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Australian air marshal
Air Marshal
Geoffrey Charles Brown
,
AO
(born 1 August 1958) is a retired senior officer of the
Royal Australian Air Force
. He served as
Chief of Air Force
from 4 July 2011 until his retirement on 3 July 2015.
Military career
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After studying engineering, Brown joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1980.
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He became Officer Commanding
No. 3 Squadron
in 1997 and Officer Commanding
No. 82 Wing
in 2000.
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He commanded fighter and air transport operations on
Operation Falconer
in 2003?for which he was appointed a
Member of the Order of Australia
and made a
Legionnaire of the Legion of Merit
by the United States
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?before becoming Officer Commanding Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems Program Office later that year.
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Appointed Commander of the
Air Combat Group
in 2006, he was made Director General Capability Planning at Air Force Headquarters in 2007 and then
Deputy Chief of Air Force
in 2008.
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Brown was appointed
Chief of Air Force
on 4 July 2011,
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and was advanced to
Officer of the Order of Australia
in the
2012 Australia Day Honours
for "distinguished service to the Royal Australian Air Force".
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On 4 April 2014, it was announced that Brown would continue as the Chief of Air Force for an extra twelve months, to July 2015.
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Brown was a major proponent of Australia purchasing the
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
combat aircraft.
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After retiring from the Air Force, he took a paid position with the plane's manufacturer, as a member of the board of
Lockheed Martin
Australia.
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