2017 AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium

Speakers

CAPT James H. Mills, USN

CAPT James H. Mills, USN
Chief of Staff
U.S. TENTH Fleet


A native of Filer, Idaho, Captain Mills is a 1990 University of Arizona graduate with bachelor’s degrees in computer science and political science. He earned a Master's of Science in electrical engineering in 1996 and a 2005 Information Systems & Operations graduate certificate from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also is a 2008 graduate of the Naval War College Naval Command and Staff program. A plank owner of the Information Professional Community, he is a fully qualified Surface Warfare Officer, Joint Qualified Officer, and Information Warfare Officer. Captain Mills also served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Command, Control, Computers, Communications & Intelligence (C4I) and Command Information Officer (CIO) at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. FIFTH Fleet / Combined Maritime Forces. He served with distinction supporting DESERT STORM, NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and various counter-narcotics and humanitarian relief operations including JTF FIERY VIGIL, JTF KATRINA, and JTF HAITI. He also served as CNO’s first Cyber Federal Executive Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University supporting Navy’s Cyber and Information Warfare research and education initiatives. He then served as the Senior Information Professional Detailer at Navy Personnel Command. Most recently, he served as Commander, Task Force 1070 and Commanding Officer, Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Hawaii where he commanded over 2,600 personnel across the Asia Pacific from the U.S. west coast to the Middle East. Noted accomplishments include development and deployment of Information Technology for the 21st Century (IT21), leading the largest systems interoperability tests afloat, leading restoration of Navy Command & Control following the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, establishment of NETWARCOM, spearheading development of FORCEnet and the Trident Warrior experimentation series, and advancing Cyber Mission Force operations in the Pacific theater.

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