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U.S. Navy admiral
Carl Andrew Lahti
[1] (born 1967)
[2] is a
United States Navy
rear admiral and submarine warfare officer who has served as the commander of
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic since July 3, 2024.
[3] He most recently served as the 36th commander of the
United States Naval Forces Japan and commander of
Navy Region Japan from 2021 to 2024. He served as the 91st commandant of
Naval District Washington and deputy commander of the
Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region from 2018 to 2021.
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Prior to this assignment, Lahti served as director of energy and environmental readiness of the
United States Navy, with command tours as commanding officer of the
USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) from 2006 to 2009 and the 50th commander of
Naval Submarine Base New London from 2013 to 2015.
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Raised in
Buffalo, New York, Lahti graduated from the
United States Naval Academy in 1989 with a B.S. degree in systems engineering.
[10] He later earned an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the
Naval Postgraduate School in 1996
[12] and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the
Naval War College.
[10]
In March 2022, he was nominated for promotion to
rear admiral.
[13] The promotion became effective on April 1, 2022.
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In March 2024, he was assigned as the commander of
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic.
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Awards and decorations
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