RAN Military Division Honours - Australia Day 2012

Member in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AM)

Rear Admiral David Lance JOHNSTON RAN, ACT

For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy in senior Naval and Joint operational staff appointments.

Captain Colin John LAWRENCE RAN, NSW

For exceptional service in the field of Aerospace Engineering in the Royal Australian Navy.

Commodore Richard Temple MENHINICK CSC RAN, ACT

For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy as Director General Navy Transformation and Innovation and Commandant of the Australian Command and Staff College.

Medal of the Order of Australia in the Military Division (OAM)

Warrant Officer Sharon Eileen CAMPBELL, Vic

For meritorious service in the field of Leadership and Recruit training in the Royal Australian Navy.

Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Lieutenant Richard Eric BRICKACEK RAN, NSW

For distinguished leadership in action on 20 and 21 August 2010 while leader of an explosive ordnance team in Kipto and in Shah Zafar in Afghanistan on Operation SLIPPER.

Commendation for Distinguished Service

Commodore Roger Livingstone BOYCE RAN, ACT

For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER in the Middle East Area of Operations from April to October 2010.

Rear Admiral David Lance JOHNSTON RAN, ACT

For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 on Operations SLIPPER and KRUGER from October 2010 to March 2011.

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

Commander Alan William REGAN RFD RANR, NSW

For outstanding achievement as the Staff Officer Grade One Rapid Environmental Assessment, Joint Environment Centre, Headquarters Joint Operations Command.

Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

Chief Petty Officer Dennis BENTLEY, NSW

For meritorious devotion to duty as the Operations Manager, Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund.

Commander Darren Greville GROGAN RAN, ACT

For meritorious achievement in the field of Border Protection at Headquarters Northern Command and at the Royal Australian Navy Patrol Boat Group.

Lieutenant Commander Micheal Leslie JACOBSON RAN, WA

For meritorious devotion to duty as the Executive Officer of Submarine Crew Two in HMAS Collins.

Chief Petty Officer Andrew William MASKELL, NSW

For meritorious devotion to duty as the Personnel Officer aboard HMAS Manoora and for services to the wider naval community.

Commander Paul James O’GRADY RAN, ACT

For meritorious achievement as Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School.