Stayce Harris

{{short description|US Air Force general}}

{{Infobox military person

|name= Stayce D. Harris

|image= Harris IG AF.png

|caption=Official U.S. Air Force Photo

|birth_date={{birth year and age|1959}}

|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, US{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/stayce-d-harris-1959/|title = Stayce D. Harris (1959- ) •|date = 13 January 2020}}

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|allegiance={{Flag|United States of America}}

|branch= {{air force|United States}}

|serviceyears=1982–2019

|rank= Lieutenant General

|commands=Twenty-Second Air Force
459th Air Refueling Wing
494th Air Expeditionary Group
729th Airlift Squadron

|unit=

|battles=

|awards= Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal

|laterwork=

}}

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.{{cite web|last1=Pawlyk|first1=Oriana|title=History-Making Air Force General Isn't About 'Firsts'|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/10/10/history-making-air-force-general-isnt-about-firsts.html|website=Military.com|publisher=Military Advantage|accessdate=22 May 2017|date=10 Oct 2016}}

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.{{cite web|title=Lieutenant General Stayce D. Harris|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/931147/stayce-d-harris/|publisher=United States Air Force|access-date=22 May 2017}}