Captain Arpan Patel

Captain Arpan Patel is the 560th RED HORSE Director of Operations in Charleston S.C. leading the highly mobile, heavy construction unit to build heavy horizontal or vertical infrastructure in austere locations world-wide. He previously served as the Branch Chief of the Air Force Airfield Pavement Evaluation Program where he and his teams were responsible for evaluating structural capabilities and conditions of over 200 airfields across 6 continents. Arpan additionally serves as a Board Director for the Society of American Military Engineers, a global organization that integrates government agencies with industry to improve relationships, build outcomes and streamline large infrastructure efforts and projects.