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.

[1] 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.

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.

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Harding (left), the judge advocate general, speaks to commanders and first sergeants at a leadership luncheon in March 2013 during a visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan