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Major General (MG) Richard A. Harrison, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery (ADA) officer. NOT to be confused with Richard M. Harrison (aerospace/defense policy expert at AFPC) or other individuals sharing the name Harrison.
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- Chief of Staff, Major General Richard A. Harrison > U.S. Central CommandU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Current Chief of Staff at USCENTCOM
- Air Defense Artillery officer commissioned 1994
- Elizabeth City State University ROTC graduate
- Sunbury, North Carolina native
- Department of War Releases Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files in Historic Transparency EffortU.S. Department of War (official)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- MG Richard A. Harrison declassified UAP documents under PURSUE initiative
- Appears as declassifying authority on multiple mission reports
- Part of Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters
- 44th Air Defense Artillery School commandant shares origins of his desire to serve, drive to succeedU.S. Army official▎ high· 2026-05-14
- 44th ADA School commandant (2020)
- First African American ADA commandant
- Commanded personnel in Office of Secretary of Defense under Rumsfeld
- Commanded 120+ personnel in Pentagon role
Richard A. Harrison
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Disambiguation: Major General (MG) Richard A. Harrison, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery (ADA) officer. NOT to be confused with Richard M. Harrison (aerospace/defense policy expert at AFPC) or other individuals sharing the name Harrison.
Major General Richard A. Harrison is a U.S. Army officer and current Chief of Staff of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). A native of Sunbury, North Carolina, he received his commission through Army ROTC in 1994 from Elizabeth City State University as an Air Defense Artillery officer. In 2020, he became the 44th commandant of the Air Defense Artillery School and the first African American to hold that position. Harrison has served in key Pentagon roles including the Office of the Secretary of Defense under Donald Rumsfeld, commanding over 120 personnel. His extensive military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal and multiple Bronze Star Medals. He has been instrumental in the declassification of UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) documents released by the U.S. Department of War as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), appearing as the declassifying authority on multiple mission reports and debriefing documents.
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Desambiguação: Major General (MG) Richard A. Harrison, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery (ADA) officer. NOT to be confused with Richard M. Harrison (aerospace/defense policy expert at AFPC) or other individuals sharing the name Harrison.
Major General Richard A. Harrison é um oficial do Exército dos EUA e atual Chefe de Estado-Maior do Comando Central dos Estados Unidos (USCENTCOM). Nativo de Sunbury, Carolina do Norte, recebeu sua comissão através do ROTC do Exército em 1994 pela Universidade Estadual de Elizabeth City como oficial de Artilharia Aérea de Defesa (ADA). Em 2020, tornou-se o 44º comandante da Escola de Artilharia Aérea de Defesa e o primeiro afro-americano a ocupar esse cargo. Harrison serviu em cargos-chave do Pentágono, incluindo o Escritório do Secretário de Defesa sob Donald Rumsfeld, comandando mais de 120 pessoal. Suas extensas condecorações militares incluem a Medalha de Serviço Distinto de Defesa e múltiplas Medalhas de Estrela de Bronze. Ele tem sido fundamental na desclassificação de documentos sobre Fenômenos Anômalos Não Identificados (UAP) lançados pelo Departamento de Guerra dos EUA como parte do Sistema Presidencial de Divulgação e Relatório para Encontros com UAP (PURSUE), aparecendo como a autoridade desclassificadora em múltiplos relatórios de missão e documentos de debriefing.
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- Chief of Staff, Major General Richard A. Harrison > U.S. Central Command · U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) · reliability:
high— Current Chief of Staff at USCENTCOM; Air Defense Artillery officer commissioned 1994; Elizabeth City State University ROTC graduate; Sunbury, North Carolina native - Department of War Releases Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files in Historic Transparency Effort · U.S. Department of War (official) · reliability:
high— MG Richard A. Harrison declassified UAP documents under PURSUE initiative; Appears as declassifying authority on multiple mission reports; Part of Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters - 44th Air Defense Artillery School commandant shares origins of his desire to serve, drive to succeed · U.S. Army official · reliability:
high— 44th ADA School commandant (2020); First African American ADA commandant; Commanded personnel in Office of Secretary of Defense under Rumsfeld; Commanded 120+ personnel in Pentagon role