Colonel Miller is the Reserve Advisor to the HQ Air Education and Training Command (HQ AETC) Commander at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. His primary focus is to assist HQ AETC in all Air Force Reserve matters which has over 2,650 Air Force Reserve members providing support to the command that includes Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered Air Forces, Air University and the largest Joint Base in the Department of Defense. The command operates more than 1,400 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft, with 23 wings, 10 bases and five geographically separated units. HQ AETC trains more than 293,000 students per year with approximately 60,000 Active Duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, civilian and contractor personnel.
Colonel Miller was commissioned in the U.S Air Force in 1995 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He has served on Active Duty, the Air National Guard and also the Air Force Reserves. During his career he has gained experience by working at the installation, Major Command, Headquarters and Secretariat Air Force levels. Colonel Miller is also a Registered Professional Engineer.
Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Miller also supported the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installation, Environment and Energy (SAF/IE) to help installation leadership interact with community leaders to find and create mutual benefit for installations and communities. The overall Air Force Community Partnership Program supported 63 bases which has generated 500 signed agreements providing $165 million in benefit to the Air Force since its inception in 2013.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Masters of Business Administration, Cameron University, Lawton Okl.
2007 Leadership Development Program, University of Denver, Colo.
2009 Project Management Excellence Program, Northeastern University, Mass.
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1995-August 1997, Base Development, 82 Civil Engineer Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. August 1997-March 1998, MILCON Engineer, 82 Civil Engineer Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
3. March 1998-July 2000, Program Manager, HQ Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Brooks City-Base, Texas
4. July 2000-March 2001, Executive Officer, HQ Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Brooks City-Base, Texas
5. March 2001-June 2002, Engineer, HQ Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Brooks City-Base, Texas
6. June 2002-August 2005, Liaison to HQ USAFE, HQ Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Ramstein AB, Germany (October 2004-February 2005, Engineer Liaison between Multinational Coalition Iraq and Multinational Division, Iraq)
7. September 2005-August 2008, Readiness Engineer, 149 Civil Engineer Squadron, Join Base San Antonio, Texas
8. August 2008-September 2011, Operations Officer, 149 Civil Engineer Squadron, Join Base San Antonio, Texas
(May 2010-February 2011, Operations Officer, 447 Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq)
9. September 2011-December 2013, Commander, 149 Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
10. December 2013-December 2018, Inspector General, 149 Fighter Wing, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
11. December 2018-October 2019, Deputy Commander, 922 Civil Engineer Flight, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
12. October 2019-May 2022, IMA to the Commander, AFIMSC Detachment 1, Peterson AFB, Colo.
13. May 2022-Present, Reserve Advisor to AETC Commander, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with 4 devices
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 device
AF Outstanding Unit Award with 3 devices
AF Organizational Excellence Award with 3 devices
National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
Iraq Campaign Medal with 2 devices
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with 1 device
AF Overseas Ribbon Short
AF Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border with 2 devices
AF Longevity Service with 4 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 4 'M' Devices and Silver Hourglass
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
AF Training Ribbon
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2005 144th Fighter Wing Company Grade Officer of the Year
2005 California Air National Guard Company Grade Officer of the Year
2012 Air Force Association Field Grade Officer of the Year
2016 Joint Qualification Officer Level III (JQO)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with 4 devices
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 device
AF Outstanding Unit Award with 3 devices
AF Organizational Excellence Award with 3 devices
National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
Iraq Campaign Medal with 2 devices
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with 1 device
AF Overseas Ribbon Short
AF Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border with 2 devices
AF Longevity Service with 4 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 4 'M' Devices and Silver Hourglass
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
AF Training Ribbon