Colonel David S. Miller is the Vice Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. As the AFSC Vice Commander, he leads 40,000 Total Force Airmen across 3 air logistics complexes, 3 air base wings, and 2 supply chain wings, operating from a global network of 26 locations.
The AFSC is responsible for $26 billion in assets generating $16 billion in annual revenue. The command provides global logistics and sustainment planning, operations, and command and control including agile software development and sustainment, supply chain management and execution, weapons systems maintenance, modification, repair and overhaul, as well as critical sustainment for the Air Force and Navy nuclear enterprise. The AFSC also provides mission essential support to joint and interagency operations, allies, coalition partners, and foreign military sales partners.
Colonel Miller was commissioned through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at the University of Nebraska, and holds masters’ degrees from George Washington University, the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and the Air War College.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Nebraska, Neb.
1999 Distinguished Graduate, Missile Maintenance Officer Course, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
2000 Outstanding Contributor, Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Ritchey Leadership Award, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 United States Marine Corps Warfighting Skills Program, by correspondence
2006 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2012 Master of Philosophy, Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va.
2016 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Center for Creative Leadership Executive Program, Leading Strategically, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2020 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, NC
ASSIGNMENTS
July 1998 - May 1999, Executive Officer, 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, Kan.
May 1999 - August 1999, Training Student, Columbus AFB, Miss.
August 1999 - March 2002, Officer in Charge, Peacekeeper Support and Minuteman Munitions Sections; Commander, Facilities Flight, 90th Maintenance Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
March 2002 - May 2004, Chief of Missile Maintenance Operations Center and Commander, Resources Flight, 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron; Commander, Generation Flight, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
May 2004 - May 2006, Air Force Intern (Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Action Officer, A4/7 Engine Room), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
May 2006 - August 2007, Operations Officer, 18th Munitions Squadron; Director of Staff, 18th Maintenance Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan
August 2007 - March 2008, Executive Officer, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq
March 2008 - December 2008, Operations Officer, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
December 2008 - June 2011, Commander, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
June 2011 - July 2012, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
August 2012 - July 2015, Strategist and Deputy Branch Chief, Theater War Planning Office, U.S. Pacific Command; Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander and Senior Executive Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
July 2015 - May 2016, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
May 2016 - June 2017, Director of Logistics & Communications, 20th Air Force, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
July 2017 - June 2019, Commander, 341st Maintenance Group, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
June 2019 - July 2021, Commander, 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
July 2021 - Present, Vice Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB, Okla
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
August 2012 - March 2013, Strategist and Deputy Branch Chief, Theater War Planning Office, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as a Major and Lieutenant Colonel
March 2013 - February 2014, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp
H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as a Lieutenant Colonel
February 2014 - July 2015, Senior Executive Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as a Lieutenant Colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Iraq Campaign Medal with device
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with “N” device Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2002 AFSPC ICBM Maintenance Officer of the Year
2004 AFSPC General Lew Allen, Jr. Trophy Recipient
2010 PACAF Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award Recipient
2010 USAF Maintenance Effectiveness Award, Missile and Munitions Squadron Category
2012 Joint Forces Staff College Douglas MacArthur Foundation Award
2016 Lt. Gen. Novak Award for Contribution to the Logistics Community
2020 AFGSC Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 6 June 1998
First Lieutenant 6 June 2000
Captain 6 June 2002
Major 1 Feb 2008
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Nov 2012
Colonel 1 May 2017
(Current as of July 2021)