Australia Defence Force Personnel Recognized in Australia Day Honours and Awards

Australia Defence Force personnel have been recognised for devotion to duty during natural disasters, strategic innovation, and professional mastery in the Australia Day Honours and Awards for 2024.

Royal Australian Air Force Chief Air Marshal Robert Chipman’s leadership in developing rapid-support plans to identify the equipment Australia could gift to Ukraine helped him top the list and was made an officer in the Military Division of the Order of Australia. Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the General Division for his leadership roles in public administration, particularly in national and international security.

The Australia Day honours list recognises 20 ADF personnel in the Order of Australia’s military division and 58 ADF personnel for distinguished and conspicuous service:

Air Marshal Robert Timothy Chipman AM CSC

Rear Admiral Matthew Paul Buckley CSC RAN
Commodore Peter James Leavy CSM RAN

Brigadier David Charles Hafner CSC
Major General Jason Kyle Walk

Group Captain David John Clyde CSM
Group Captain Dennis Davison
Air Commodore Gretchen Elizabeth Fryar
Air Commodore Anthony John Hindmarsh CSC
Group Captain Hannah Louise Jude-Smith

Commander Steven John Bliss RAN
Captain Jacqueline Margaret King RAN
Warrant Officer David John Passmore
Chief Petty Officer Steven David Paterson CSM
Commander Liza Jane Stephenson RAN

Major David Graeme Brown CSM
Warrant Officer Class One Glen Andrew Donaldson
Warrant Officer Class Two Tommy Munyarryun

Sergeant Justin Luke Kurban
Flight Sergeant Grant William Reibel

The full list of recipients can be found on the Australia Day Honours and Awards website.