RADM Adams honoured on Australia Day

CDF, GEN Peter Cosgrove presents Head DPE, RADM Brian Adams with his medal. RADM Adams joined the Royal Australian Navy as a junior recruit in 1968.

Chief of the Defence Force, GEN Peter Cosgrove, recently presented RADM Brian Adams, currently serving as Head Defence Personnel Executive, with his Clasp - Defence Force Service Medal for 35 years service, as well as the Australian Service Medal (1945-75).

It has been a rewarding time for the admiral. In the 2003 Australia Day honours list he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force and the Royal Australian Navy as Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy, and as Deputy Chief of Navy. In 1997 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to training and warfare capability development.

Since joining the Navy as a junior recruit in 1968, RADM Adams has served on a wide variety of vessels, including patrol boats, landing craft and ships, and destroyers. He has served in exchange with the Royal Navy and has commanded HMAS Tarakan and HMAS Tobruk.

RADM Adam’s previous postings include the Australian Joint Warfare Establishment as the RAN Director and HQADF where he worked in capital equipment programming, preparedness and resource policy development, commandant of the RAN College, and Director of Naval Warfare in Maritime Headquarters.

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