 From June 2007 to April 2008, Harris served as Director of Operations (J3) for U.S. Southern Command in Miami.He led the joint planning effort for Operation Willing Spirit (the rescue of American hostages held hostage in Colombia).Harris returned to the Pentagon to serve as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (OPNAV N6) and the Deputy Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (Navy) until November 2009.