Australia Day 2024 Military Honours List

The Governor-General is pleased to announce the following awards:

Office of the Order of Australia

Air Marshal Robert Timothy CHIPMAN Royal Australian Air Force

For distinguished service in responsible positions as Australia's Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; and as Head of Military Strategic Commitments Branch.

Member of the Order of Australia

Rear Admiral Matthew Paul BUCKLEY Royal Australian Navy

For exceptional service in senior leadership roles within the Royal Australian Navy.

Group Captain David John CLYDE Royal Australian Air Force

For exceptional service in development and realisation of cyberspace capabilities for the Royal Australian Air Force.

Group Captain Dennis DAVISON Royal Australian Air Force

For exceptional service in Space capability development for Australia and its allies.

Air Commodore Gretchen Elizabeth FRYAR Royal Australian Air Force

For exceptional service in Personnel Management and International Engagement for the Australian Defence Force.

Brigadier David Charles HAFNER Australian Army

For exceptional service in the field of Army Aviation operations and capability management.

Air Commodore Anthony John HINDMARSH Royal Australian Air Force

For exceptional service in Personnel Capability Management and organisational sustainment for the Royal Australian Air Force.

Group Captain Hannah Louise JUDE-SMITH Royal Australian Air Force

For exceptional service in intelligence capability development, strategic planning and international relations for the Australian Defence Force.

Commodore Peter James LEAVY Royal Australian Navy

For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command positions.

Major General Jason Kyle WALK Australian Army

For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in strategic logistics, operations support and sustainment.

Medal of the Order of Australia

Commander Steven John BLISS Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious service in the fields of joint and combined exercise design and evaluations.

Major David Graeme BROWN Australian Army

For meritorious service in the delivery of strategic human resource capability for the Australian Army.

Warrant Officer Class One Glen Andrew DONALDSON Australian Army

For meritorious service as the Afghan National Army Sergeant Major Academy Senior Soldier Advisor, Career Advisor Royal Australian Engineers and the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 5th Brigade and Joint Task Group 629.1.

Captain Jacqueline Margaret KING Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious service to the Australian Defence Force in seaworthiness, explosive ordnance safety and policy.

Sergeant Justin Luke KURBAN Royal Australian Air Force

For meritorious service in delivery of maintenance outcomes for C-27J Spartan and C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlift capability for the Australian Defence Force.

Warrant Officer Class Two Tommy MUNYARRYUN Australian Army

For meritorious service in cross cultural leadership within the Regional Force Surveillance Group.

Warrant Officer David John PASSMORE Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious service to the Australian Defence Force in diving safety, governance and policy.

Chief Petty Officer Steven David PATERSON Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious service in the fields of Navy Engineering and Training.

Flight Sergeant Grant William REIBEL Royal Australian Air Force

For meritorious service in design and development of Military Working Dog training, operational policy and for driving best practice operational models.

Commander Liza Jane STEPHENSON Royal Australian Navy

For performance of duty in the delivery of operational intelligence to Defence.

Distinguished Service Medal

Lieutenant Colonel M Australian Army

For distinguished leadership in warlike operations as a Task Force Commander on Operation AUGURY from April to November 2022.

Conspicuous Service Cross

Warrant Officer Paul Ernest ARGUS Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement in aircraft maintenance reform and technical workforce career management in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Brigadier Mark Norman ARMSTRONG Australian Army

For outstanding achievement as Commander Joint Task Group 629.3 on Operation FLOOD ASSIST 2022 from April 2022 to December 2022.

Wing Commander David Norman BELL Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement in introducing the F-35A Lightning II into operational service for the Australian Defence Force.

Petty Officer Gillian Louise BRYANT Royal Australian Navy

For outstanding achievement as a member of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Training Group Defence Cooperation Program.

Lieutenant Colonel Alana BURKITT Australian Army

For outstanding achievement as an Australian Defence Force Officer while seconded to the Office of National Intelligence's Joint Analysis Team.

Lieutenant Colonel Gwenda Margo CASPERSONN Australian Army

For outstanding devotion to duty as the Army Coordination Officer to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Wing Commander Brett Andrew CLARKE Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement in international engagement in the multi-national Five Power Defence Arrangements forum through development and advancement of Communications Information Systems.

