[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO COLONEL CAROLINE M. MILLER

  Ms. ERNST. Madam President, today I wish to recognize Col. Caroline 
M. Miller, upon her departure as chief, Air Force legislative liaison 
to the U.S. Senate.
  In this role, Colonel Miller managed Air Force senior leader 
strategic engagement with Senators and their staffs in support of Air 
Force programs and congressional oversight travel. She served as the 
Air Force's senior escort for staff and congressional delegation travel 
to more than 20 countries supporting leadership, Member, and committee 
offices. Prior to her current position, she served as the 633rd Air 
Base Wing commander at Joint Base Langley-Eustis,VA, providing 
installation support to 18,000 Air Force and Army personnel, including 
Headquarters Air Combat Command, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine 
Command, four operational wings, eight brigades, and more than 20 major 
associate units.
  Colonel Miller received her commission in 1994 from Officer Training 
School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. During her illustrious career, she 
has served as a protocol officer, special actions officer, and 
executive officer for several senior Air Force leadership offices, as 
well as the Director of Manpower and Personnel for United States 
Strategic Command. Colonel Miller has commanded at the squadron, group, 
and wing levels, spending 1 year as the commander, 379th Expeditionary 
Mission Support Group, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in support of 
Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. She was also hand-
selected to participate in the elite Air Force Internship program, as 
well as competed to attend the Naval Command and Staff College and Air 
Force's Air War College.
  Colonel Miller is married to Colonel (Retired) Rich Miller who, along 
with their son Ryan, have given her unwavering support throughout her 
career in the Air Force during multiple moves and combat deployments.
  On behalf of the U.S. Congress and a grateful Nation, I extend our 
deepest appreciation to Col. Caroline M. Miller for her dedicated 
service to the Senate and to our Nation. We wish her the best on her 
promotion to brigadier general and her next role as chief of Air Force 
manpower at the Pentagon. There is no question that the Air Force, 
Department of Defense, and the United States will continue to benefit 
greatly from Colonel Miller's leadership.

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