[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 6, 1994]
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       TRIBUTE TO ADM. PAUL DAVID MILLER, USN, ON HIS RETIREMENT

  Mr. NUNN. Mr. President, I want the Senate to recognize the 
retirement of a fine naval officer, Adm. Paul David Miller. Admiral 
Miller is retiring from the position of Supreme Allied Commander, 
Atlantic and Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. This position 
has also made him responsible for the training of more than one million 
U.S. servicemen and women.
  Admiral Miller has been an outstanding leader in steering a new 
course for the military services after the end of the cold war. His 
foresight in thinking about the post-cold-war world in new ways led to 
such innovative ideas as the adaptive force package concept which is 
being employed in our recent operations in Haiti. He has been a leader 
in ensuring our military has the proper doctrine, training, and 
interagency approach essential for peacekeeping.
  Admiral Miller entered the Navy through Officer Candidate School in 
1964. He graduated from Florida State University and earned a masters 
degree from the University of Georgia. He is a graduate of the Naval 
War College and the Harvard Business School executive management 
program. I am sure that Admiral Miller's education was no small 
contributor to his successful naval career. Admiral Miller has received 
numerous awards and decorations, including the Distinguished Service 
Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit.
  Admiral Miller served at sea aboard U.S.S. Parsons as operations 
officer, and aboard U.S.S. McCloy and U.S.S. Luce as commanding 
officer. He was Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group III, and Commander, 
U.S. 7th Fleet. Admiral Miller served in Washington as administrative 
assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, executive assistant to 
the Secretary of the Navy, and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
Naval Warfare. Admiral Miller brought tremendous operational and staff 
experience to the challenges of reorganizing and reorienting the new 
USA Command.
  As Commander, USACOM, Admiral Miller has served as the unified 
commander for Operation Uphold Democracy, the first real-world test of 
the adaptive force package concept. Admiral Miller was an innovator in 
other ways:
  He established the Joint Training and Simulation Center to improve 
future training of joint task forces by permitting joint task force 
staffs and subordinate commanders to exercise comprehensively before 
actual deployments.
  He formulated doctrine for integrating capabilities of multiple 
government agencies in an interagency action group. This doctrine 
proved effective in dealing with counterdrug operations and handling 
Haitian and Cuban migration problems.
  He improved force effectiveness by having his command leverage new 
technology. For example, under his direction, the Department has 
improved support for warfighting commanders in chief by standardizing 
Tomahawk cruise missile targeting procedures and, thereby, improved 
strike accuracy. He also advanced the use of unmanned aerial vehicles 
[UAVs] through development of structure, procedures, and exercises to 
exploit UAV capabilities.
  I am sure that I speak for the entire Senate in thanking Admiral 
Miller for his life of outstanding service to the Nation. We wish him, 
his wife, Becky, and their two sons, Chris and Colby, Godspeed and all 
the best for the future.

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