title: Richard C. Harding
text: # Richard C. Harding
  
  Richard C. Harding is an American retired lieutenant general who served as the Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force. By federal statute, he served as the legal adviser to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Air Force Chief of Staff, and all officers subordinate to them.
  
  ## Biography
  
  In 2010, Harding was promoted to lieutenant general (skipping the rank of major general) and became the Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force.
  
  