After flight training , he was designated as a Naval Flight Officer and assigned to Patrol Squadron Forty-Four ( VP-44 ) , homeported at Naval Air Station Brunswick , Maine . He flew the P-3C Orion , deploying throughout the Pacific , Indian and Atlantic Oceans , and Mediterranean Sea . His subsequent operational tours include assignment as a Tactical Action Officer on board , to include participation in dealing with the Achille Lauro hijacking and the 1986 air strikes against Libya ( Operation Attain Document III ) . He served as Operations Officer in Patrol Squadron Four ( VP-4 ) at Naval Air Station Barbers Point , Hawaii , deploying to Southwest Asia during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm . He had three tours with Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1/Task Force 57/Task Force 72 , homeported in Kami Seya , Japan . During his earlier tours with Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1 , Harris participated in Operations Earnest Will and Southern Watch
Achille Lauro hijacking
Achille Lauro hijacking
Harry B. Harris Jr.