Robert I. Miller

Robert Irving Miller is a medical surgeon and retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the 24th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.

He currently serves as Executive Director of Military Health Institute and Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

He previously served as the Director of Medical Operations of the United States Air Force and prior to that, as Commander of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency. On April 13, 2021, Miller was nominated to be the next Surgeon General of the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force. The nomination was confirmed by voice vote of the United States Senate on May 26, 2021, and he assumed the assignment on June 4, 2021.

Early life and education He earned Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Chemistry from Washington & Jefferson College in 1985 and then earned Doctor of Medicine from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1989.

He then earned Master of Strategic Studies from USAF Air War College in 2005 and then a Master of Business Administration from Isenberg School of Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2006.

Effective dates of promotions Miller is administered his oath of office as the surgeon general of the Air Force by General Charles Q. Brown Jr., chief of staff of the Air Force, during his promotion ceremony on June 4, 2021.

+ Rank Date CaptainMay 20, 1989 MajorMay 20, 1995 Lieutenant ColonelMay 31, 2000 ColonelMay 29, 2004 Brigadier GeneralNovember 2, 2015 Major GeneralJuly 3, 2018 Lieutenant GeneralJune 4, 2021

Awards and decorations Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster