Background
Chapa, Michael Joseph was born on June 2, 1966 in Newsport News, Virginia, United States. Son of Thaddeus Andrew and Dianne Lee Chapa.
military officer Aerospace engineer
Chapa, Michael Joseph was born on June 2, 1966 in Newsport News, Virginia, United States. Son of Thaddeus Andrew and Dianne Lee Chapa.
Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineer, United States Air Force Academy, 1989. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1999.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1989, advanced through grades to captain. Station 96 & 98 Flight Training Squadrons, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, 1989-1990. F-15 instructor pilot 67 Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, 1991-1994.
Adversary tactics F-16 instructor pilot Red Flag, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1995-1996. Graduate United States Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1996-1997. Experimental test pilot, F-16 instructor pilot 416 Flight Test Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, since 1999.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Tonya ReneƩ Chapa, June 1, 1989. Children: Jack, Peter, Reed.