AIR COMMODORE TIM OWEN
BIOGRAPHICAL
DETAILS
Air Commodore Owen joined the RAAF in March 1977 as
a Pilot Officer, graduating from Officer
Training School in August that
year.
Following basic Air Defence training at RAAF Williamtown, Air Commodore Owen
was posted to No 3 Control and Reporting Unit for air defence controller
duties.
Following his attachment to No 2 Operational Conversion Unit in 1979 for
Fighter Combat Instructor controller training, Air Commodore Owen was posted to
No 1 Joint Communication Unit at Woomera in 1980, as a Space Systems Director.
In 1984 he was posted to No 114 Mobile Control and
Reporting Unit as a Flight Commander. He followed this tour with a three-year
exchange in the United States
where he was head of department and responsible for the USAF Counter Air
Tactics Training Course and the Joint Battle Management Course, both conducted
at Tyndall AFB in Florida. During
this tour he was awarded the USAF 'Master of Air Defence' and held expert
ratings in both the manual and automated Region Operations Centre air defence
systems.
Air Commodore Owen also completed an abbreviated
USAF AWACS conversion at Tinker AFB during his exchange tour. Following his
return from the United States,
Group Captain Owen held a number unit executive positions at operational air
defence units. He completed RAAF Command and Staff
College in 1990, and was posted to
the Directorate of Postings - Officers as POMAN 4 following this course.
Air Commodore Owen assumed command of No 2 Control and Reporting Unit in Darwin
in January 1992. After a three-year tour he was posted to the Chief of Staff -
Air Defence position at 41 Wing Headquarters at Williamtown. He completed Joint
Services Staff College
in June 1998, and was posted to the Joint Air Plans position in Strategic
Command Division. He subsequently moved to the position of Director Joint Plans
in March 1999 following promotion to Group Captain. While in this position, Air
Commodore Owen was responsible for the strategic level planning for ADF
operations in East Timor during the recent crisis.
Air Commodore Owen assumed command of Surveillance
and Control Group (SCG) at RAAF Williamtown in January of 2000. SCG had prime
responsibility for Aerospace Surveillance and Battle Management for the ADF. In
January 2002, Air Commodore Owen took up the Air Force Adviser position in London.
AIRCDRE Owen assumed command of Surveillance and Response Group (SRG) on 31 Jan 2005. SRG has prime
responsibility in the Australian Defence Force for maritime air operations and
aerospace battle management.
Air Commodore Owen is married to Charlotte,
and they have two sons. He enjoys rugby, golf and most fitness training.