HARRISON

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Disambiguation: NOT to be confused with: Jon Harrison (U.S. Navy Chief of Staff, fired 2026); Benjamin Harrison (historical major general); George B. Harrison (Air Force major general); other military Harrisons.

Major General Richard A. Harrison is a career U.S. Army officer commissioned in 1994 as an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) officer through ROTC from Elizabeth City State University. A native of Sunbury, North Carolina, he has served in progressively senior command and staff positions, including command of the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, the 3rd Battalion 4th ADA Regiment, and service as the 44th (and first African American) Commandant of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. He currently serves as Chief of Staff for United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and holds advanced degrees from Georgetown University (M.A. in Policy Management) and the U.S. Army War College (M.S. in Strategic Military Studies). His joint assignments include executive roles at the Pentagon under Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003), and positions in the Joint Staff Protection Division. No specific UAP investigatory involvement is documented in publicly available records.

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: NOT to be confused with: Jon Harrison (U.S. Navy Chief of Staff, fired 2026); Benjamin Harrison (historical major general); George B. Harrison (Air Force major general); other military Harrisons.

Tenente-General Richard A. Harrison é um oficial de carreira do Exército dos EUA comissionado em 1994 como oficial de Artilharia Antiaérea (ADA) através do ROTC pela Elizabeth City State University. Natural de Sunbury, Carolina do Norte, serviu em posições progressivamente sênior de comando e estado-maior, incluindo o comando da 69ª Brigada de Artilharia Antiaérea, do 3º Batalhão 4º Regimento ADA e como 44º Comandante (e primeiro africano-americano nesta posição) da Escola de Artilharia Antiaérea do Exército dos EUA. Atualmente serve como Chefe de Estado-Maior do Comando Central dos Estados Unidos (CENTCOM) e detém diplomas avançados de Georgetown University (M.A. em Política de Gestão) e da Escola de Guerra do Exército dos EUA (M.S. em Estudos Militares Estratégicos). Suas atribuições conjuntas incluem funções executivas no Pentágono sob o Secretário de Defesa Donald Rumsfeld durante a Operação Liberdade para o Iraque (2003) e posições na Divisão de Proteção do Estado-Maior Conjunto. Nenhum envolvimento específico investigativo em UAP é documentado nos registros publicamente disponíveis.

External Sources

• Chief of Staff, Major General Richard A. Harrison > U.S. Central Command > Bio Article View · U.S. Central Command (DoD) · reliability: high — Commissioned 1994 as ADA officer via ROTC from Elizabeth City State University; Bachelor's degree in Business Administration; Master of Arts in Policy Management (Georgetown University); Master of Science in Strategic Military Studies (Army War College); Commanded 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and 3rd Battalion 4th ADA Regiment; Deputy Commanding General at Fires Center of Excellence; Current Chief of Staff CENTCOM
• 44th Air Defense Artillery School commandant shares origins of his desire to serve, drive to succeed · United States Army (DoD) · reliability: high — Native of Sunbury, North Carolina; Grew up in middle- to lower-middle-class family; ROTC cadet at Elizabeth City State University; Met future wife at Elizabeth City State University; Commissioned after ROTC graduation; joined ADA branch in 1993; First African American 44th Commandant of Air Defense Artillery School (2020); Worked at Pentagon under Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003); Personal motto: Pride, Hustle, and Desire (PHD)
• Army officer lives by personal motto: pride, hustle, desire · KVIA (ABC News Affiliate) · reliability: high — Commanding General of 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Bliss, Texas; Oversees more than 7,000 soldiers; One of two generals stationed at Fort Bliss; Manages worldwide movement of personnel and equipment; 33 years of military service (as of 2024)

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