SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT CRYSTAL B. HARRIS

Senior Master Sergeant Crystal B. Harris is currently assigned as the Center Paralegal Manager for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Wright Patterson AFB, OH. She is the senior enlisted advisor to the Staff Judge Advocate and oversees the management, readiness, and training of paralegals assigned throughout AFLCMC. The center employs more than 28,000 people and has a budget of approximately $258 billion. Sergeant Harris enlisted in the Air Force in 2004. Upon graduation from basic military training, she was hand-selected as a non-prior student for the paralegal career field and attended the Paralegal Apprentice Course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

EDUCATION:
2004 Paralegal Apprentice Course
2009 Bachelor of Science Degree, Criminal Justice (Cum Laude), Saint Leo University
2010 Airman Leadership School (Distinguished Graduate)
2010 Paralegal Craftsman Course
2011 Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies, Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
2012 Wills Preparation for Paralegals Course
2012 Defense Orientation Course
2013 Master of Science Degree, Criminal Justice with specialization in Forensic Science, Saint Leo University
2015 Non-Commissioned Officer Distance Learning Course (Correspondence)
2017 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Distance Learning Course (Correspondence)
2018 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course (Correspondence)
2018 Law Office Manger Course (LOMC)
2018 CCAF, Professional Manager Certification
2019 Paralegal Advanced Developmental Education (PADE)
2019 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course II (Correspondence)
2021 Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (Virtual In-Residence)


ASSIGNMENTS:
1. June 2004 – January 2008, Paralegal (Claims, Military Justice and Civil Law), 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, VA
2. January 2008 – April 2010, Paralegal (Military Justice), 11th Wing, Andrews AFB, MD (February 2009 – August 2009, Paralegal, Joint Task Force FOIA, Camp Victory, Iraq and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait)
3. April 2010 – January 2011, Paralegal (Military Justice, Assistant NCOIC General Law) 11th Wing, Andrews AFB, MD
4. February 2011 – August 2012, NCOIC (Executive Services), Office of The Judge Advocate General, Pentagon, Washington, DC
5. September 2012 – September 2015, Defense Paralegal, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Robins AFB, GA
6. September 2015 – March 2017, Office Manager, Air Force Trial Judiciary, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, MD
7. April 2017 – April 2018, Deputy Clerk of Court, United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, MD
8. April 2018 – August 2020, Law Office Superintendent, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD
9. August 2020 – August 2022, Law Office Superintendent, Kadena Law Center, Kadena AB, Japan
10. August 2022 – Present, Paralegal Manager, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award


(Current as of September 2022)