Vice Admiral John W. Miller

Vice Admiral John W. Miller, U.S. Navy (retired), is the distinguished military fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute. He is a consultant, policy advisor, and speaker based in Washington, DC. In 2015, Miller retired from the U.S. Navy after serving as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, commander of Combined Maritime Forces, and commander of the United States Fifth Fleet.

Miller was designated a naval flight officer in 1980. He accumulated more than 3,500 flight hours and 1,000 carrier arrested landings in the F-14 Tomcat. From 1990-91, he was a White House Fellow as special assistant to the administrator of NASA. Miller held numerous commands in the U.S. Navy including: VF-142; VF-101; USS Dubuque (LPD 8); USS Juneau (LPD 10); USS Constellation (CV 64); USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67); Carrier Strike Group 11; and the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center. After promotion to rear admiral, he spent a considerable amount of time focusing on the Middle East, serving as deputy commander to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/United States Fifth Fleet and deputy director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5); chief of staff of U.S. Central Command; and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces. In 2015, Miller received the Distinguished Service Medal.

Miller is the founder, CEO, and president of The Fozzie Miller Group, LLC and founder and CEO of VXMarine Group, LLC.