Shane Gabriel

Brigadier Shane Gabriel graduated from the Royal Military College in 1987 as an RAAF officer. He subsequently served a short service commission with the RAF Regiment in the UK before transferring to the Australian Army as an Infantry Officer. He served for 25 years in regimental, instructional and staff roles before transition to the Reserve in 2020. He was the Commanding Officer, Seventh Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment from re-raising in December 2006 to December 2009, including the Mentor and Reconstruction Task Force One deployment in Afghanistan. He currently serves as the Deputy Commander 1st (Australian) Division, as Senior Mentor of the Combat Officers Advanced Course, and as a Senior Coach with the Combat Training Centre.