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Brigadier M.S.J. Hindmarsh, AM, CSC
Deputy Commander Special Operations Command
14 October 2004
Service
Career 
Brigadier Mike Hindmarsh graduated from
the Royal Military College, Duntroon into
the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in
1978.
Brigadier Hindmarsh
saw regimental service as a Platoon Commander
with 2/4 Battalion, The Royal Australian
Regiment and as a troop commander, squadron
commander and Commanding Officer with
SASR.
As CO SASR, Brigadier Hindmarsh commanded
the ANZAC Special Operations Force detachment
on OPERATION POLLARD in Kuwait in 1998,
and more recently commanded the Special
Forces Task Group on OPERATION FALCONER
in the war against Iraq.
Other
postings include appointments with:
Headquarters Land Command as SO3 Operations
Headquarters United Kingdom Directorate Special
Forces as SO2 Training
Headquarters Special Forces as S01 Operations
Land Warfare Centre, Canungra as Tactics Wing
Instructor
Brigadier
Hindmarsh more recently enjoyed postings as
Military Assistant to Chief-of-Army and as
Colonel Plans (J5) at Headquarters Australian
Theatre. Brigadier Hindmarsh is also a graduate
of:
Command and Staff College, Queenscliff
Joint Services Staff College, Canberra
UK Royal College of Defence Studies
Abbreviated
Career
1978 – Graduated RMC, Duntroon to Royal Australian
Infantry Corps
1979-1980 – Platoon Commander 2/4 RAR
1981-1984 – Troop Commander SASR
1985-1986 – SO3 Operations at Headquarters
Land Command
1987-1989 – Squadron Commander SASR
1990 – Command and Staff College, Queenscliff
1991-1992 – Tactics Instructor, Land Warfare
Centre, Canungra
1993-1994 – UK Directorate Special Forces,
SO2 Training Headquarters, London
1995-1996 – SO1 Operations, Headquarters Special
Forces, Canberra
1997-1998 – CO SASR
1999 – Military Assistant to Chief of Army
2000-2001 – Colonel Plans to Headquarters
Australian Theatre
2002 – Student, Royal College of Defence Studies,
UK
2003 - Commander Special Forces Task Group
during war in Iraq
Personal
Details
Brigadier Hindmarsh is 47 years old, is married
to Deb and has three sons. Brigadier Hindmarsh
also enjoys rock climbing, bush walking and
rugby union.
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