Australia Day
ADF members from across the land, maritime, air, cyber and space domains have been recognised with military awards in the Australia Day honours list.
The 79 personnel, ranked from craftsman to rear admiral, have been honoured for excellence and achievement in areas ranging from strategic leadership and command, operational planning, combat capability, intelligence and information warfare to psychology, safety, chaplaincy and catering.
Defence's head of Military Strategic Commitments, Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley, heads the list, appointed an Officer (AO) in the Military Division of the Order of Australia for demonstrating "acumen, intelligence and initiative" in key command and senior leadership positions with Navy.
The list, below, includes 25 recipients in the Military Division of the Order of Australia, three Distinguished Service decorations and 51 Conspicuous Service decorations.
OFFICER (AO) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley CSC RAN
MEMBER (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Navy: Commodore Richard Caton PSM RAN; Rear Admiral David Mann CSC RAN
Army: Major General B; Brigadier Matthew Campbell CSC; Colonel Martin Levey; Colonel Thomas McDermott AM CSC
Air Force: Wing Commander Cameron Douglas; Group Captain Marija Jovanovich CSM; Air Commodore Matthew McCormack; Air Commodore Michael Reidy; Warrant Officer Vanessa Schneider
MEDAL (OAM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
Navy: Commander Luke Andrews RAN; Commander Sandra Bennett RAN; Lieutenant Commander Scott Clarke RAN; Chief Petty Officer Michael Cunnington; Captain Douglas Griffiths RAN; Commander Simon Kelly CSM RAN; Petty Officer Genene Sanders
Army: Warrant Officer Class One P; Warrant Officer Class One Jo-Anne Downes; Warrant Officer Class One Mark Everingham; Warrant Officer Class One Peter Wall
Air Force: Warrant Officer Gary Anderson; Group Captain John Price (retd)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (DSM)
Army: Brigadier James Hunter CSC
COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Army: Colonel Geoffrey Costello; Lieutenant Colonel Gerald McGowan
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC)
Navy: Warrant Officer Phillip Durnan CSM; Commander Nikola Ford RAN; Warrant Officer Stuart Hammond; Captain Matthew Hoffman RAN; Principal Chaplain Andrew Lewis RAN; Captain Antony Pisani RAN; Commander Matthew Ryall RAN; Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez Jr; Commodore Nigel Smith RAN; Commander Calvin Timms RAN
Army: Lieutenant Colonel D; Colonel Jacqueline Costello; Lieutenant Colonel Susana Fernandez; Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Grogan; Brigadier Damian Hill AM; Brigadier Nerolie McDonald
Air Force: Group Captain James Blagg; Air Commodore Anthony Jones (retd); Group Captain Darrell May; Wing Commander Lachlan Melville; Wing Commander Jamie Minor; Wing Commander Benjamin Sawley; Flight Lieutenant Matthew Thurling; Wing Commander Janine Tillott; Group Captain David Torrington; Squadron Leader James Wheeler
THE BAR TO THE CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL (CSM)
Navy: Warrant Officer Mark Verhoeven CSM
CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL (CSM)
Navy: Leading Seaman L; Lieutenant Commander Dean Dvornicich; Petty Officer Mark; Leading Seaman Katherine Lyon; Chief Petty Officer Michael Nowill; Chief Petty Officer Matthew
Army: Corporal L; Craftsman N; Major Drew Burkitt; Major Cameron Dunne; Warrant Officer Class One Susan Gallacher; Warrant Officer Class One Daniel Heller; Warrant Officer Class One Craig Hodge; Captain Natasha Kirkham; Warrant Officer Class Two Andrei Mazourenko; Warrant Officer Class One Lance Peterson; Warrant Officer Class One Shane Smith; Major Katelyn Thorne
Air Force: Warrant Officer Rita Coles; Squadron Leader Luke Georgeson; Flight Sergeant Peter Greentree; Squadron Leader Ryan Milsop; Wing Commander Brad Sheldon; Corporal Simon Tapply
For the full list of Australia Day award recipients visit the Governor-General's website.
