Austin Scott Miller is a retired four-star general in the United States Army and former Delta Force commander who served as the final commander of NATO's Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces – Afghanistan from 2 September 2018 to 12 July 2021. He previously served as the commander of Joint Special Operations Command from 30 March 2016 to August 2018. He participated in numerous combat operations, such as the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, and, since 2001, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He retired from the Army in December after relinquishing command in July 2021. Miller currently serves on the board of advisors for Striveworks and the board of directors for Workhorse.
Miller in 2018
General Austin S. Miller
General Miller (center) visiting Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on 23 December 2018
Gen. Miller alongside Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Afghanistan, March 2021.
The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta, referred to variously as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Task Force Green, is a special operations force of the United States Army, under operational control of JSOC. The unit's missions primarily involve counterterrorism, hostage rescue, direct action, and special reconnaissance, often against high-value targets.
Delta Force's founder Charles Beckwith in 1980
Delta Force bodyguards in civilian clothing providing close protection to General Norman Schwarzkopf during the Gulf War, 1991
Example of the "Code of the Special Forces Operator", dated 1959. This example pre-dates Delta.
Delta Force operators, pictured deep behind Iraqi lines during the 1991 Gulf War