Mark Hammond (admiral)

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Admiral Mark David Hammond is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who has served as Chief of the Defence Force since 9 July 2026. He joined the RAN as an electronics technician in 1986 and, after being accepted for officer training, graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1990. Much of Hammond's career has been spent in the Submarine Service. He has served on operations in the Indo-Pacific, commanded the Collins-class submarine HMAS Farncomb, was Deputy Chief of Navy from 2018 to 2020, and served as Commander Australian Fleet from November 2020 to June 2022. He was Chief of Navy from July 2022 to July 2026, when he was appointed Chief of the Defence Force.

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