John W. Miller

John W. Miller
Vice Admiral John W. Miller, USN
Nickname(s)	Fozzie[1]
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1979-present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Carrier Strike Group Eleven Fighter Squadron 142 Fighter Squadron 101 USS Dubuque (LPD-8) USS Juneau (LPD-10) USS Constellation (CV-64) USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
Battles/wars	Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Bronze Star Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Strike Flight Air Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

John W. "Fozzie" Miller is a United States Navy Vice Admiral currently serving as Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet,^[2] based in Manama, Bahrain. Prior to assuming the duties of NAVCENT/C5F, Miller was special assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5) in Washington, D.C.. He has also served as NAVCENT deputy commander.

Biography

Early life

He graduated from the Naval War College and received a Master's degree in International Relations from Salve Regina University.

Military career

He was commissioned an Ensign upon graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1979, and received his Naval Flight Officer designation in 1980, after which he reported to VF-101 for training in the F-14A Tomcat. His sea duty includes tours as a division officer in VF-31; maintenance officer at VF-84; and six command tours: VF-142; VF-101; USS Dubuque; USS Juneau; USS Constellation, as her final commanding officer; and USS John F. Kennedy. As a flag officer, Miller also commanded Carrier Strike Group 11.

Ashore, he has served as an instructor at VF-101; leadership section head at the Naval Academy; a White House Fellowship as special assistant to the NASA Administrator; and aviation commander assignment officer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Since being promoted to flag rank, Miller has had particular focus on the CENTCOM area of responsibility, serving as deputy commander of NAVCENT/Fifth Fleet; deputy director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5); and as CENTCOM chief of staff. He has also commanded the US Navy Strike and Air Warfare Center.

Awards and Decorations

Vice Admiral Miller has amassed over 3,500 flight hours and 1,000 arrested landings from six different carriers. His awards include:

Naval Flight Officer insignia						Joint Chiefs of Staff ID Badge
Navy Distinguished Service Medal		Defense Superior Service Medal (2)		Legion of Merit (5)
Bronze Star		Meritorious Service Medal (3)		Air Medal with 2 Strike/Flights
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (5)		Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal		Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2)
Navy Unit Commendation		Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (5)		Battle Efficiency Ribbon (4)
Navy Expeditionary Medal		National Defense Service Medal (2)		Southwest Asia Service Medal w/1 Campaign star
Iraq Campaign Medal		Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal		Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal		Humanitarian Service Medal		Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (8)
Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon		NATO Medal for Yugoslavia		Pistol Expert Marksmanship Medal

See also

References

1. "NSAWC Holds Change of Command Ceremony" United States Navy. Released 24 April 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2012,
2. "Biography of VADM John W. Miller, COMNAVCENT/COMFIFTHFLT/COMCMF". United States Navy. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

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