BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD S. MILLER

Assistant Division Commander - T, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard

Brigadier General Richard S. Miller serves as the Assistant Division Commander-T for the 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard. He received his commission in 1982 from the Indiana Military Academy OCS program. He has served as an Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader, Infantry Company Commander and a Combat Support Company Commander. His Battalion Staff Positions included Battalion S-1, Battalion S-2, Battalion S-3, Battalion Executive Officer and Infantry Battalion Commander. He also served as a Brigade Communications Officer. Subsequent assignments as a member of the Joint Force Headquarters Indiana included Readiness Officer, Mobilization Assistant Team Chief, and Branch Chief. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2004 and served as Commander of RC South located in Kandahar, Afghanistan for Task Force Phoenix III. He was the senior advisor and commanded all Embedded Tactical Trainers in Southern Afghanistan. He also served as the Senior Advisor for the 205th Corps Commander of the Afghan National Army. He served in Afghanistan from August 2004 until mission completion in August of 2005. He was assigned as the State Selective Service Officer upon his return from deployment and was assigned as the ADC-T for the 38th Infantry Division in July of 2006.

EDUCATION:

1984 Indiana University - BS Degree - Public Affairs
2003 US War College - Masters Degree - Strategic Studies

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Jun 82 - Mar 83, Assistant S, Headquarters S-3/Chemical Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2d Bn 151st Infantry Battalion, South Bend, Indiana
2. Mar 83 - Feb 85, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C 2d Battalion 151st Infantry, Plymouth, Indiana
3. Feb 85 - Jan 86, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company B 2d Battalion 151st Infantry, Angola, Indiana
4. Jan 86 - Oct 87, Company Commander, Company B 2d Battalion 151st Infantry, Angola, Indiana
5. Oct 87 - Jan 89, Company Commander, Support Company 2d Battalion 151st Infantry, South Bend, Indiana
6. Jan 89 - Nov 91, S-1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion 151st Infantry, South Bend, Indiana
7. Nov 91 - Jun 94, S-2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion 151st Infantry, South Bend, Indiana
8. Jun 94 - Jan 95, Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2d Brigade, 38th Infantry Division, Kokomo, Indiana
9. Jan 95 - Jan 96, S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2d Battalion 293d Infantry, Logansport, Indiana
10. Jan 96 - Sep 97, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2d Battalion 293d Infantry, Logansport, Indiana
11. Sep 97 - Apr 99, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2d Battalion 151st Infantry, South Bend, Indiana
12. Apr 99 - Aug 01, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2d Battalion 293d Infantry, Logansport, Indiana
13. Aug 01 - Jan 02, Readiness Officer, Headquarters (Minus) State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
14. Jan 02 - Jun 03, Mobilization Assistant Team Chief, Headquarters (Minus) State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
15. Jun 03 - Jun 04, Branch Chief, Headquarters (Minus) State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
16. Jun 04 - Aug 05, Commander RC South, Joint Force Headquarters ANA Embedded Training Team Forward 8, Indianapolis, Indiana (Duty in Afghanistan)
17. Aug 05 - Oct 05, Branch Chief, Headquarters (Minus) State Area Command, Indianapolis, Indiana
18. Oct 05 - Jan 06, Selective Service Officer, Detachment 1, Joint Force Headquarters, Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana
19. Jan 06 - July 06, Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 38th Infantry Division, Indianapolis, Indiana
20. July 06 - Present, Assistant Division Commander-T, 38th Infantry Division. Indianapolis, Indiana.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 6 oak leaf clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 bronze service stars)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M device)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with silver hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Combat Infantryman Badge

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

2LT ARNG 26 Jun 82
1LT ARNG 25 Jun 85
CPT ARNG 28 May 87
MAJ ARNG 19 Sep 94
LTC ARNG 26 Oct 99
COL ARNG 29 Jul 04
BG (LINE) ARNG 10 Apr 2007

(Current as of July 2007)