Washington: The US Senate has approved the name of Indian-American Ravi Chaudhary for the post of Assistant Defense Minister of the Air Force. The post is one of the top positions in the Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defense. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Chaudhary, a former Air Force officer, by a vote of 65 to 29.
Served as a senior executive in the Ministry, where he was the Director of Advanced Programs and Innovation in the Office of Commercial Space at the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA).
He oversaw the advanced development and research programs for the FAA’s commercial space transportation missions. During his service in the US Air Force from 1993 to 2015, Chaudhary completed a variety of missions. As a C-17 pilot, he flew global missions including multiple combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also served as Director of the Personnel Recovery Center in the Multi-National Corps in Iraq. Choudhury holds a Doctorate of Specialization in Executive Leadership and Innovation from Georgetown University DLS. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute.
