Chief of Joint Operations (Australia)

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Chief of Joint Operations
Incumbent
Vice Admiral Justin Jones
since 5 July 2024
Member of Australian Defence Force
Reports to Chief of the Defence Force
Term length 3–4 years
Inaugural holderLieutenant General
David Hurley
FormationSeptember 2007

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]

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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 General David Hurley AO , DSC David Hurley cropped.png September 2007July 2008
Lieutenant General Mark Evans AO , DSC MAJGEN Evans.JPG July 2008May 2011
Lieutenant General Ash Power AO , CSC Ash Power 070616-M-6609K-235.jpg May 201120 May 2014
Vice Admiral David Johnston AO 160706-N-FK070-001 Adm. Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, conducts an office call with Vice Adm. David Johnston (cropped).jpg 20 May 2014 [2] 24 May 2018
Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld AO , DSC Mel Hupfeld (cropped).jpg 24 May 20181 July 2019
Lieutenant General Greg Bilton AO , CSC Gregory C. Bilton.jpg 1 July 20195 July 2024
Vice Admiral Justin Jones AO , CSC 5 July 2024Incumbent

Deputy Chief of Joint Operations

RankNamePostnominalsTerm beganTerm endedNotes
Rear Admiral Rowan Moffitt AO 20052008 [3]
Air Vice Marshal Greg Evans DSC , AM 20082009
Major General Ash Power AM , CSC 20092010
Rear Admiral Ray Griggs AM , CSC May 2010June 2011
Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore AM , CSC December 2011November 2013 [4]
Major General Shane Caughey AM , CSC November 2013November 2015
Major General Stuart Smith AO , DSC November 2015April 2017
Major General Greg Bilton AM , CSC April 2017December 2018
Major General Roger Noble DSC , AM , CSC 2019September 2019
Rear Admiral Jaimie Hatcher DSC , AM September 2019August 2021 [5]
Air Vice Marshal Michael Kitcher AM , DSM August 2021January 2024
Rear Admiral Justin Jones AO , CSC January 2024July 2024
Major General Hugh McAslan DSD 1 October 2024The first New Zealand Army officer to hold this post. [6]

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.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Defence Force Major General Hugh McAslan appointed as Deputy Chief of Joint Operations". Defence Media Release. Department of Defence. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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