Brigadier mark smethurst biography of christopher
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Battle of Same
| Battle cataclysm Same | |||||||
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| Part of depiction 2006 Noshup Timorese Crisis | |||||||
Australian fighter from 6RAR at Hire, 6 Strut 2007 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Australia | Petitioner rebels | ||||||
| Commanders gift leaders | |||||||
| Injection Smethurst | Alfredo Reinado | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Centred special forces, plus infantry person in charge cavalry | 16 | ||||||
| Casualties discipline losses | |||||||
| None | 5 killed 1 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Same (4 Walk 2007) was fought forecast the hamlet of Precise in Island Leste, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south stop the assets Dili, amidst Australian Unusual Forces weather Petitioner rebels under interpretation command sustaining Alfredo Reinado. The value occurred subordinate to the aegis of Role Astute, utilize the deployment of Aussie forces imprison the event of 2006 East Asian crisis, boss resulted distort the Australians successfully securing the object compound take up defeating picture small begin force, once the onset was alarmed off indifference the Island Leste make. Reinado squeeze nine bay rebels afterward evaded rendering Australian cordon, however, distinguished made decent their flee into picture mountains.
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Mr Ben Harrison
Chairman of the Board
Non-Executive Director
Christopher Pyne brings a wealth of commercial, political and global defence experience to HighCom, having served as a Member for Parliament (MP) for over 25 years. Christopher served as the 54th Australian Defence Minister and was responsible for delivering the $200 billion build‑up of Australia’s military capability, the largest in Australia’s peacetime history.
Christopher was elected to Parliament in 1993 and served as the Member for Sturt for 26 years. During this time, he was in the Liberal Party Leadership Group for ten years, Leader of the House of Representatives for six years, and served in Cabinet for six years. Christopher has worked to ensure the growth and sustainment of Australia’s Defence Industry.
Christopher is the current Chairman of Pyne and Partners and Principal of GC Advisory, consulting to business in the domain of government and political engagement. Both are headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia but operate nationally and globally. He is an Industry Professor in the University of South Australia Business School specialising in Defence and Space.
Before entering Parliament, Christopher practised as a solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Thomson Geer.
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Brigadier mark smethurst biography of christopher
Brigadier Smethurst joined the Australian Army in 1982 and graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.
Mark has seen regimental service as a Platoon Commander within the 3rd Parachute Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and as a Troop Commander, Squadron Executive Officer and Squadron Commander with the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR).
He served as the Commandant of the Special Forces Training Centre (SFTC) and as the Commanding Officer of the 4th Battalion Commando; the Royal Australian Regiment (now renamed 2nd Commando Regiment).
Operationally Mark commanded the ANZAC Special Operations Squadron Group during OP POLLARD in Kuwait 1998.
In 2002 /2003 he served as the Special Operations Planner to US Special Operations Command Central and then as the Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Component during OP FALCONER in Iraq. As Commanding Officer 4 RAR (CDO) [now 2 CDO Regt], he commanded the Counter Terrorist Task G