Colonel Fencisco Harris

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 forover 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 ChainManagement 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 crew 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.