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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.

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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.