Chris Harnisch served on the Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board until September 2026. During the first Trump administration, Harnisch served as Deputy Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism at the State Department. He previously served as Director for Transnational Threats and as a Director for Afghanistan at the National Security Council. Chris is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and continues to serve as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.
