Stayce Harris

Stayce D. Harris (born 1959) is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who last served as the Inspector General of the Air Force. Harris previously served as the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, Headquarters, United States Air Force. She also served as Deputy Chairman of the Air Force Council, and was the Air Force accreditation official for the international Corps of Air Attachés. Harris' promotion to Lieutenant General was a first for African-American females, as she is the first to hold the three-star rank in the U.S. Air Force. Additionally, she is the first Air Force Reservist to be promoted to the three-star rank other than the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command. Prior to her assignment as Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Harris was Commander, Twenty-Second Air Force.

Harris received her commission in 1981 through Air Force ROTC at the University of Southern California serving on active duty until transferring to the Air Force Reserve in 1991. While in the reserves Harris has served as in Individual Mobilization Augmentee in multiple staff assignments. She has also commanded the 459th Air Refueling Wing, 494th Air Expeditionary Group, and 729th Airlift Squadron. Harris is a Command Pilot having flown more than 2,500 hours in military aircraft. Those aircraft include the C-130H, KC-135R, C-141B/C, T-38, and T-37. She received a BS in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Southern California and a master of aviation management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Awards and decorations

Professional memberships and associations Air Force Association Reserve Officers Association Airlift/Tanker Association Air Force Sergeants Association Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Women Military Aviators American Legion

Dates of promotion Second Lieutenant February 13, 1982 First Lieutenant February 13, 1984 Captain February 13, 1986 Major March 5, 1993 Lieutenant Colonel September 18, 1998 Colonel April 1, 2002 Brigadier General April 2, 2009 Major General December 20, 2013 Lieutenant General August 19, 2016