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Harry Binkley Harris Jr. [1] (born August 4, 1956) [2] is a Japanese-American diplomat and retired U.S. Navy officer. He was the first American of Japanese descent to lead US Pacific Command and was the highest-ranking American of Japanese descent in U.S. Navy history during his time as commander.
Rear Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the Joint Task Force Guantanamo, said the men were dedicated terrorists and jihadists. He described the deaths as "an act of asymmetric warfare committed against us."
Harry B. Harris, the first Asian-American four-star admiral, is pinned with his new rank on 16 October 2013 During World War II , the President was authorized to create as many admirals and vice admirals as he deemed necessary for the duration of the emergency.
Admiral Harry D. Felt (1902–1992) 31 July 1958: 30 June 1964: 5 years, 335 days ... Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. (born 1956) 27 May 2015: 30 May 2018: 3 years, 3 days:
The Senate confirmed Harris's nomination in a voice vote late on Thursday, and he is expected to take up his post in Seoul, which has been vacant since U.S. President Donald Trump's January 2017 ...
The Chinese and U.S. navies held high-level talks on Thursday after a U.S. warship challenged China's territorial assertions in the South China Sea, and a U.S. official said both sides agreed to ...
On 30 May 2018, at the change-of-command ceremony between Admirals Harry B. Harris Jr. and Philip S. Davidson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced that Pacific Command has been renamed Indo-Pacific Command "in recognition of the increasing connectivity of the Indian and Pacific Oceans."
The name "Great Wall of Sand" was first [citation needed] used in March 2015 by U.S. Admiral Harry Harris, who was commander of the Pacific Fleet. [1]