L3Harris Technologies announced that retired Air Force General Edward A. Rice, Jr., former commander of the U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command, has been elected to its Board of Directors. Across his 35-year Air Force career, Rice served with distinction as a general officer, including commanding U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, serving as vice commander of Pacific Air Forces, and serving as commander of 13th Air Force. Rice, 66, earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a master's degree in aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a master's degree in national security policy studies from the U.S. Naval War College.