00:00Today we're pleased to recommend to the Excellency of the Governor-General a number of senior
00:06demand changes within the Australian Defence Force. The Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral
00:12Mark Hammond, AO, RAM, will be appointed as Chief of the Defence Force. Vice Admiral Hammond
00:20has had a distinguished career, spanning 40 years in the Royal Australian Navy, serving
00:26in crickets, and extensively in, and later commanding, submarines and the Australian
00:33group. Pointed the Chief of the Navy in 2020, Vice Admiral Hammond will continue to bring
00:40valuable insight to the role of Chief of the Defence Force, including, of course, to Australia's
00:47acquisition of conventionally armed, nuclear powered submarine crew, AUKUS, and the delivery
00:53of the Navy's future subsurface combatant fleet. Our Government extends our deepest gratitude
01:02in thanks to the Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral David Johnson, ACRAF. Admiral Johnson
01:09will retire with the commanding, with the changing command in July.
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