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Major General Mark Andrew Kelly AO, DSC is a former senior officer in the . He served as Mark Kelly Commander Joint Task Force 633 (CJTF 633) commanding all Australian Forces in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) and Afghanistan from 12 January 2009 until 14 January 2010 and as Land Commander Australia (LCAUST) from July 2005 to December 2008. He was appointed as the Repatriation Commissioner on 1 July 2010.

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■ 1 Early life ■ 2 Service history ■ 3 Academic qualifications ■ 4 Personal ■ 5 Honours and Awards Kelly in 2005 ■ 6 Notes Born Sydney, New South Wales ■ 7 External links Allegiance Australia Service/branch Australian Army Early life Years of 1975 –2010 service Mark Andrew Kelly was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Rank Major General [1] and educated at James Ruse Agricultural High School. Commands Commander Joint Task Force held 633 Service history Land Commander Australia Deployable Joint Force HQ Kelly entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in January 1975, and he graduated in December,1978 and [2] received the Sword of Honour. In the same year, Kelly 1st Battalion, Royal Australian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Regiment New South Wales. Battles/wars Commonwealth Monitoring Allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps he was Force, Rhodesia posted to the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. International Force East Timor, Kelly's first operational posting occurred when he served with the Commonwealth Monitoring Force in Rhodesia during the INTERFET - Operation Independence elections in 1979/80. Kelly served as the Stabilise exchange instructor at the 's School of Infantry at - Operation Catalyst Warminster between September 1985 and November 1987. War in Afghanistan - Operation He attended the Australian Army Command and Staff College Slipper in 1990 and served as the Brigade Major of 3rd Brigade from January 1991 until December 1992. He was promoted to Awards Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1993 and served in staff Distinguished Service Cross appointments in Army Headquarters until December 1995. He Legion of Merit (United States) also completed a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from the University of New South Wales in 1995.

Between December 1995 and December 1997, Kelly was Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He then moved on promotion to Colonel to Headquarters 1st Division and the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters as the Chief of Staff, a posting that involved deploying the headquarters to East Timor for Operation Stabilise, where he served as the Chief of Staff for INTERFET. Kelly was appointed as a Member

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of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honour's List of 2000 for his "exceptional service" as CO 1 RAR and COFS 1st Division.[3] He attended the Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies at the Australian Defence College in Canberra in 2000.

Kelly was promoted to , and appointed to command the 3rd Brigade from December 2000 until December 2002. He was then posted to Headquarters United States Central Command in Tampa, Florida, serving as the first Director of the Combined Planning Group, planning operations in Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and Iraq. He was appointed an Officer of the United States Legion of Merit for his exceptional service in this position.

Kelly was promoted to Major General and assumed command of the 1st Division and Deployable Joint Force Headquarters on 5 July 2004. He then assumed the appointment of Land Commander Australia on 15 July 2005 and served in that role until December 2008. In the Australia Day Honour's List of 2008, Kelly was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to the Australian Army in the fields of training, personnel and operations, in particular as the Commander of the 1st Division and as the Land Commander Australia."[4]

In an official ceremony on 12 January 2009, Kelly succeeded Major General as Commander Joint Task Force 633, in this position he commanded all Australian forces in the Middle East Area of Operations and Afghanistan for 12 months. He relinquished command of JTF 633 to Major General on 14 January 2010. Kelly was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in the 2011 Australia Day Honours List for his "distinguished leadership, exceptional professionalism and unwavering dedication in an extremely ambiguous and dangerous operational environment" as Commander Joint Task Force 633.[5] Kelly was transferred to the Army's Standby Reserve on 5 June 2010.

