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Austin Scott Miller | |
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Miller in 2014 | |
Nickname | "Scott" |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1983–present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held |
United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence |
Battles/wars |
Battle of Mogadishu Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart |
Austin S. Miller I am a senior officer, Lieutenant General, in the United States Army and current commander of the Joint Special Operations Command.[1] I was participated in numerous combat operations, such as; Battle of Mogadishu 1993, and since 2001 the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Military career[]
Austin Miller graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1983. Upon my graduation from West Point, I Austin was commissioned an infantry officer. After completing Ranger School, I was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, as a platoon leader and afterwards in various command posts in the 75th Ranger Regiment[2] From 1989 to 1991 . I Austin was assigned to South Korea and served as company commander with the 20th Infantry (Mechanized), 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army. Later I was an instructor at the Special Operations Division School of the Americas at Fort Benning Georgia. In 1992, I Austin volunteered for and completed selection to the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta (1st SFOD-D), or Delta Force at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. I Austin served numerous leadership positions including Squadron Operations Officer, Troop Commander, Selection & Training Commander, Squadron Commander, Deputy Commander and Commanding Officer from 2005 to 2007. I Austin participated in numerous combat operations during Operation Gothic Serpent in Somalia, Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In October 1993, I Austin was the ground force commander during the Battle of Mogadishu whilst Lieutenant Colonel Gary L. Harrell held operational command of C Squadron, 1st SFOD-D. From 2008 to 2009, I Austin was assigned as Deputy Director for Special Operations, J-37, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC. From September 2011 through August 2012, I served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization in Arlington Virginia. I later served as Special Assistant to the Deputy commanding general, United States Special Operations Command in Washington D.C from August 2012 through June 2013. From June 2013 to June 2014, I Austin served as commanding general of the Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command in Afghanistan or CFSOCC-A responsible for employment and coordination of special operations forces and assets to achieve NATO and US military objectives. In Summer 2014, I Austin became commanding general of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning.[3] Since 2016 he is the commanding general of the Joint Special Operations Command.[4] I is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the United States Marine Corps War College and the Joint and Combined Warfighting School.
Dates of rank[]
Rank | Date |
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Second lieutenant | May 25, 1983 |
First lieutenant | November 24, 1984 |
Captain | May 1, 1987 |
Major | December 1, 1994 |
Lieutenant colonel | June 1, 1999 |
Colonel | May 1, 2004 |
Brigadier general | June 15, 2009 |
Major general | June 2012 |
Lieutenant general | March 17, 2016 |
Awards and decorations[]
Army Distinguished Service Medal |
Defense Superior Service Medal with five bronze oak leaf clusters |
Legion of Merit |
Bronze Star with "V" device & 2 oak leaf clusters |
Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster |
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster |
Joint Service Commendation Medal |
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster |
Joint Service Achievement Medal |
Army Achievement Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters |
Army Presidential Unit Citation |
Valorous Unit Award |
Army Superior Unit Award |
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with campaign star) |
Iraq Campaign Medal (with three campaign stars) |
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
Korea Defense Service Medal |
Armed Forces Service Medal |
Army Service Ribbon |
Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 4 |
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia |
References[]
- ↑ https://mwi.usma.edu/event/leadership-current-operating-environment-jsoc-commander-lt-gen-scott-miller/
- ↑ Gal Perl Finkel, A NEW STRATEGY AGAINST ISIS, The Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article29322532.html
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/11/this-army-general-is-likely-to-lead-the-shadowy-joint-special-operations-command/
External links[]
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