Mike Hindmarsh
Mike Hindmarsh | |
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Born | 01/01/1956 |
Battles/wars | Operation Pollard Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
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Military career
Australia
Mike Hindmarsh entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1976, graduating into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in 1978.[3][4] 3512 STAFFCDT M.S.J. Hindmarsh.
Hindmarsh saw regimental service as a Platoon Commander with the 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and as a Troop Commander, Squadron Commander and Commanding Officer with the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). Other appointments included: SO3 Operations at HQ Land Command; SO2 Training at HQ UK Special Forces; SO1 Operations at HQ Special Forces; and Brigade level tactics instructor at the Land Warfare Centre.[5]
As Commanding Officer of the SASR, Hindmarsh commanded the ANZAC Special Operations Force detachment to Operation Pollard in
He served as the Commander of the Australian
Hindmarsh assumed command of Australian Forces in the Middle East Area of Operations in an official ceremony on 1 March 2008; he succeeded Major General Mark Evans in this position. His tour ended on 12 January 2009, at which time he was succeeded by Major General Mark Kelly. For his "distinguished command and leadership in action in the Middle East", Hindmarsh was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.[9]
From March 2009 until his retirement from the Australian Army in the later half of 2009, Hindmarsh assumed command of Army Training Command at Victoria Barracks, Sydney.[5]
United Arab Emirates
Following retirement from the Australian Army, Hindmarsh accepted the positions of Special Advisor – National Security to the United Arab Emirates, and major general in charge of the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard.
On 8 February 2016 an ABC News report questioned the extent of Hindmarsh's knowledge of civilian deaths allegedly caused during the operation of UAE forces in Yemen, as a result of his ongoing employment as a security advisor to the government.[13]
Personal
Hindmarsh was educated at the
Honours and awards
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Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) |
2008[8] |
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | 2003[7] | |
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) | 2009[9] |
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Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) | 1998[6] |
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Australian Active Service Medal | |
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Afghanistan Medal | |
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Iraq Medal | |
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Australian Service Medal | |
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Defence Force Service Medal with 3 Rosettes | for 30–34 years of service |
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Australian Defence Medal | |
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NATO Medal | with ISAF Clasp |
Hindmarsh is a patron of
References
- ^ "Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis meets with retired Maj. Gen. Michael Hindmarsh, commander of the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Feb. 19, 2017". Alamy. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Hundreds of foreigners are fighting for UAE in Yemen—How war crimes trials may deter them". Just Security. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Major General Michael (Mick) Hindmarsh, AO, CSC Training Command - Army". Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
- ^ The Grub Club. 8 October 2009. – includes bio
- ^ a b Newsletter Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, September 2009, Royal United Services Institute, Western Australian Branch. Retrieved on 2009-09-17.
- ^ a b Conspicuous Service Cross, 14 June 1999, It's an honour.gov.au, Retrieved on 2009-09-09.
- ^ a b Member of the Order of Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 27 November 2003, page 1
- ^ a b Officer of the Order of Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 28 January 2008, page 3 – retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ a b "Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)" (PDF). The Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours List. Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "The RFTG completes Exercise Sea Khanjar in UAE". Ministry of Defence. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ McPhedran, Ian (3 December 2009). "United Arab Emirates poaches former major-general Mike Hindmarsh as security adviser". Herald Sun. News Limited.
- ^ Robert F. Worth (9 January 2020). "Mohammed bin Zayed's Dark Vision of the Middle East's Future". The New York Times.
- ^ McNeill, Sophie (8 February 2016). "Retired Australian Major General Mike Hindmarsh faces questions about knowledge of civilian attacks in Yemen". ABC News.
- ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
15. ^ Rabdan Academy Board of Trustees. https://ra.ac.ae/en/about-rabdan/board-of-trustees
16. ^ Trove website. StaffCdt. Page 52. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2587282891/view?sectionId=nla.obj-2631149106&partId=nla.obj-2588633282#page/n51/mode/1up
External links
- Photos: 2004 (hires&smiling), 2009, beret, Op Slipper handover, Farewell to General Petreaus, Op Catalyst
- "Always being ahead of the enemy", Australian Defence Magazine Feature, November 2004