Colonel Nancy K. Harris
Colonel Nancy K. Harris enlisted into the U.S. Army Reserves from Bristol, PA as a Telecommunication Operator and Maintainer (74C). Four years later, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh ROTC program and commissioned into the Signal Corps.
COL Harris’ company grade years began at Fort Huachuca as a Battalion S2, Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Assistant Battalion S3 and deployed Company Commander (Operation Iraqi Freedom) in the 86th Signal Battalion. She then served in the NATO Allied Maritime Command Naples headquarters as the Computer Information System Security and COMSEC Staff Officer. Next was another deployment as the S6 Advisor to the First Army Division East Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team in Afghanistan. Post-deployment, COL Harris joined the Cyber Protection Brigade as the Training Division Chief before serving as both a Battalion and Brigade S3 in 15th Signal Brigade at Fort Gordon. COL Harris was assigned to the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) at Fort Leavenworth, then the Pentagon on the Army’s Talent Management Task Force where she was selected to command the 25th Strategic Signal Battalion. Forward deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, COL Harris’ battalion provided strategic communications support to U.S. Army Central Command and joint forces throughout the Middle East.
After command, COL Harris returned to operational cyber activities at Peterson Space Force Base as a Deputy Division Chief at the Joint Cyber Center. While there, she was selected by the Combatant Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command as his Deputy Executive Officer.
COL Harris is a graduate of Advanced Individual Training (AIT), the Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. She’s earned master’s degrees from the University of Kansas and the U.S. Army War College. Her awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Army Staff Identification Badge. She is also a recipient of the Bronze Order of Saint Barbara.