Milton Sands III

Milton James Sands III is a United States Navy rear admiral and Navy SEAL who served as commander of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command from 26 July 2024 until his termination on 22 August 2025. He served as the chief of staff of United States Special Operations Command from 2023 to 2024. 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.