Chief of Joint Operations (Australia)

The Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) is a three-star role within the Australian Defence Force (ADF), responsible for the Joint Operations Command and joint operational deployments, such as United Nations peacekeeping and joint task groups. Until 2007, the Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF) was double hatted, additionally exercising the responsibilities of CJOPS. However, in September 2007 the Minister of Defence, Brendan Nelson announced the formation of a separate CJOPS position based at the Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) at Bungendore, New South Wales.[1]

Chief of Joint Operations
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Incumbent
Lieutenant General Greg Bilton
since 1 July 2019
Member ofAustralian Defence Force
Reports toChief of the Defence Force
Term length3–4 years
Inaugural holderLieutenant General
David Hurley
FormationSeptember 2007

Joint Operations Command

The Joint Operations Command consists of Headquarters Joint Operations Command, Northern Command, and Australian Defence Force elements of the Maritime Border Command. Chief of Joint Operations is a joint position, and the incumbent can be appointed from any of the three ADF services.

Chiefs of Joint Operations

The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of CJOPS, with rank and honours as at the completion of the individual's term.

RankNamePostnominalsImageTerm beganTerm ended
Lieutenant GeneralDavid HurleyAO, DSCSeptember 2007July 2008
Lieutenant GeneralMark EvansAO, DSCJuly 2008May 2011
Lieutenant GeneralAsh PowerAO, CSCMay 201120 May 2014
Vice AdmiralDavid JohnstonAO20 May 2014[2]24 May 2018
Air MarshalMel HupfeldAO, DSC24 May 20181 July 2019
Lieutenant GeneralGreg BiltonAO, CSC1 July 2019Incumbent

Deputy Chief of Joint Operations
RankNamePostnominalsTerm beganTerm endedNotes
Rear AdmiralRowan MoffittAO20052008[3]
Air Vice MarshalGreg EvansDSC, AM20082009
Major GeneralAsh PowerAM, CSC20092010
Rear AdmiralRay GriggsAM, CSCMay 2010June 2011
Rear AdmiralSteve GilmoreAM, CSCDecember 2011November 2013[4]
Major GeneralShane CaugheyAM, CSCNovember 2013November 2015
Major GeneralStuart SmithAO, DSCNovember 2015April 2017
Major GeneralGreg BiltonAM, CSCApril 2017December 2018
Major GeneralRoger NobleDSC, AM, CSC2019September 2019
Rear AdmiralJaimie HatcherDSC, AMSeptember 2019August 2021[5]
Air Vice MarshalMichael KitcherAM, DSMAugust 2021

See also

References
  1. Minister of Defence Press Release MIN99/07 19 September 2007 Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "New Chief of Joint Operations announced". Defence News. Department of Defence. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. "Rear Admiral Rowan Carlisle Moffitt". Who's Who in Australia Online. ConnectWeb. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. "Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore, AM, CSC, RAN" (PDF). Embassy of Australia, Washington DC. Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. O'Hara, Veronica (4 October 2019). "ADF Welcomes New Deputy Operations Chief". Defence News. Department of Defence. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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