Major Mathew Penney enlisted in the Army in 1993 as an Apprentice Electronics Technician.  He has deployed to East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Region and notable postings include; Deputy Director of the Joint NETOPS Control Centre – Afghanistan during an exchange posting with the US Army, the Officer Commanding of 103 Signals Squadron and Operations Officer of the 3rd Combat Signals Regiment. He holds a Masters Degree in Capability Management from UNSW.