Harry Harris

Short Biography

Harry Binkley Harris, Jr. (born August 4, 1956) is an admiral in the United States Navy who currently serves as Commander, United States Pacific Command. He is the first Asian-American to achieve the rank of admiral, the highest ranking Japanese American, and the first officer from the U.S. Navy's P-3 maritime patrol aviation community to achieve 4-star rank. He was Commander. U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii from 2013-2015. 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 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He is the Navy's current "Gray Owl" - the Naval Flight Officer who has held this designation the longest period. Harris took command of USPACOM on May 27, 2015.