Mark Donald Binskin | |
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Born | Sydney | 20 March 1960
Allegiance | Australia |
Service | Royal Australian Navy (1978–84) Royal Australian Air Force (1984–2018) Royal Australian Air Force Reserve (2018-Present) |
Years of service | 1978–Present |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands | Chief of the Defence Force (2014–18) Vice Chief of Defence Force (2011–14) Chief of Air Force (2008–11) RAAF Air Command (2007–08) Air Combat Group (2004–05) No. 77 Squadron (1998–99) |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Companion of the Order of Australia Commendation for Distinguished Service Gugseon Medal of the Order of National Security Merit (South Korea) Distinguished Service Order (Singapore) Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore) Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Military Service (Malaysia) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Other work | Commissioner and Chair of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements |
Air Chief Marshal Mark Donald Binskin, AC (born 20 March 1960) is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve.[1] He served as Chief of Air Force (2008–11), Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011–14), and Chief of the Defence Force from June 2014 until his retirement in July 2018. In February 2020 he was appointed as a Commissioner and Chairman of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. He is the current chair of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia.