▁War ▁College ▁at ▁Max well ▁Field , ▁Alabama , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁His ▁next ▁assignment ▁was ▁as ▁Air ▁Force ▁deput y ▁commander , ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Special ▁We ap ons ▁Project , ▁Sand ia ▁Base , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁Harris ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 9 th ▁Bomb ▁Wing , ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force , ▁at ▁Walker ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁command ing ▁general , ▁ 4 7 th ▁Air ▁Division ▁at ▁Walker ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁His ▁next ▁assignment ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁was ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Pl ans ▁Division , ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff / Oper ations , ▁Head quarters ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁designated ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁plans ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Str ateg ic ▁Pl ans ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff . ▁ ▁Harris ▁became ▁deput y ▁for ▁operations ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Far ▁East ▁Air ▁Forces ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁Pacific , ▁as ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁plans ▁and ▁operations . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁he ▁became ▁deput y