Miller
named USJFCOM Military Member of the Quarter
An IT specialist working in U.S. Joint Forces Command's Global
Command Control Communication Computer Coordination Center
has garnered the staff's highest quarterly enlisted award for
excellence.
By Jennifer Colaizzi
USJFCOM Public Affairs
(NORFOLK, Va. - January 31, 2005) -- U.S. Joint Forces Command
(USJFCOM) recently named its military member of the quarter
(MMOQ) for the fourth quarter of 2004.
The honor went to Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Miller,
who worked for more than two years as a network management
expert in the USJFCOM Global Command Control Communication
and Computer (C4) Coordination Center (GCCC).
Miller was recently transferred to the Flag Support Team.
In this role, he provides direct computer system support
to Navy Adm.
Edmund Giambastiani, commander USJFCOM, including
traveling ahead of the admiral to establish secure communications.
"It involves carrying a communications package that
hooks into the hotel and provides a secure network," said
Miller.
According
to Air Force Lt. Col. Herb Wesselman, USJFCOM network
services division chief (J65), Miller is the "go
to" guy.
"This award is a tribute to teamwork; I couldn't
have done it without the people I work with," said
Miller. "It's recognition for shift workers and people
behind the scene."
As part of the GCCC, Miller was one of several watch standers
who monitor the networks that support USJFCOM's mission
and look for activity on the networks that could cause
them to go down.
According
to Wesselman, they also watch for the "bad
guys" attempting to hack into the network and deny
them from taking away systems the command depends on for
operations.
Our
office is the "networks and information technology
enabler for the command," said Wesselman. "If
the servers go down for any reason, transformation and
operations come to a halt; people can't do things; work
stops. So, Petty Officer Miller and the other watch standers
provide critical support to the command's transformation
and training mission."
"I've been thrilled to have Petty Office Miller working
for us," Wesselman added. "If a task needs immediate
attention, I can depend on him."
"Do I support the warfighter? The job I perform supports
someone who directly supports the warfighter," Miller
said. "We're all part of a team; everyone has a purpose
and that is to guarantee the warfighter is better equipped."
In
his own words, directed toward the members of the command,
Miller said, "I work in the network monitoring center
and help you. When the computer goes down, we're responsible
for trouble shooting and restoring services to your network."
In addition to his work, Miller regularly participates
in USJFCOM's color guard performances, and volunteers in
the in the local community.
He is USJFCOM's non-commission officer-in-charge (NCOIC)
for the color guard and has participated in close to 30
performances in the last year, including the Salute to
Veterans at Chrysler Hall event and the Salute to the Military
at Harbor Park, both in Norfolk.
He and his wife commute to Richmond, Va., on weekends
to attend church and volunteer at the church's homeless
center.
Miller spends his free time restoring cars. He's currently
working on a '68 Dodge Charger, a '67 Dodge Duster, and
a Ford farm truck.
According to Miller, his wife is extremely proud and for
her, "this award is recognition for time that I've
spent away from her."
That's probably why his immediate goal is a home improvement
project, which includes remodeling the kitchen, replacing
carpet and windows, finishing some plaster work, and ridding
the front yard of wild bitter strawberries.
Miller's next duty station is Naval Amphibious Base Little
Creek, in Virginia Beach, Va.
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