Colonel John Angus DOUGALL Australian Army

For outstanding achievement as the Director Business Intelligence, Army Headquarters.

Group Captain Daniel Christopher DRINAN Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement as the Director Select Strategic Issues Management in Australian Defence Force Headquarters, managing the Defence response to enterprise-wide serious and sensitive issues.

Lieutenant Colonel David James EVANS Australian Army

For outstanding devotion to duty on Operation MAZURKA as the Commander Australian Contingent and Force Operations Team Commander in the Multinational Force and Observers Headquarters, South Camp, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from October 2021 to October 2022.

Brigadier G Australian Army

For outstanding achievement in operational command of special and sensitive operations from 18 May 2020 to 5 November 2022.

Wing Commander Andrew Michael JACKSON Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement during the introduction into service of the F-35A Lightning II.

Squadron Leader Malith JAYASINGHE Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement in Cyber Security and Information and Communications Technology Management for the Royal Australian Air Force.

Commander Claire Elizabeth JONES Royal Australian Navy

For outstanding achievement in armaments engineering management and acquisition for the Australian Defence Force.

Colonel Michael James KING Australian Army

For outstanding devotion to duty as the Commanding Officer of 7th Combat Signal Regiment.

Commander Nathan Wyllie LOCKHART Royal Australian Navy

For outstanding achievement in the field of Navy Communications and Information Warfare.

Brigadier Robert Barton LORDING Australian Army

For outstanding achievement as Commander Joint Task Group 629.1 on Operation FLOOD ASSIST 2022 from February to October 2022.

Warrant Officer Martin James MILLER Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement in the training, development and technical leadership of the maintenance workforce for the Royal Australian Air Force Maritime Patrol capability.

Commodore Gustaaf Henri NORD-THOMSON Royal Australian Navy

For outstanding devotion to duty as a senior leader within Australia's Collins-class submarine program.

Air Commodore Scott Matthew PARRY Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement in strategic air mobility sustainment as the Officer Commanding Heavy Air Lift Systems Program Office.

Colonel Rodney Waldemar PETERSEN Australian Army

For outstanding devotion to duty as Staff Officer Class One, Military Employment Classification and Review Service, Joint Health Command.

Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan David POLLARD Australian Army

For outstanding achievement as Staff Officer Grade One 12th Chief Engineer Works Capability Implementation Team and Commanding Officer 12th Chief Engineer Works.

Warrant Officer Melinda Jane SKINNER Royal Australian Air Force

For outstanding achievement in movements coordination for the Australian Defence Force as a Movements Warrant Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Lytton WATSON Australian Army

For outstanding achievement as an Operational Planner for the Indo-Pacific Integrated Operations Team and lead planner in Headquarters Joint Operations Command for developing an Australian Defence Force operational contingency plan.

Conspicuous Service Medal

Lieutenant Commander Simon Craig ABLEY Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious achievement as the Commanding Officer of the Maritime Deployable Robotic and Autonomous Systems Experimentation Unit.

Chief Petty Officer Dennis Andrew ANNING Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious achievement in engineering and technical mastery within the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Group.

Warrant Officer Jessica Amy BULEY Royal Australian Navy

For devotion to duty as Communications and Information Warfare Manager in HMAS Sydney.

Captain Jackson Harris CAIL Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the Construction Officer and Infrastructure Program Manager, Defence Cooperation Program, Papua New Guinea.

Chaplain (Wing Commander) Lindsay Brian CAREY Royal Australian Air Force

For devotion to duty in Moral Injury research and the development of resources and training to support Australian Defence Force personnel.

Warrant Officer Class One Damien Mark CHEUNG Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as Career Manager Electronic Warfare Operator.

Lieutenant Commander Michael COPLAND Royal Australian Navy

For devotion to duty in developing and delivering intelligence to the Headquarters United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Intelligence Enterprise of Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America.

Warrant Officer Class One Steven Owen DAVIES Australian Army

For devotion to duty to the Australian Defence Force in supporting Joint Military Police operations in the most complex and demanding circumstances.

