Quick Facts
Biography
John W. "Fozzie" Miller is a United States Navy Vice Admiral who, in 2012, was serving as Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet, 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:
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| 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 | ||||