Commander Forces Command (Australia)

Commander Forces Command of Australian Army
Incumbent
Michael Slater

since November 2011
Style Major General
Inaugural holder David Morrison

Commander Forces Command (CFC) is a senior Australian Army position created in July 2009. The incumbent holds the rank of Major General (Australia) (two-star rank).

The position was created by the merging of the previous Land Commander Australia (LCAUST) and Commander Training Command - Army (CTC-A) positions.

Appointees

The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Commander Forces Command or its preceding positions. Rank and honours are as at the completion of the individual's tour(s).

Rank Name Post-
Nominals
Term began Term ended
Land Commander Australia
Major General Arnison, PeterPeter Arnison AO 01994 1994 01996 1996
Major General Hurley, DavidDavid Hurley AO DSC 02002-12-01December 2002 02003-12-01December 2003
Major General Gillespie, KenKen Gillespie AO DSC CSM 02004-01-01January 2004 02005-07-01July 2005
Major General Kelly, MarkMark Kelly AO 02005-07-01July 2005 02008-12-01December 2008
Major General Morrison, DavidDavid Morrison AM 02008-12-01December 2008 02009-07-01July 2009
Commander Forces Command
Major General Morrison, DavidDavid Morrison AO 02009-07-01July 2009 02011-06-01June 2011
Major General Sengelman, JeffreyJeffrey Sengelman DSC AM CSC 02011-06-01June 2011 02011-11-01November 2011
Major General Slater, MichaelMichael Slater DSC AM CSC 02011-11-01November 2011 Present

Forces Command

Forces Command is the primary command for the land forces of the Australian Army.[1]

Units under the command of the Forces Command;

References

  1. ^ Adaptive Army - Adaptive Army Public Paper