Miller relinquishes command of the 515th AMOW Published Feb. 10, 2015 By Kristine Hojnicki 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Col. Albert G. Miller relinquished command of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing to Col. Jeffrey G. Pierce during a ceremony on Feb. 4 at the wing headquarters on JBPHH. During his seven month tenure with the 515th AMOW, Miller successfully supported three presidential missions to multiple countries in the region, coordinated efforts to implement the first Department of Defense pet airlift program in the Republic of Korea, and shepherded facility improvements at six squadron locations across the Pacific. Miller is set to assume command of the 22d Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas in mid-February. During the ceremony, Miller remarked on how humbled and proud he was to have served the men and women of the wing as their commander. "I will always cherish having been a part of what allows our Air Force to claim superiority over all others," he said. "We are the only Air Force in the world that can move anything or anyone to anywhere in mere hours because we provide the en route platform to do so. And, you make this mission look easy every day. Thank you and your families for your service and sacrifices for our nation." Pierce served as the wing's vice commander from July 2014 to February 2015. Previously he served on the joint staff at the Pentagon and as commander of the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, also located at JBPHH. As commander of the 515th AMOW, he is responsible for 1,800 geographically separated personnel across 26 operating locations and nine Pacific time-zones from Alaska to Diego Garcia with an annual budget of more than $50 million. "I am proud to have the privilege of leading the men and women of the 515th AMOW," said Pierce. "The en route support we provide each and every day reassures our Allies, deters would-be aggressors, and provides much needed assistance in time of crisis." The 515th AMOW serves as the Pacific arm of the USAFEC and AMC. The wing's mission is to provide agile en-route capability to accelerate global air mobility for war fighters throughout the Pacific, utilizing command and control, aerial port operations and aircraft maintenance.