Chief Master Sergeant Wayne Miller, NJ State Command Chief Chief Master Sgt. Wayne R. Miller is the eleventh State Command Chief Master Sergeant for the New Jersey Air National Guard. He serves as the principal advisor to The Adjutant General, Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, and their senior staffs on all matters influencing the mission, readiness, professional development, health, morale and welfare of more than 2,300 Airmen. Chief Miller entered the Air National Guard in 1992 and served as a Military Public Health Technician. His extensive background includes occupational health and safety oversight, emergency response and readiness planning, and first sergeant duties. He has participated in Operations NOBLE EAGLE and IRAQI FREEDOM. During these operations, Chief Miller provided occupational health, radiation safety, and environmental monitoring to maintain and promote the health and well-being of all military personnel. He also participated in state emergency response missions for Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and a medical needs assessment for New Jersey’s State Partnership for Peace Program with Albania. Chief Miller has served as Squadron Superintendent, 204th Intelligence Squadron, Group Superintendent, 177th Medical Group, Wing Industrial Hygienist, 177th Medical Group, New Jersey ANG, and First Sergeant, 177th Medical Group, New Jersey ANG. He has also served as the New Jersey Enlisted Field Advisory Council chairperson, 177th Fighter Wing Chiefs Council chairperson, and was a member of the Air National Guard Enlisted Medical Field Advisory Council. Prior to assuming his current position, Chief Miller served as the Senior Enlisted Leader, 177th Mission Support Group, New Jersey ANG. EDUCATION 1995 Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Course, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala., by correspondence 1996 Health Services Management Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas 2001 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tenn. 2005 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2018 Chief Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Md. 2019 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II Course, J Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va., by correspondence 2019 Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase I Course, Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va., by correspondence 2019 Associate Degree in Applied Science Degree in Bioenvironmental Engineering Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2020 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I Course, Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va., by correspondence 2023 Joint Forces Command 100 Course, Joint Knowledge Online, Suffolk, Va., by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS 1. February 1992 – November 1998, Military Public Health Technician, 177th Medical Group (MDG), N.J. 2. November 1998 – August 2014, Wing Industrial Hygienist, 177th Fighter Wing, N.J. (May 2005 – September 2005, Bioenvironmental Engineering Services, Kirkuk AB, Iraq) 3. November 2002 – October 2006, First Sergeant, 177 MDG, N.J. 4. August 2014 – December 2019, Group Superintendent, 177 MDG, N.J. 5. January 2020 – December 2020, Squadron Superintendent, 204 Intelligence Squadron, N.J. 6. January 2021 – February 2024, Group Senior Enlisted Leader, 177 Mission Support Group, N.J. 7. March 2024 – Present, State Command Chief, New Jersey Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters STATE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS New Jersey Ribbon of Honor New Jersey Merit Award New Jersey State Service Ribbon PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Air Force Sergeants Association, Life Member Air and Space Force Association, Member Enlisted Association of the National Guard, Life Member OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1992 Military Public Health Apprentice Honor Graduate 1994 177th Fighter Interceptor Group Airman of the Quarter 1999 Bioenvironmental Engineering Apprentice Honor Graduate 2001 Noncommissioned Officer Academy Distinguished Graduate 2003 Air National Guard Bioenvironmental Engineering Technician of the Year 2006 CSM Wilford Z. Lea Outstanding First Sergeant Award 2009 Military Officers Association of America Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer (South Jersey Chapter) EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman Basic 28 February 1992 Airman 18 November 1992 Airman First Class 18 May 1993 Senior Airman 18 November 1993 Staff Sergeant 21 March 1996 Technical Sergeant 23 February 1999 Master Sergeant 20 July 2001 Senior Master Sergeant 29 April 2010 Chief Master Sergeant 09 April 2015 (Current as of March 2024)