Milton Sands III

Milton Sands III
Nickname(s)Jamie
BornFarmington, Connecticut, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1992–present
RankRear Admiral
CommandsNaval Special Warfare Command
Special Operations Command Africa
Naval Service Training Command
Naval Special Warfare Group 2
SEAL Team 8
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsLegion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (2)
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Joint Advanced Warfighting School (MMSP)

Milton James Sands III[1] is a United States Navy rear admiral and Navy SEAL who has served as commander of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command since July 26, 2024.[2] He most recently served as the chief of staff of United States Special Operations Command from 2023 to 2024.[3] He served as the commander of Special Operations Command Africa from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that he served as commander of the Naval Service Training Command from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as vice president of the Joint Special Operations University from 2018 to 2019, with prior tours as commodore of Naval Special Warfare Group 2 from 2016 to 2018 and commander of Seal Team 8.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

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  2. ^ "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), August 2024" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Rear Admiral Sands Assumes Command of Naval Service Training Command". DVIDS.
  5. ^ "NSTC Changes Command". Naval Education and Training Command.
  6. ^ Mabeus, Courtney (July 10, 2018). "2 Navy special operations leaders relieved of command amid alleged sexual misconduct". pilotonline.com.
  7. ^ "Milton J. Sands III". Linkedin.
  8. ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "WEBCAST: SOCAFRICA CHANGE OF COMMAND". DVIDS. July 1, 2021.