Col. Fencisco Harris is the 72nd Air Base Wing Commander, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He leads nearly 3,000 Airmen and is responsible for $5.4 billion in resources and a $311 million operating budget. He provides installation support for over 27,000 personnel assigned to the Headquarters Air Force Sustainment Center, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, 552nd Air Control Wing, Navy Strategic Communications Wing One, 507th Air Refueling Wing, 448th Supply Chain Management Wing and 45 other associate units including the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense Finance and Accounting Service and 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group. The 72nd ABW enables numerous critical missions at Tinker AFB, the largest single-site employer in the state of Oklahoma.

Col. Harris enlisted into the Air Force in 1997 as a KC- 135 Crew Chief. He received a commission in 2002 from Officer Training School. Col. Harris is a career aircraft maintenance officer with leadership positions at the squadron, group, directorate, wing, center, and combatant command levels. He is a graduate of the Air Force Logistics Career Broadening Program and served as Executive Officer to the Commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and the Air Force Sustainment Center. Prior to his position, Col. Harris was the Commander, 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB.

EDUCATION

1998 Associate in Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of Air Force
2000 U.S. Air Force Airman Leadership School, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
2002 Bachelor of Science, Business Quality Management, Southwestern College, Wichita, Kan.
2002 U.S. Air Force Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2004 Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2005 Master of Business Administration, City University, Seattle, Wash.
2006 Jet Engine Mishap Investigation Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2007 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Production Course, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J.
2007 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Master of Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. January 1997 – April 2002, KC-135 Crew Chief, 22nd Aircraft Generation Squadron and 22nd Maintenance Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
2. April 2002 – January 2003, Assistant Officer in Charge, Sortie Generation Flight, 62nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash.
3. January 2003 – May 2004, Officer in Charge, Quality Assurance, 62nd Maintenance Group, McChord AFB, Wash.
4. May 2004 – February 2005, Fabrication Flight Commander, 62nd Maintenance Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash.
5. February 2005 – August 2005, Assistant Maintenance Operations Officer, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash.
6. August 2005 – May 2006, Assistant Officer in Charge, Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
7. May 2006 – April 2007, Officer in Charge, Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
8. April 2007 – May 2007, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. May 2007 – October 2007, Maintenance Operations Officer, 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Sather AB, Baghdad, Iraq
10. October 2007 – May 2008, Assistant Operations Officer, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
11. May 2008 – June 2009, Wing Executive Officer, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
12. July 2009 – July 2011, Logistics Career Broadening Officer, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga.
13. July 2011 – September 2011, Section Chief, C-5 Maintenance Requirements, Aerospace Sustainment Directorate, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga.
14. September 2011 – June 2012, Executive Officer to the Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga.
15. July 2012 – June 2013, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron, Al-Udeid AB, Qatar
16. July 2013 – June 2014, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
17. July 2014 – July 2016, Commander, 60th Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
18. July 2016 – July 2017, Joint Strategic Planner, Global Distribution Plans Branch, Strategy, Plans and Logistics Directorate (J5), U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
19. July 2017 – July 2018, Chief, Global Distribution Plans Branch, Strategy, Plans and Logistics Directorate (J5), U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
20. July 2018 – June 2019, Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB, Okla.
21. July 2019 – June 2020, Student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
22. June 2020 – June 2021, Director, Current Operations (J3O), Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, New Cumberland, Pa.
23. July 2021 – August 2022, Division Chief, Military Services Support, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.
24. August 2022 – May 2023, Chief, J3 Director’s Action Group, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.
25. June 2023 – July 2024, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
26. August 2024 – June 2025, Commander, 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
27. June 2025 – Present, Commander, 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1. July 2016 – July 2018, Joint Planner and Chief, Global Distribution Plans Branch, Strategy, Plans and Logistics Directorate (J5), U.S. Transportation Command, as a lieutenant colonel
2. June 2020 – July 2021, Director, Current Operations (J3O), Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, New Cumberland, Pa., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
3. July 2021 – August 2022, Division Chief, Military Services Support, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va., as a colonel
4. August 2022 – May 2023, Chief, J3 Director Action Group, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va., as a colonel

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit
Defense Superior Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Recognition Ribbon
Iraq Campaign Medal with one service star
Air and Space Overseas Ribbon Short with one oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant April 5, 2002
First Lieutenant April 5, 2004
Captain April 5, 2006
Major February 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 2016
Colonel May 1, 2021

(Current as of June 2025)

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