Colonel Thomas L. Miller was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School of Class 5-85, 13 December 1985. His first duty assignment was as Rifle Platoon Leader 1st Battalion, 48th IWF, West Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: SPT Platoon Leader, 1-48 Infantry, Gelnhausen, Germany; Battalion S4, 2 Brigade, Gelnhausen, Germany; Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), XO, 3AD, Gelnhausen, Germany; Assistant S2, 3rd Brigade, 82nd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander, B Company, 313th Military Intelligence Battalion; Battalion S3, 313th Military Intelligence Battalion; Regional Division Chief, Special Mission Unit, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Director of Intelligence, 1st Special Forces Detachment (Delta), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; J2, Soccent, MacDill, Air Force Base, Florida; Commander, 309th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Chief of Staff, Joint Recon Task Force, Task Force 7-14, Iraq; Commander Task Force 11-9, Iraq; Commander 111th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Commander, 111th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. | Colonel Miller's military awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal w/ two Oak Leaf Clusters, Parachutist Badge, Meritorious Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Jordanian Master Parachutist Badge, Army Achievement Medal w/ three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ three Oak Leaf Clusters.