CAF will be next CDF

CAF AIRMSHL Angus Houston.

THE Chief of the Air Force, Air Marshal Angus Houston, will be the next Chief of the Defence Force.

He will replace General Peter Cosgrove, who is retiring after more than 40 years service, on July 4. AIRMSHL Houston will be the first CAF to serve as CDF since the position was created in its current form in 1984. He will be promoted to the rank of Air Chief Marshal when he takes up the position.

The appointment will mark the culmination of a career with the Air Force which started as a cadet pilot in 1970.

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