Mark Hammond (admiral)
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Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
AO is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), serving as the Chief of Navy since July 2022. He joined the RAN as an electronics technician in 1986 and, after being accepted for officer training, graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1990. Much of Hammond's career has been spent in the Submarine Service. He has served on operations in the Indo-Pacific, commanded the Collins-class submarine HMAS Farncomb, was Deputy Chief of Navy from 2018 to 2020, and served as Commander Australian Fleet from November 2020 to June 2022. He succeeded Vice Admiral Michael Noonan
as Chief of Navy on 6 July 2022.
Hammond joined the
flag lieutenant to the Chief of Navy and, in 1998, completed the Principal Warfare Officer's Course and Submarine Warfare Course. He was appointed to the commissioning crew of HMAS Waller as operations officer in 1999, returned to the Submarine Warfare Course as an instructor in 2001, and was made executive officer in HMAS Sheean.[2][3]
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In 2003, after completing the Dutch
Indo Pacific region".[2]
Following his period of command, Hammond was posted as Assistant Naval Attaché in
Joint Operations Command as Joint Exercise Director (J75). He subsequently became Director Submarine Sub-Program (Collins and Future Submarines) and, in November 2012, was appointed chief of staff to the Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley. Hammond relinquished the post in December 2013 and, in 2014, was made Director General Maritime Operations.[2][3]
Hammond was posted to the United States in 2017 as the Chief of the Defence Force Liaison Officer to the
Member of the Order of Australia for his "exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff roles".[5] The citation for the award, in particular, praised his "demonstrated exceptional professionalism, leadership and dedication" and described Hammond as a "highly accomplished submarine commander".[6] Hammond returned to Australia that March as Deputy Chief of Navy. After two and a half years in the role, he relinquished responsibility to Rear Admiral Christopher Smith in September 2020 and, on 17 November, succeeded Rear Admiral Jonathan Mead as Commander Australian Fleet.[2][3][7]
In June 2022, the
Officer of the Order of Australia for his "distinguished service" and "exceptional leader[ship]" in senior command roles.[8][9]
References
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- ^ "Lieutenant Commander Mark Hammond, CO HMAS Farncomb". Defence Images. Department of Defence. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vice Admiral Mark Hammond". Senior Leadership Team. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mark Hammond: Deputy Chief of Navy/Royal Australian Navy". Business News. 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Marles, Richard (28 June 2022). "ADF Senior Leadership Appointments". Media Releases. Office of the Minister for Defence. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Commodore Mark David Hammond". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff roles.
- ^ "Member (AM) in the Military Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy welcomes New Fleet Commander". Defence Connect. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Officer (AO) in the Military Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). King's Birthday 2023 Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "King's Birthday 2023 Honours – The Full List". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.