Lt. Col. Leonard Miller is the Operations Officer, 913th Operations Support Squadron, 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. He is the senior air reserve technician for the 913th Operations Support Squadron and is responsible for the training, readiness, and equipping of operations support functions to include intelligence, tactics, aircrew flight equipment, current operations, aircrew resource management, and group plans. As a classic association with the 19th Airlift Wing (AMC), he works with the host wing to provide material and training support to the reservists and aircrew in the 913th Airlift Group.
Lt. Col. Miller graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2001. He is a Command Pilot with multiple assignments flying tactical airlift. After his first assignment flying C-130Es throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa from Ramstein AB, Germany, his duties included instructing at the C-130E/H Schoolhouse, shaping C-130 training for five MAJCOMs and numerous countries, and leading the first C-130 Classic Association.
Lt. Col. Miller has participated in global operations and deployed five times in support of operations Joint Forge, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Freedom Sentinel, and Inherent Resolve. He is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flying hours.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Master of Arts degree in Humanities, American Military University, Charles Town, W.Va.
2018 Air War College-Air Reserve Component Seminar, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Joint Combined Warfighters School - Hybrid, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2001 - April 2002, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. March 2002 - May 2003, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
3. May 2003 - May 2005, C-130E Copilot and Chief of Information Operations, 37th AS, Ramstein AB, Germany
4. May 2005 - August 2009, C-130H Instructor Pilot, Current Operations Scheduler, Readiness Flight Commander, 40th AS, Dyess AFB, Texas
5. August 2009 - May 2010, C-130E Flight Training Unit (FTU) Instructor Pilot and Flight Commander, 62d AS, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
6. May 2010 - December 2011, C-130H2 FTU Evaluator Pilot, C130E/H Subject Matter Expert, Training Flight Commander, 714th Training Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
7. January 2012 - December 2013, C-130H2 FTU Evaluator Pilot, C-130E/H Subject Matter Expert, Detachment 1, 22d Air Force, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
8. January 2013 - August 2015, C-130H Instructor Pilot, Unit Deployment Manager and Chief of Scheduling, 327th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
9. August 2015 - April 2016, Operations Officer, C-130H Instructor Pilot, 327th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
10. April 2016 - Present, Operations Officer, C-130J Instructor Pilot, 913th Operations Support Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
2019 James H. Doolittle Award
Top Third, Squadron Officer School
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 2001
First Lieutenant May 30, 2003
Captain May 30, 2005
Major March 1, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel September 1, 2017
(Current as of September 2022)