BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : MAJOR GENERAL MARCELITE J. HARRIS " IS THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, LOGISTICS HEADQUARTERS U.S. AIR FORCE GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS ":

      BLACK   SOCIAL    HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Marcelite J Harris

• Major General Marcelite J. Harris.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
  U.S. Air Force Military Biographies (Thu, 01 Jan 2004) MAJOR GENERAL MARCELITE J. HARRIS Retired Feb. 22, 1997. Major General Marcelite J. Harris is director of maintenance, deputy chief of staff, logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. She organizes, trains and equips a work force of more than 125,000 technicians and managers, and maintains the $260 billion plus Global Reach-Global Power aerospace weapons system inventory. She develops maintenance policy, ensuring the readiness of the single largest element of manpower supporting Air Force combat forces worldwide. She determines and defends an annual budget of more than $20 billion to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Management and Budget and Congress. The general was commissioned through Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas,...
  MAJOR GENERAL MARCELITE J. HARRIS Retired Feb. 22, 1997. Major General Marcelite J. Harris is director of maintenance, deputy chief of staff, logistics...... Continue reading about Marcelite J Harris
• Brig. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris: The Air Force's First Black Female General
  Ebony (Tue, 01 Dec 1992) Top-ranked woman officer commands with fervor and grace DON'T let her petite frame or that bubbly smile fool you. Brig. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, the first Black woman general in the U.S. Air Force, is a commanding force among her peers. The 49-year-old Houston native, who brings more than 27 years of military experience to her current post as vice commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, is a rare combination of warmth and tenacity. "Gen. Harris brings a kind of energy and enthusiasm to her job that is contagious," says Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Spiers, the commander of the base. When he is away on business, the commander says, Gen. Hams' "wealth of experience" assures him that she will effectively lead in his stead. "She is an excellent...
  ...officer commands with fervor and grace DON'T let her petite frame or that bubbly smile fool you. Brig. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, the first Black woman general in the U.S. Air Force, is a commanding force among her peers. The 49-year...... Continue reading about Marcelite J Harris
• Defense Department to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 24
  States News Service (Thu, 17 Jan 2013) WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Department of Defense American Forces Press Service: By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service The Defense Department will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. this year on Jan. 24 with an observance hosted by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, who retired in 1997 as the highest-ranking woman officer in the Air Force and the highest-ranking African-American woman in the Defense Department, will be the keynote speaker at a Jan. 24 Pentagon event marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the accompanying national day of service. U.S. Air Force photo (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution …
  ...Leon E. Panetta. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, who retired in 1997 as the highest-ranking woman...of service will be retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, who left the service in 1997 as the highest...... Continue reading about Marcelite J Harris
• Retired Officer Describes Personal Impact of King's Ideals
  States News Service (Thu, 24 Jan 2013) WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Department of Defense American Forces Press Service: By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service A retired officer who blazed trails in her Air Force career told the audience at the Pentagon's 28th annual observance of the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. today that she drew inspiration from the slain civil rights leader. Retired Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, who left the service in 1997 as the highest-ranking woman officer in the Air Force and the highest-ranking African-American woman in the Defense Department, said she has made the commitment of excellence to herself and to …
  ...Martin Luther King Jr. today that she drew inspiration from the slain civil rights leader. Retired Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, who left the service in 1997 as the highest-ranking woman officer in the Air Force and the highest-ranking...... Continue reading about Marcelite J Harris
• For an Insurance Giant, A Moment of Inspection; Navy Nominee's Controversy Put USAA in the Spotlight
  The Washington Post (Fri, 07 Jun 1996) The controversy involving President Clinton's nominee to head the Navy and his insurance company directorship has thrust into the spotlight one of the largest and lowest-profile companies in the industry: USAA Group. USAA, where Adm. Jay Johnson served as a $33,400-a-year board member until his resignation Wednesday, is the nation's fourth-largest insurer of homes, the fifth-largest insurer of cars and the 36th-largest life insurer. It has $38.8 billion in assets. It has a savings bank, issuing credit cards and writing loans; it operates mutual funds, a stock brokerage, a travel agency, a buying service, a retirement community and a health care center. And it has …