Английская Википедия:Errol McCormack
Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Air Marshal Errol John McCormack AO (born 30 August 1941) is a retired senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), who served as Chief of Air Force from May 1998 to June 2001.
Early life
McCormack was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, on 30 August 1941 to Horace McCormack and his wife Ida (née Wooldridge). He was educated at Bundaberg State High School.[1]
Service career
McCormack was commissioned in 1963 and served in Malaysia and Singapore during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation,[2] and subsequently took part in the Vietnam War.[3] He served as commanding officer of No. 1 Squadron RAAF in the 1980s.[2] He was made commanding officer of No. 82 Wing RAAF in 1987, Director General Force Development Air at Headquarters, Australian Defence Force in Canberra in 1989 and Air Attaché in Washington D. C. in 1993.[4] In 1995 he became Commander for the Integrated Air Defence System at Butterworth in Malaysia.[4]
He was appointed Deputy Chief of Air Force in 1997 and Chief of Air Force in May 1998 before he retired in 2001.[5] In retirement he became Chairman of Chemring Australia Pty Ltd.[4]
He became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1998.[6]
Honours and awards
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| Файл:AUS Order of Australia (military) BAR.svg | Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) | 1998[7] |
| Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | 1993[8] | |
| Файл:General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg | General Service Medal | |
| Файл:Vietnam Medal BAR.svg | Vietnam Medal | |
| Файл:Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 ribbon.png | Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 | |
| Файл:AUS Centenary Medal ribbon.svg | Centenary Medal | 2001[9] |
| Файл:DFSM with Rosette x 4.png | Defence Force Service Medal with 4 clasps | for 35–39 years of service |
| Файл:National Medal (Australia) ribbon.png | National Medal | for 15 years of service[10] |
| Файл:Australian Defence Medal (Australia) ribbon.png | Australian Defence Medal | 2006 |
| Файл:Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg | Vietnam Campaign Medal (South Vietnam) | |
| Файл:Pingat Jasa Malaysia ribbon.png | Pingat Jasa Malaysia (Malaysia) | 2004 |
References
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Australian Department of Defense – Senior Military Appointments
- ↑ Vietnam War Nominal Roll – McCormack, Errol John
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Australian Industry & Defence Network Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Air Force News – Air Marshal Errol J. McCormack – RAAF Service 1962–2001
- ↑ Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), 8 June 1998, It's an honour
- ↑ It's an Honour – Officer of the Order of Australia – 8 June 1998
- ↑ It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia – 26 January 1993
- ↑ It's an Honour – Centenary Medal – 1 January 2001
- ↑ It's an Honour – National Medal – 15 November 1977
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