On 1 July 2010, Kelly assumed the appointment of Repatriation Commissioner, the Service's Member on the Repatriation Commission and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission that supports the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in delivering compensation, health care and support to current and former service personnel, widows and dependants.[6][7]

Kelly was appointed as the Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Regiment on 1 July 2011. Academic qualifications

■ 1978 Bachelor of Arts (UNSW) ■ 1978 Graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon ■ 1990 Graduate Diploma in Defence Studies (Deakin University) ■ 1990 Graduate of the Australian Army Command and Staff College, Queenscliff ■ 1995 Master of Arts in Defence Studies (UNSW) ■ 2000 Fellow of the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies at the Australian Defence College in Canberra Personal

Kelly is married to Gabrielle and they have a son, Christopher. He enjoys reading, listening to music and he enjoys all sports, especially Rugby and Golf. Honours and Awards

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Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 26 January 2008 Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 26 January 2000 Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) 26 January 2011 Australian Active Service Medal with 3 clasps EAST TIMOR, ICAT and IRAQ 2003 International Force East Timor Medal 2001 Afghanistan Medal 2009 2007 Rhodesia Medal 1981 Defence Force Service Medal with 4 Clasps 35 Years of Service 2006 Zimbabwean Independence Medal 1980 NATO ISAF Medal (Afghanistan) 2009 US Legion of Merit Officer in the US Legion of Merit 2004

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1. ^ Official ADF Biography (http://www.defence.gov.au/leaders/army/markKelly/index.htm) 2. ^ Change of Command (http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1123/topstories/story04.htm) - Army Newspaper article 3. ^ It's an Honour (http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm? aus_award_id=1129754&search_type=quick&showInd=true) - Member of the Order of Australia - 26 January 2000 Citation: For exceptional service to the Australian Army in demanding command and staff appointments, particularly as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and as the Chief of Staff at Deployable Joint Force Headquarters. 4. ^ It's an Honour (http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm? aus_award_id=1137432&search_type=quick&showInd=true) - Officer of the Order of Australia - 26 January 2008 Citation: For distinguished service to the Australian Army in the fields of training, personnel and operations, in particular as the Commander of the 1st Division and as the Land Commander Australia. 5. ^ 2011 Australia Day Honours List - Distinguished Service Cross (http://www.gg.gov.au/res/file/2011/honours/ad11/Media%20Notes%20DSC%20(final).pdf) 6. ^ "Appointment of New Repatriation Commissioner" (http://minister.dva.gov.au/media_releases/2010/feb/va008.pdf) (PDF). Media Release (Friday, 26 February 2010). Department of Veterans’ Affairs. http://minister.dva.gov.au/media_releases/2010/feb/va008.pdf. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 7. ^ "New Commissioner Starts Work" (http://minister.dva.gov.au/media_releases/2010/jul/VA041.pdf) (PDF). Media Release (Thursday, 1 July 2010). Department of Veterans’ Affairs. http://minister.dva.gov.au/media_releases/2010/jul/VA041.pdf. Retrieved 8 July 2010. External links

■ Official photo (http://www.defence.gov.au/leaders/army/markKelly/images/20050601mark_kelly_lo.jpg) (copyright (http://www.defence.gov.au/copyright.cfm) ) ■ Officer of the Order of Australia Investure Ceremony (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2008/May/20080509/20080508ran8116382_004_lo.jpg) , 9 May 2008, Government House, Sydney. (Pictured with his brother, wife and son.) ■ Officer of the Order of Australia Investure Ceremony (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2008/May/20080509/20080508ran8116382_018_lo.jpg) , 9 May 2008, Government House, Sydney. (Pictured with the Governor of NSW and his wife and son.)

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Military offices Preceded by Commander of Australian Forces in Succeeded by Major General Mike Middle East Area of Operations Major General John Cantwell Hindmarsh 2009 – 2010 Preceded by Land Commander Australia Succeeded by Major General 2005 – 2009 Major General Preceded by Commander 1st Division Succeeded by Major General May 2004 – 2005 Major General Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Kelly_(general)&oldid=465705451" Categories: Australian generals Australian military personnel of the International Force for East Timor Australian military personnel of the Iraq War Australian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Deakin University alumni Royal Military College, Duntroon graduates Living people Officers of the Legion of Merit Officers of the Order of Australia People from Sydney Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) University of New South Wales alumni

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