Mr. Roger Harms, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is serving as the Deputy Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Harms assists the Director in organizing, training and equipping more than 180,000 logisticians who maintain and support mission generation and the U.S. Air Force's aerospace weapons system inventory. Mr. Harms assists with providing strategic guidance for materiel management, fuels, vehicle operations and management, deployment and distribution, personal property, traffic management and logistics plans. The directorate develops policy and oversees force development for logistics readiness, maintenance and munitions, ensuring the readiness of the single largest element of manpower supporting Air Force combat forces globally.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Harms was the Deputy Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He assisted the Director in the leadership, management and integration of total-force logistics, engineering and force protection activities across the global mobility air force enterprise. Mr. Harms entered the Air Force in July 1990 and served on active duty for 26 years, achieving the rank of Chief Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.
EDUCATION
1999 Associate of Science, Aviation Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2012 Bachelor of Science, Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2016 Masters Business Administration, Wayland Baptist University, Texas
2023 Air War College, Distance Learning, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2023 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS
1. 1990–2005, Logistics and Maintenance Assignments across the Air Force
2. 2005–2009, Detachment Superintendent, 158th Fighter Wing, 20th Maintenance Operations Center, Vt.
3. 2009–2010, Foreign Military Sales F-16 Block 60 Superintendent, Extended Training Service, United Arab Emirates
4. 2010–2012, 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Superintendent, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
5. 2012–2014, Chief Enlisted Manager, Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
6. 2014–2020, Career Field Manager, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. 2020–2022, Director Fixed Wing Aircraft, ODASD (Product Support), Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Sustainment), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. 2022–2024, Senior Advisor for Sustainment F-35 Integration Office, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
9. 2024–present, Deputy Director, Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. 2024–2026, Deputy Director, Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
11. 2026–present, Deputy Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Air and Space Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Life Cycle Logistics, Level III, Acquisition Professional Development Program
(Current as of January 2026)