Harry B. Harris Jr.

Harry Binkley Harris, Jr. is an Admiral in the United States Navy who currently serves as Commander, United States Pacific Command . He is the first AsianAmerican to achieve the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy, the highest ranking Japanese American, and the first officer from the U.S. Navys P3 Orion maritime patrol aviation community to achieve 4star rank. He was Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii from 20132015. While a Vice Admiral, he served as the Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Harris prior operational command was in 2011, when he was commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. He is a 1978 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He is also the Navys current Gray Owl the Naval Flight Officer on active duty who has held this designation the longest period. Harris took command of USPACOM on May 27, 2015.

Harry B. Harris, Jr. was born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1956. His father was a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and his mother was Japanese. After his familys return to the United States, Harris grew up in Tennessee and Florida, where he attended local public schools.

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