John Spencer enlisted in 1981 as an Infantryman and progressed through the ranks to Warrant Officer before in-service commissioning in 2003 and for the past two years has been the SO1 CATT, HQ CATC. MAJ Spencer has served in RAR and Res battalions and training establishments over almost 39 years of service. He served on Operations in the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan, and as an OC in East Timor. He has also served on numerous Army Training Teams throughout SE Asia.
Scott Winter AM is currently the Commander of the 3rd Brigade. His most recent appointment was as the CJ-5 Chief Future Operations at NATO HQ Resolute Support Mission, Afghanistan, where he was responsible for developing and advising Afghan operational planning. Immediately prior to this deployment he served as the Director Soldier Career Management – Army, where he was privileged to lead a great team focused on developing the soldiers and building the teams to win the next fight.