Chief of Joint Operations (Australia)

Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) Australia
Incumbent Vice Admiral David Johnston since May 2014
Style	Vice Admiral / Lieutenant General / Air Marshal
Term length	Three years (renewable)
Inaugural holder	Lieutenant General David Hurley

The Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) is a three-star role within the Australian Defence Force (ADF), responsible 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]

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 in theory the incumbent can be appointed from any of the ADF components.

Chiefs of Joint Operations

On 28 Match 2014, the Department of Defence announced Rear Admiral David Johnston will be promoted vice admiral and succeed Lieutenant General Ash Power as CJOPS on 20 May 2014.^[2]

Rank	Name	Postnominals	Term began	Term ended	Time in appointment
Lieutenant General	Hurley, DavidDavid Hurley	AO, DSC	000000002007-09-01-0000September 2007	000000002008-07-01-0000July 2008	7002304000000000000♠304 days
Lieutenant General	Evans, MarkMark Evans	AO, DSC	000000002008-07-01-0000July 2008	000000002011-05-01-0000May 2011	7003103400000000000♠2 years, 304 days
Lieutenant General	Power, AshAsh Power	AO, CSC	000000002011-05-01-0000May 2011	000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014	7003109600000000000♠3 years, 0 days
Vice Admiral	Johnston, DavidDavid Johnston	AM	000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014	Incumbent	7003120200000000000♠3 years, 106 days

Timeline

Deputy Chief of Joint Operations

Rank	Name	Postnominals	Term began	Term ended	Term in appointment	Notes
Air Vice Marshal	Evans, GregGreg Evans	DSC, AM	000000002008-01-01-00002008	000000002009-01-01-00002009	1 year
Major General	Power, AshAsh Power	AM, CSC	000000002009-01-01-00002009	000000002010-01-01-00002010
Rear Admiral	Griggs, RayRay Griggs	AM, CSC	000000002010-05-01-0000May 2010	000000002011-06-01-0000June 2011	1 years and 1 month
Rear Admiral	Gilmore, SteveSteve Gilmore	AM, CSC	000000002011-12-01-0000December 2011	000000002013-11-01-0000November 2013	1 year and 11 months	^[3]
Major General	Caughey, ShaneShane Caughey	AM, CSC	000000002013-11-01-0000November 2013	000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015	2 years
Major General	Smith, StuartStuart Smith	AO, DSC	000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015	000000002017-04-01-0000April 2017
Major General	Bilton, GregGreg Bilton	AM, CSC	000000002017-04-01-0000April 2017	Incumbent

References

↑ Minister of Defence Press Release MIN99/07 19 September 2007 Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "New Chief of Joint Operations announced". Defence News. Department of Defence. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
↑ "Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore, AM, CSC, RAN" (PDF). Embassy of Australia, Washington DC. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

Leadership of the Australian Defence Force
Australian Defence Organisation (Headquarters: Russell Offices)
Australian Defence Organisation	Governor-General Prime Minister National Security Committee of Cabinet Minister for Defence Secretary of Defence (SECDEF) Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) Senior Positions Senior Personnel
Australian Defence Force	Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF) Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) Chief of Joint Capabilities (CJC) Commander Joint Logistics (CJLOG) Surgeon-General / Commander Joint Health (CJHLTH) Judge Advocate General (JAG) Commander Australian Defence College / Head Joint Enablers Director Defence Intelligence Organisation Head Military Strategic Commitments Commander Maritime Border Command
Royal Australian Navy	Chief of Navy (CN) Deputy Chief of Navy (DCN) Commander Australian Fleet (COMAUSFLT) Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N)
Australian Army	Chief of Army (CA) Deputy Chief of Army (DCA) Commander Forces Command (COMD FORCOMD) Special Operations Commander Australia (SOCAUST) Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A)
Royal Australian Air Force	Chief of Air Force (CAF) Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF) Air Commander Australia (ACAUST) Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF)
Australian Defence Force Military of Australia

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