Lieutenant Dylan Brown is currently posted to the 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment as the Assault Pioneer Platoon Commander. He is also the Platoon Commander for the Battalion Combat Training Cell which is currently in development. He was previously posted as a rifle platoon commander.
In his thirty years in the Marine Corps, T. X. Hammes served at all levels, including as the Commanding Officer of an intelligence battalion, an infantry battalion and the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force. He participated in stabilisation operations in Somalia and Iraq as well as counter-insurgency training in various places around the world. Colonel Hammes has a Masters in Historical Research and a Doctorate in Modern History from Oxford University.
Brigadier Thompson has held a range of command and staff appointments across tactical, operational, and strategic posts, both within Australia and on operations. His experiences include Chief of Operations and Plans for the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, Commanding Officer of the 1st Aviation Regiment, and Commander 16th Aviation Brigade. Brigadier Thompson has also served as the Director of the Joint Interagency Liaison Office and the Defence Attaché, Baghdad.