Force Chief of Staff Executive Action Group. Dr. Chaudhary was a DoD Level III Acquisition Officer and published articles in future strategy, aircraft design, business transformation and space operations.[11]

Federal Service at the FAA

Dr. Chaudhary oversees airfield construction at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with senior staff.

Following his retirement from the Air Force in 2015, Dr. Chaudhary was appointed to the Federal Aviation Administration Executive Service as Executive Director of Regions and Center Operations.[12] In this role, he supported the Deputy Assistant Administrator as second in command, and handled matters pertaining to airport construction, flight operations, emergency response, and infrastructure at nine regions in the U.S. and the FAA's Aeronautical Center.[13] Following this role, he served at the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation as Director of Advanced Programs and Innovation.[14] He provided technical leadership and oversight for the commercial space industry, to include research and development activities to support Department of Transportation and White House National Space Council initiatives. He also led the Office of the Chief Engineer, directing safety review of launch licensing for SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocketlab, Virgin Galactic, and other launch providers providing commercial capabilities and the initial space tourism opportunities for the public.[15]

Presidential Appointments in the Obama and Biden Administrations

Dr. Chaudhary testifies before the Senate Armed Service Committee on military barracks conditions, $1.1 Billion AF Investment, Feb 7, 2024.[16]

In 2014, Dr. Chaudhary was appointed by President Obama to serve on his Advisory Commission for The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.[17] In this capacity he advised the President and Executive Branch on providing economic support, policy advice, and support for veterans in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community.[18] Following the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President, Dr. Chaudhary was appointed to be Senior Advisor and later Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy. In March of 2023, he was confirmed by the Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and the Environment with a bi-partisan vote of 65 to 29.[19] As Assistant Secretary, he presided over a $15 billion defense infrastructure portfolio at 200 Air Force and Space Force installations. During his tenure, he made investments for restoring base infrastructure, military housing, day care, dormitory upgrades, and mission facilities. He also advocated Department of Defense activities to combat the effects of climate change, and its impact on national security.[20] In 2024, Dr. Chaudhary launched the "Installation Infrastructure Action Plan"[21] to ensure infrastructure investments in Air Force assets. He also led 100 strategic basing decisions for the Air Force, including the bed down of Space and Cyber Forces, the KC-46, B-21, F-35, F-15, and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. In 2023, Dr. Chaudhary awarded the nation’s initial micro-nuclear reactor contract at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.[22] He also led award of the Blended-Wing Body (BWB) full-scale demonstrator aircraft.[23]

References

  1. ^ Hesse, Dipka (March 19, 2026). "From Combat Pilot to the White House and Back". Podcast: We are the Government.
  2. ^ Walkewicz, Naviere (October 29, 2024). "Long Blue Leadership Podcast, "Leading Through Great Power Competition", AF Academy Association of Graduates".
  3. ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John (Oct 14, 2021). "White House Press Release - President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The American Presidency Project, U.C. Santa Barbara.
  4. ^ Lawrence, Raelene (June 1, 2023). "Alumnus models well-rounded success" (PDF).
  5. ^ Malsin, Jared (March 3, 2026). "Iranian Drones and Missiles Challenge Stretched U.S. Forces". Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ "News Central with Brianna Keilar". CNN. April 7, 2026.
  7. ^ "AFNEWS 1999, AF Capt Ravi Chaudhary tests NASA Damage Repair Kit in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory". January 7, 2026 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "An Evaluation of Air Force Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Techniques Applicable to Repair Activities Onboard the International Space Station" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Oct 2000.
  9. ^ Haniffa, Aziz (May 13, 2001). "It's an indescribable high".
  10. ^ "Air Force Television News episode 97-23, December 1, 1997. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy ALE-47 Flare System". January 7, 2026 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Transforming AMC Test & Evaluation: Using Effects-Based Mobility and AFSO21 to Build a Direct Investment into Air Force Modernization and Recapitalization" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Space Traffic Management Conference". Jan 14, 2018.
  13. ^ "Washington Leadership Program, Class of 2017 Leadership Project". Medium, The Washington Leadership Program. Feb 11, 2018.
  14. ^ Leith, Brooke (November 6, 2018). "Engineer and former Air Force pilot sees the future in space".
  15. ^ "Better Business Business Bureau, Bistro Podcast, Space Travel Frontier with Elaine Espinola". Jan 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Living Conditions in Military Barracks". C-SPAN. Feb 7, 2024.
  17. ^ "#MyAAPIStory: Ravi Chaudhary". whitehouse.gov. June 19, 2015.
  18. ^ Chaudhary, Ravi (January 1, 2018). "Ravi Chaudhary". Biographies of Presenters and Panelists.
  19. ^ Spewak, Danny (March 15, 2023). "Minnesota native Ravi Chaudhary confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force".
  20. ^ Britzky, Haley (March 9, 2025). "CNN: Officials and experts warn that Pentagon plans to cut climate programs will hurt national security". CNN.
  21. ^ "Watch, Read: Chaudhary Delves into DAF's Installation Infrastructure Action Plan". December 11, 2024.
  22. ^ Atherton, Kelsey D. (September 13, 2023). "A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor".
  23. ^ Tirpak, John (August 16, 2023). "Air Force Picks Startup to Build Blended-Wing Body Prototype".

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