Chris O’Brien

Captain Chris O’Brien graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 2004 and the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 2005. He served as a Troop Commander in 20 STA Regiment and as an exchange Battery Captain and Operations Officer of the 42nd (Alem Hamza) Battery, 32nd Regiment, Royal Artillery (UK). He has deployed to Afghanistan twice, as part of Operation Slipper as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Troop Commander in 2007 and 2008, and as an Australian embed to UK Operation Herrick 12 as SO3 ISTAR (UK C-IED TF) and All Source Intelligence Exploitation Officer (CF NES N) in 2010. Captain O’Brien was the Instructor in Gunnery, STA Wing, School of Artillery, throughout 2011 and 2012. He is currently a project officer in Capability Development Group.