Emily Defina is a Legal Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation in the Pacific, based in the Canberra Mission. Emily attained a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales, where she completed her honours thesis in International Humanitarian Law.
Bruce Cameron served in the Australian Regular Army for 19 years. After commanding the last troop of tanks in action in Vietnam, his career saw him attend the UK’s Long Armour Infantry Course and Royal Military College of Science, as well as the Australian Command and Staff College. His last appointment involved responsibility for developing the Army’s future ground mobility requirements. He left the Army in 1987 to take up a position with the Office of Defence Production. He is the author of 'Canister! On! FIRE! : Australian Tank Operations in Vietnam' (Big Sky, 2012).
Thomas Grawich is a junior officer in the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He attended the Australian Defence Force Academy in 2012 and graduated with a Bachelor of Business in 2014. He completed 2 years as a rifle platoon commander before posting to the mortar line officer in 2018.
Tim Willis is a junior officer in the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps. He is currently the Company Operations Officer within 6th Field Supply Company and deployed as an independent combat service support team (CSST) commander as part of the 7th Combat Service Support Battalion.
Matthew Jones is a Royal Australian Infantry Officer in the Army Reserves. In 2020 he was employed as OC C Coy, 8/7RVR, deploying on both OP BUSHFIRE ASSIST and OP C19A, receiving an ADF Bronze Commendation for the later. In 2021 he was promoted to Major and posted as OC D Coy 5/6 RVR. In his civilian role, Matthew is a Paediatric Surgical Registrar at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, where he is training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and completing a part-time PhD.
Steven Cleggett is a Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (RAEME) Officer currently appointed as Commanding Officer, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion. He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, has instructed at the Royal Military College-Duntroon, was a Career Adviser at the Directorate of Officer Career Management-Army, and fulfilled staff appointments as Military Attache to the Special Operations Commander - Australia and as the S4 at Headquarters 16th Aviation Brigade.