Chris Smith | |
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Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1991–present |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Royal Australian Infantry Corps |
Commands | Deputy Chief of Army (2024–) Deputy Commanding General – Operations (2022–24) |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) Bronze Star Medal (United States) Knight of the National Order of Merit (France) |
Alma mater | Royal Military College, Duntroon Australian Defence Force Academy United States Army Command and General Staff College |
Major General Christopher Robert Smith, DSC, AM, CSC is a senior officer in the Australian Army. He graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1995 and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.[1] He served with the in United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda in 1995 and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. Most recently he served as the Deputy Commanding General – Operations for the United States Army Pacific from 2022–2024 before taking over the role of Deputy Chief of Army on 31 January 2024.[1]