Bombardier Adam James DAVIES-MOORE Australian Army

For meritorious achievement in advancing Army's counter-unmanned aerial system capability.

Warrant Officer Class One Nigel Roy DOBSON Australian Army

For meritorious achievement in the field of signals planning, and the development and implementation of survivable telecommunication networks.

Warrant Officer Class Two David Robert ELLIOTT Australian Army

For meritorious achievement while posted as the Uncrewed Aircraft Systems subject matter expert within the 2nd Commando Regiment, and the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery from January 2019 to October 2022.

Captain Roger FONHOF Royal Australian Navy

For devotion to duty to the Royal Australian Navy in the field of workforce development and personnel management.

Wing Commander Denis Brian FRENCH Royal Australian Air Force

For meritorious achievement as an Operational Planner for the Indo-Pacific Integrated Operations Team, Headquarters Joint Operations Command.

Lieutenant Commander Mark GALLAGHER Royal Australian Navy

For devotion to duty as the Executive Officer HMAS Penguin.

Captain Nicholas Paul GOLDSWORTHY Australian Army

For meritorious achievement in explosive ordnance operational training at the Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School for the Australian Defence Force.

Warrant Officer Class One Shawn Glenn GOODBODY Australian Army

For devotion to duty to Army's transitioning veterans as Member Support Coordinator within the Army Personnel Support Unit.

Signaller Thomas Anthony GRAYHAM Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the Information Systems Technician for capability development on Joint Task force 629 on Operation COVID-19 ASSIST from July to November 2021 and Operation FLOOD ASSIST 2022 from April to November 2022.

Warrant Officer Class One Megan Jennifer GRIFFITHS Australian Army

For devotion to duty as the Chief Clerk, Defence Signals Intelligence and Cyber Command.

Petty Officer Keigan James GUNTHER Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious achievement as the Senior Systems Maintainer in HMAS Rankin.

Colonel Alison Kim KAINE Australian Army

For meritorious achievement in the field of sensitive and strategic personnel case management in the Australian Army.

Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin James KILGOUR Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the Senior Enlisted Advisor and Operations Warrant Officer deployed to Headquarters Middle East on Operation ACCORDION from July 2022 to January 2023.

Major Benjamin KREIS Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the career manager within the Senior Warrant Officer portfolio for the Australian Regular Army.

Major L Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the Legal Officer in support of a Special Operations Task Force deployed on Operation AUGURY - GLOBAL, April 2022 to November 2022.

Warrant Officer Steven Alexander MCCONNACHIE Royal Australian Navy

For devotion to duty as the Warrant Officer Electronics Technician - Weapons in Fleet Command.

Corporal Matthew PALMER Royal Australian Air Force

For meritorious achievement as an Air Intelligence Analyst - Signals at Number 87 Squadron in developing and implementing world leading signals intelligence support to Number 81 Wing, significantly improving survivability and lethality of F-35A in an enduring capability.

Lieutenant Matthew Alex PARRITT Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious achievement in the field of engineering within the Australian Destroyer Group.

Lieutenant Colonel James Thomas PIDGEON Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the Formation Operations Officer and Chief of Staff within the 16th Aviation Brigade.

Commander Peter Dennis SHIRLEY Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious achievement in the field of Navy combat system engineering.

Corporal Jack Clifford SIMPSON Royal Australian Air Force

For meritorious achievement in C-17A Globemaster workforce training, development and maintenance management for the Royal Australian Air Force.

Squadron Leader Melissa Jane VREUGDENBURG Royal Australian Air Force

For meritorious achievement in the development and progression of collaborative Space Control capabilities for the Australian Defence Force.

Lieutenant Colonel Meng WANG Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the Staff Officer Grade One Rotary Wing Development, Headquarters Aviation Command.

Warrant Officer Class One Sean Heinz WEBER Australian Army

For devotion to duty as the Regimental Artificer Sergeant Major of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

Major Sally WILLIAMSON Australian Army

For meritorious achievement as the Staff Officer Grade Two Training Transformation, Headquarters Army Logistic Training Centre.

Warrant Officer Cheryl Valerie YOUNG Royal Australian Navy

For meritorious achievement as the Maritime Personnel Manager in HMAS Canberra.