Milton Sands III

Milton Sands III
Nickname(s)	Jamie
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1992–present
Rank	Rear Admiral (lower half)
Commands held	Special Operations Command Africa Naval Service Training Command Naval Special Warfare Group 2 SEAL Team 8
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (2)
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy (BS) Joint Advanced Warfighting School (MMSP)

Milton James "Jamie" Sands III^[1] is a United States Navy rear admiral and Navy SEAL who serves as the commander of Special Operations Command Africa since July 1, 2021. Sands most recently served as commander of the Naval Service Training Command from April 25, 2019 to May 27, 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.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Naval Career[]

A native of Farmington, Connecticut, Sands graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography and received a commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy. He served as a surface warfare officer assignments onboard Newport-class tank landing ship USS Saginaw (LST 1188) and Spruance-class destroyer USS John Rodgers (DD 983). He later volunteered for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and graduated with BUD/S class 203 in 1995. His first operational assignment was with SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1. Following SEAL Tactical Training (STT) and completion of six month probationary period, he received the 1130 designator as a Naval Special Warfare Officer, entitled to wear the Special Warfare insignia also known as "SEAL Trident". He later served with SEAL Team TWO, and assignment to a joint task force in Afghanistan 2002. He later was assigned as commanding officer of SEAL Team EIGHT. He holds a master's degree in Military Strategy and Planning from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS).^[8]

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