Major Richard Thapthimthong is an Infantry Officer who is currently the Brigade Major of the READY Brigade – the 7th Combat Brigade. His participation in formation level manoeuvre is inclusive of 7th Combat Brigade’s experience through the Integrated Sea and Land Series into Ex HAMEL 2018 and again through the Joint Warfighting Series of 2019 which culminated in Talisman Sabre where the Brigade provided the Opposing Force for the exercise.
LTCOL Anthony Chambers is the current Commanding Officer of the 3rd Health Support Battalion. He has been an active member of the Australian Army Reserve since 1995, with previous postings to the 1st Commando Regt and 1st Health Support Battalion.
He has deployed on various overseas operations to Timor Leste, Bougainville, Banda Aceh, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Ukraine.
Warrant Officer Joel McMahon was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia and educated at Servite College. He enlisted into the Australian Army in 1998 and was allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps as a rifleman.
On completion of initial employment training Warrant Officer McMahon was posted to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. During his tenure at the 3rd Battalion, Warrant Officer McMahon served at all levels from rifleman to Platoon Sergeant and Operations Sergeant.
Jonathan is a Reserve Officer working on Investigations for Landworthiness. Having spent most of his career around helicopters and transport aircraft he is now an airline pilot in his spare time. His particular interest is preventing vehicle rollovers just in case we need them and their occupants to go on operations one day.