Mike Hindmarsh
| Michael Simon Hindmarsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 Kilcoy, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia United Arab Emirates |
| Service/branch |
Australian Army United Arab Emirates Army |
| Years of service | 1976–2009 2010–present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | UAE Presidential Guard Training Command - Army Joint Task Force 633 Special Operations Command Special Air Service Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Pollard
|
| Awards |
Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Cross Conspicuous Service Cross |
Operation Pollard
Iraq War
Major General Michael Simon "Mike" Hindmarsh AO, DSC, CSC (born 1956) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army who currently occupies a senior position within the Army of the United Arab Emirates. He spent over 30 years with the Australian Defence Force, during which time he served as Special Operations Commander Australia from 2004 to 2008, and Commander of Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East Area of Operations from March 2008 to January 2009. He retired from the Australian Army in mid-2009, and joined the Army of the United Arab Emirates as Commander of the UAE Presidential Guard, a UAE Armed Forces formation that includes both conventional and special forces units.
Mike Hindmarsh entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1976, graduating into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in 1978.
Hindmarsh saw regimental service as a Platoon Commander with the 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and as a Troop Commander, Squadron Commander and Commanding Officer with the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). Other appointments included: SO3 Operations at HQ Land Command; SO2 Training at HQ UK Special Forces; SO1 Operations at HQ Special Forces; and Brigade level tactics instructor at the Land Warfare Centre.
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