| 词条 | Steve Smith (general) |
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|name= Steven Smith |image= |image_size= |alt= |caption= |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1959|07|3|df=yes}} |birth_place= Hobart, Tasmania |death_date= |death_place= |placeofburial= |allegiance= Australia |branch= Australian Army Reserve |serviceyears= 1977 – present |rank= Major General |unit= |commands= 2nd Division 9th Brigade The Royal Tasmania Regiment |battles= Iraq War |awards= Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Commander of the Order of St John Reserve Force Decoration Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |relations= |laterwork= Chairman of the Board of St John Ambulance Tasmania }}Major General Steven Lyndon Smith {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|sep=,|AM|CSC|RFD}} (born 3 July 1959) is a senior officer in the Australian Army Reserve. His career includes command at battalion, brigade and divisional levels.[1] Military careerSmith joined the Australian Army Reserve as a soldier and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in 1979. He has served with the 40th Independent Rifle Company, The Royal Tasmania Regiment, the 4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment and has held a range of other senior appointments.[1] He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2001.[2] In 2006 Smith was promoted to the rank of brigadier and appointed the Assistant Commander of the 1st Division and Deployable Joint Force Headquarters. He subsequently deployed to Iraq, serving as the Commanding General of the Joint Headquarters Transition Team (JHQ-TT) within the US led Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq. For his service as the Assistant Commander of the 1st Division, Commander of the 9th Brigade and Commanding General of the JHQ-TT, Smith was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010.[3][4] Smith was promoted to major general in 2012 and appointed as the Commander of the Australian Army's 2nd Division, which consists of the majority of the Australian Army Reserve. He concluded this appointment on 31 December 2014.[5][6] Education and civil careerSmith is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff College – Reserve, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tasmania and a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management from the Australian Emergency Management Institute.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Smith previously worked for the Tasmanian Government as a career public servant specialising in emergency management. Following his retirement, he continues as an emergency management consultant, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of St John Ambulance Tasmania and is the Colonel Commandant of The Royal Tasmania Regiment.[1] References1. ^1 2 Official biography {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211234620/http://www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Leaders/Commander-2nd-Division|date=11 February 2014}}, www.army.gov.au {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Major General Craig Williams}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander 2nd Division|years=2012–2014}}{{s-aft|after={{nowrap|Major General Stephen Porter}}}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Steven}}2. ^It's an Honour – Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC), 11 June 2001 3. ^It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 14 June 2010, Citation: For exceptional service as the Commander Joint Headquarters Transition Team Iraq, Assistant Commander of the 1st Division and Commander 9th Brigade. 4. ^Hodgman gets his gong, (2010 Queen's Birthday Honours), 18 September 2010, The Mercury (Hobart), www.themercury.com.au 5. ^Soldiers farewelled before shipping out to Timor, 20 January 2012, Geelong Advertiser, www.geelongadvertiser.com.au 6. ^Reservists welcomed home from Timor-Leste, www.army.gov.au 9 : 1959 births|Australian generals|Australian military personnel of the Iraq War|Living people|Members of the Order of Australia|Officers of the Legion of Merit|Commanders of the Order of St John|People from Hobart|Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia) |
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