Clifford Andrew Miles is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education in July 2011.
Candidate Miles attended Officer Candidates Course in 2011 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in March 2012. He then began The Basic School in November 2012 and graduated from Infantry Officer Course in December 2013.
Second Lieutenant Miles was assigned to 3rd Bn, 8th Marines in 2014 serving as a platoon commander for Company K until 2016. As a platoon commander deployed to Romania as part of Special Purpose MAGTF Black Sea Rotational Force in 2014 and in 2015 deployed to Sigonella as part of a Security Cooperation Team for Special Purpose MAGTF Africa. In November 2016 Captain Miles left Active Duty.
In 2017 Captain Miles joined 1st Bn, 23rd Marines as Weapons Platoon Commander and Fire Support Team Leader for Company C during ITX 4-18. In 2018 Captain Miles assumed the duties as Company Executive Officer and in 2019 Captain Miles was temporarily assigned the billet of Company Commander for Charlie Company and led the company through MTX 3-19. In 2020 Captain Miles dropped to Inactive Ready Reserves to finish his Masters.
In 2020 Clifford completed his Master of Engineering with a concentration in Construction Engineering Management.
In 2023 Captain Miles joined 1st Bn, 23rd Marines as Weapons Platoon Commander and Fire Support Team Leader for Company A during ITX 4-23.
In August 2023, Captain Miles took command of Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment.
In the civilian sector Clifford is a Project Manager for Trane Technologies and manages projects focused on commercial construction HVAC. Clifford received his Project Management Professional Certification from the Project Management Institute in June 2022.