COL Chris Miller

Colonel Chris Miller, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps in 1987. Following Signal Officers Basic Course, his first assignment was as Operations Officer at the Electronic Proving Ground, Fort Huachuca, AZ. There he tested and fielded the initial Mobile Subscriber Equipment. He then served as a Company Executive Officer for the Electronic Test Company. For the Electronic Proving Ground he held the positions of Battalion Adjutant and Assistant S3.

After attending the Signal Officers Advance Course in 1992, he was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division (Light), Fort Wainwright, AK where he served in the G6. Following that assignment, he assumed command of A Company, 6th Signal Battalion, Fort Richardson, AK. Upon completing command in 1994, he became a Signal Observer Controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, LA.

Assigned to Fort Bragg, NC in 1996, he served in several positions including S6 for the Division Artillery, the Assistant Division ADSO for the 82nd Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade Engineering Officer and Battalion S3 for the 327th Signal Battalion. After completion of resident Command and General Staff College in 2001, he returned to Fort Bragg, NC where he served as the S6 for the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment. In 2003, Col Miller was assigned as the Brigade S3, 1st Signal Brigade, Yongsan, Korea. Col Miller became the 29th Commander of the 82nd Signal Battalion in July of 2004. The 82nd Signal Battalion deactivated in January 2006 at which time he assumed the role of Commander of the 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion. From 2007 until July 2008, Colonel Miller served as the Inspector General for the Joint Task Force 82, in Afghanistan. In June 2008, he assumed command of the 106th Signal Brigade and completed command in 2010. He then attended the Army War College prior to his current assignment on the Army Staff.

Colonel Miller's military education includes Airborne School, Jumpmaster School, the Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. Colonel Miller holds a Master of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University and a Master in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Combat Action Badge and the German Parachutist Badge.

Colonel Miller is married to the former Ann V. Watters. They have three sons, Andrew, Ben and Chase.