David N. Miller

David N. Miller
David N. Miller
	Official portrait, 2021
Nickname(s)	Rock
Born	c. 1971 (age 52–53); Newburgh, New York, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Air Force United States Space Force;
Years of service	1993–2021 (Air Force) 2021–present (Space Force);
Rank	Major General
Commands	460th Space Wing 21st Operations Group; 2nd Range Operations Squadron;
Battles / wars	Operation Inherent Resolve
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2);
Alma mater	Lafayette College (BA) Regis University (MBA);

David N. Miller Jr. (born c. 1971) is a United States Space Force major general who serves as the director of operations, training, and force development of the United States Space Command. Previously, he was as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear and, prior to that, the senior military assistant to the United States Secretary of the Air Force.^[2]^[3] In April 2021, Miller was nominated for transfer to the United States Space Force^[4] and promotion to major general.^[5]^[6]

Education

1993 Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Sociology, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
1997 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Master of Business Administration, with Honors, Regis University, Denver, Colo.
2001 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Academic Award and Best Paper Honors, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2005 Distinguished Graduate, Master of National Security and Strategic Studies, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2006 Master of Airpower Arts and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2015 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2016 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2017 China and East Asia Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense Business, Durham, N.C.
2019 Euro-Zone/Mid-East-Asia Seminar, Alan Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.

Assignments

1. July 1993–May 1994, Gold Bar Recruiter, AFROTC Det 485, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
2. May 1994–September 1994, Outstanding Performer, Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
3. September 1994–September 1998, ICBM operator, Instructor and Senior Stan/Eval Crew Commander, 321st Missile Squadron and 90th Operations Group, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
4. September 1998–May 2000, Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, 2nd Space Warning Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colo.
5. May 2000–June 2001, Executive Officer, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.
6. July 2001–December 2001, Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School Space Division, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. December 2001–March 2002, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. March 2002–June 2005, Chief of Strategy Plans, Pacific Air Forces Air Operations Center and Legislative Liaison, PACAF Commander's Action Group, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
9. July 2005–June 2006, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, R.I.
10. July 2006–June 2007, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2007–June 2008, Chief, Space Control Division, HQ Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. June 2008–August 2009, Chief, Combat Operations Division, 614 AOC/Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
13. September 2009–June 2011, Commander, 2nd Range Operations Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
14. June 2011–July 2012, Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. July 2012–June 2013, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2013–June 2015, Commander, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.
17. July 2015–August 2016, Senior Advisor to the PM's Office and MoI, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
18. August 2016–January 2018, Commander, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, Colo.
19. January 2018–January 2020, Director, Plans, Programs and Financial Management, Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, and later, Headquarters, United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo.
20. January 2020–January 2021, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Dept. of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
21. February 2021–June 2021, Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
22. June 2021–present, Director of Operations, Training and Force Development, U.S. Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo.

Awards and decorations

Miller is the recipient of the following awards:^[2]

	Command Space Operations Badge
	Basic Missile Operations Badge
	Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
	United States Space Command Badge

	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Combat Readiness Medal
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Humanitarian Service Medal
	Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
	Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon
	Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
	Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with one bronze service star
	Air Force Training Ribbon

Dates of promotion


Rank	Date
Second lieutenant	May 29, 1993
First lieutenant	June 18, 1995
Captain	June 18, 1997
Major	November 1, 2003
Lieutenant colonel	September 1, 2007
Colonel	July 1, 2012
Brigadier general	August 17, 2018
Major general	July 6, 2021

References

^ ^a ^b "Meet the new 2nd ROPS commander".
^ ^a ^b "Major General David N. Miller Jr". United States Space Force. September 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "General Officer Assignments". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "PN352 — 117th Congress (2021–2022) — Space Force". U.S. Congress. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "PN353 — Brig. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. — Space Force". U.S. Congress. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Miller Jr. assumes command of 460th Space Wing". www.airforcemedicine.af.mil. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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Military offices
Preceded by John W. Wagner	Commander of the 460th Space Wing 2016–2018	Succeeded by Troy Endicott
Preceded by Trent H. Edwards	Director of Plans, Programs, and Financial Management of the Air Force Space Command, later Headquarters, United States Space Force 2018–2020	Succeeded by Stephen G. Purdy Jr.
Preceded by Leslie Maher	Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force 2020–2021	Succeeded by Andrew M. Clark
New office	Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear of the United States Space Force 2021	Succeeded by Troy Endicott
Preceded by William G. Holt	Director of Operations, Training, and Force Development of the United States Space Command 2021–present	Incumbent

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[meet-1] "Meet the new 2nd ROPS commander".

[biography-2] "Major General David N. Miller Jr". United States Space Force. September 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "General Officer Assignments". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[4] "PN352 — 117th Congress (2021–2022) — Space Force". U.S. Congress. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[5] "PN353 — Brig. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. — Space Force". U.S. Congress. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[6] "Miller Jr. assumes command of 460th Space Wing". www.airforcemedicine.af.mil. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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