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Gavan Reynolds
Lieutenant General Gavan John Reynolds, is a retired senior officer in the Australian Army who is the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force since 2024. He joined the army via the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1985 and has spent much of his career in military intelligence. He has commanded the 1st Intelligence Battalion (2004–05) and the 6th Combat Support Brigade (2013–15), and deployed on operations to the Persian Gulf, Lebanon and Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He served as Head Military Strategic Plans from 2019 to 2020, before being appointed as the inaugural Chief of Defence Intelligence in July 2020. Military career Reynolds entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon as an Australian Army officer cadet in July 1985. Following graduation in 1987, Reynolds was appointed a troop commander in the 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. During the Gulf War, he deployed to the Persian Gulf in command of an RBS 70 detachment aboard . He subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette
The ''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette'' is a publication of the Government of Australia, and consists of notices required by Commonwealth law to be published. Types of announcements in the Gazette include, appointments, promotions and transfers of persons to positions in the Australian Public Service, Australian Public Service (APS), previously "Commonwealth Public Service"; creation, dissolution and renaming of boards, departments and commissions within the APS; conferring of Australian honours system, awards and honours to persons and organisations by the Government; calling of tenders and awarding of contracts by the Government. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the creativecommons:by/3.0/au/legalcode, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia license. Since 1 October 2012, the ''Gazette'' is no longer physically published or compiled and now only consists of individually searchable notices online. Prior to this, the ''Gazette'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2010 for Australia were announced on 13 June 2010. † indicates an award given posthumously. Order of Australia Companion (AC) General Division Officer (AO) General Division Military Division Member (AM) General Division Military Division Medal (OAM) General Division Military Division Public Service Medal (PSM) Australian Police Medal The Australian Police Medal (APM) is awarded for distinguished service by a member of an Australian police force. The APM was introduced in 1986, and replaced the Imperial King’s Police Medal for Gallantry and King’s Police Medal, King’s Po ... (APM) Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) Emergency Services Medal (ESM) Commendation for Gallantry Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) Commendation for Distinguished Service Bar to the Conspicuous Service Cross Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) ReferencesQueen's Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Order Of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of Australia, Queen of Australia, on the Advice (constitutional law), advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam. Before the establishment of the order, Australians could receive Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British honours, which continued to be issued in parallel until 1992. Appointments to the order are made by the Governor-General of Australia, governor-general, "with the approval of The Sovereign", according to recommendations made by the Council for the Order of Australia. Members of the government are not involved in the recommendation of appointments, other than for military and honorary awards. The King of Australia is the sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an Colonel (title), honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Holy See, Vatican, colonel is the highest Military rank, rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called Captain (naval), captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canungra, Queensland
Canungra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinterland, west of the Gold Coast and south of Brisbane. Mount Misery is on the north-western boundary of the locality with Biddaddaba, Queensland, Biddadaba () rising to above sea level. Residents and businesses in Canungra get their water supply from the Canungra Creek, a tributary of the Albert River, Queensland, Albert River. The slopes around Canungra are steep and forested, with some cleared farmlands and rural homes in the flatter valley areas. History Nicknamed the "Valley of the Owls", one of the origins of the town's name comes from the Aboriginal word for small owls, "Caningera". The most notable owl found in the area is the Australian boobook owl, which appears in var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Warfare Centre (Australia)
The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) is an Australian Army training establishment that is responsible for the provision of promotion courses to Officer (armed forces), commissioned and non commissioned officers (NCOs) in an "all corps" setting. It was originally established during World War II at Canungra, Queensland, as the Jungle Training Centre to prepare troops for combat in the South West Pacific Area. During the 1950s and 1960s, the centre fulfilled a similar role, but since then has evolved to provide a broader spectrum of training courses with detachments at a number of bases across Australia. Structure Under the higher Royal Military College of Australia formation, LWC has its headquarters at Canungra, Queensland, and consists of a number of wings, namely: Officer Training Wing (OTW), the Warrant and Non Commissioned Officer Academy (WONCO) and Education Wing. OTW is located at Kokoda Barracks at Canungra, while Education Wing is headquartered at Simpson Barracks in Melbourne. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Intelligence Organisation
The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government military intelligence agency responsible for strategic intelligence and technical intelligence assessments, advising defence and government decision-making on national security and international security issues, and the planning and conduct of Australian Defence Force operations. The DIO does not collect intelligence or conduct covert action, but works on defence economics, transnational terrorism, and WMD. The DIO is an agency of the Australian Intelligence Community and is part of the Defence Intelligence Group (DIG) with the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO). The head of DIO is the Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation, currently Major General Matthew Hall. History Joint Intelligence Bureau In the post-World War II period, the military intelligence and strategic assessments functions were shared between the Navy, Army and Air Force intelligence directorates and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Brigade (Australia)
The 3rd Brigade is a combined arms brigade of the Australian Army, principally made up of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1st and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment (1 and 3 RAR). Initially raised in 1903 as part of the post-Federation Australian Army, it was removed from the order of battle in 1906 following the restructure of the field force. It was re-formed in 1914 for service during World War I, taking part in the fighting at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in Europe. During World War II the brigade was used in a defensive role before it was disbanded in 1944. It was re-raised in 1967 for service during the Vietnam War and later went on to provide the nucleus of the deployment to East Timor during the INTERFET, Australian-led intervention in 1999. The brigade is currently based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland. History Post-Federation Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Army (Australia)
The Chief of Army is the most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to both the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary, Department of Defence (SECDEF). The rank associated with the position is lieutenant general ( 3-star). Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, the incumbent Chief of Army, has held the post since 2 July 2022. History The first Commander of the Australian Army was titled General Officer Commanding, Australian Military Forces, in line with the usual British practice of the time. Experience soon showed that the position concentrated more power than the Ministers for Defence—of whom there were twelve in as many years in 1901–1913—liked. Moreover, the British Army had encountered administrative problems in the Second Boer War which led to the abolition of the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces there in 1904, and its replacement by an Army Board. In 1904, Minister for Defence Anderson Dawson commissioned a report which r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RBS 70
RBS 70 (Robotsystem 70) is a Man-portable air-defense system, man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) designed for anti-aircraft warfare in all climate zones and with little to no support from other forces. Originally designed and manufactured by the Swedish defense contractor, defence firm of Bofors, Bofors Defence (now Saab Bofors Dynamics, since 2000). It uses the RB 70 missile, which is also in use in a number of other Swedish missile systems. History Before RBS 70 the mainstay of Swedish short range air defence was Robotsystem 69 (American FIM-43 Redeye, Redeye) and the Swedish Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70, Bofors m/48 Anti-aircraft warfare, AAA. Development of the Rbs 70 to supply the Swedish air defence with a low-cost, easy-to-use and effective short-range SAM system began in 1969 when Bofors AB was contracted, who decided to use a novel guidance system in the form of a laser-beam riding missile co-developed with Laser Diode Laboratories. Further studies showed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
