Capt Charles Jordan
Captain, United States Marine Corps
2024 Next Gen National Security Fellow
Capt Charles Jordan is an active-duty Captain in the United States Marine Corps and a qualified MV-22 Osprey pilot. He is currently assigned to Marine Corps University's Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia.
Prior to his current assignment, Charles served as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. He is a graduate of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, a graduate-level instructor program that focuses on leadership, risk management, and the tactical employment of Marine aircraft. His operational experience includes two deployments in support of combat operations in the Middle East and Africa.
Charles earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the United States Naval Academy in 2015. Following graduation and commissioning as a Second Lieutenant, he earned his aviator wings in 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is a proud native of Atlanta, Georgia, and currently resides in Washington, D.C.