COLONEL TERRY D. MILLER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Colonel Terry D. Miller is retired from the United States Air Force and resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Colonel Terry D. Miller attended the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Political
Science. Upon graduation, he was commissioned through Air Force ROTC Detachment 465 in February 1964. His fist
assignment was with the 1st Aerospace Control Squadron. He worked as a satellite orbital analyst and was stationed at Ent
AFB, CO. Following his assignment, he stayed at Ent AFB, but served as a Staff Orbital Analyst with the 9 th Aerospace
Defense Division. From Ent AFB, Col. Miller moved to Eglin AFB, FL, where he was assigned to the 20th Surveillance
Squadron as a member of the HQ ADC Operation Test and Evaluation Team for the FPS-85 Radar. Then, he was moved
to the 13th Missile Warning Squadron where he served as a Crew Commander, Chief of Training/Evaluation and
Operations Officer. Following this, Col. Miller was assigned to Headquarters NORAD /J-2 and attended Squadron Officer
School. His next assignments were operations staff assignments with Headquarters, Aerospace Defense Command, and the
14th Aerospace Force, both of which were at Ent AFB. Col. Miller then attended Air Command and Staff College. His next
assignment led him to Shemya AFB, AK where he served as the Cobra Dane (Radar) Test Team Operations Officer.
Following this, he was assigned as the Detachment Commander for the GEODSS site at WSMR, NM. Then, he traveled to
Headquarters, USAF, in Washington, D.C., where he was the Program Element Monitor (PEM) for 12 Space Surveillance
and communications programs. Col. Miller was then assigned to be the Commander of the 17th Surveillance Squadron in
San Miguel, RP. He then served as the Commander for the Joint (US-Australian) Defense Space Communications
Squadron College where he was named a Distinguished Graduate and earned the VAdm Boyes Award for Best Military
Operation Paper. After attending the Naval War College, he was assigned to the JCS/J-5 and took part in the Strategic
Arms International Negotiations with the Soviet Union in Geneva, Switzerland. Col. Miller then served as the DO for the
1st Space Wing at Pererson AFB, CO. After this, he served as the ADO for Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, also
at Peterson AFB. Col. Miller retired from the Air Force in 1990.
Since retiring from the Air Force, Col. Miller has been employed by Northrop Grumman (1990-1995) and with Lockheed
Martin (1995-2002). He is now President and CEO of Blue Sky Marketing, Inc.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Master of Political Science from Auburn University-Montgomery, AL
Master of Science in Management from Salve Regina College, Newport, RI
Master of Arts in National Security and Military Operations from Naval War College, Newport, RI
Naval War College (Distinguished Graduate with Best Military Operations Thesis: VAdm Boyes Award)
USAF Air Command and Staff College (Distinguished Graduate)
USAF Squadron Officer’s School (Distinguished Graduate and Outstanding Contributor to Class Section)
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Legion of Merit with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Master of Space Badge
NORAD Badge
JCS Badge
EFFECTIVE PROMOTION DATES:
Second Lieutenant
8 February 1964
First Lieutenant
30 September 1965
Captain
31 March 1967
Major
1 October 1974
Lieutenant Colonel
1 May 1978
Colonel
1 October 1984