Chief of Joint Capabilities

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Chief of Joint Capabilities
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle
since July 2024
Member of Australian Defence Force
Reports to Chief of the Defence Force
Inaugural holderAir Marshal Warren McDonald
Formation1 July 2017
Website www.defence.gov.au/JCG/

The Chief of Joint Capabilities (CJC) is the head of the Joint Capabilities Group (JCG) in the Australian Department of Defence. The Joint Capabilities Group was raised on 1 July 2017 with the position created as a result, with the inaugural CJC being Air Marshal Warren McDonald. The current chief is Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, who was appointed to the position in July 2024. [1]

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Due to the importance of the functions overseen by the Chief of Joint Capabilities, retired Major General Gus McLachlan described the position in 2024 as "really the fourth of our service chiefs" and noted that they are responsible for "domains that cover the new areas of human conflict". [2]

Chiefs of Joint Capabilities

The following officers have been appointed as Chief of Joint Capabilities:

RankNamePost-nominalsServiceTerm beganTerm ended
Air Marshal Warren McDonald AO , CSC RAAF1 July 201724 November 2020
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead AO RAN24 November 2020 [3] September 2021
Lieutenant General John Frewen AO , DSC ArmySeptember 2021 [Note 1] 4 July 2024
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle AM , CSC , DSM Army4 July 2024Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ Frewen did not formally assume the post of Chief of Joint Capabilities until August 2022, since he was seconded as Coordinator General of the National COVID Vaccine Taskforce from June 2021 to July 2022. [4] Rear Admiral Ian Murray was Acting Chief of Joint Capabilities during this period. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Appointment of Australian Defence Force Senior Leadership". Media Releases. Office of the Minister for Defence. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Harvey, Adam (25 April 2024). "Susan Coyle set to become first woman to lead a 'war-fighting domain' of Australia's military". ABC News. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Vice Admiral Jonathan Dallas Mead". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lieutenant General John Frewen, DSC, AM". Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Defence Attaché – Head of Australian Defence Staff". Australian Embassy to the United States. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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