Mark Hammond (admiral)

Mark Hammond
Vice Admiral Mark Hammond in 2023
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1986–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Chief of Navy (2022–) Fleet Command (2020–2022) Deputy Chief of Navy (2018–2020) HMAS Farncomb (c. 2005–2007)[1]
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) Order of National Security Merit, 2nd Class (South Korea) Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore)

Vice Admiral Mark David Hammond AO is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), serving as the Chief of Navy since July 2022. He joined the RAN as an electronics technician in 1986 and, after being accepted for officer training, graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1990. Much of Hammond's career has been spent in the Submarine Service. He has served on operations in the Indo-Pacific, commanded the Collins-class submarine HMAS Farncomb, was Deputy Chief of Navy from 2018 to 2020, and served as Commander Australian Fleet from November 2020 to June 2022. He succeeded Vice Admiral Michael Noonan as Chief of Navy on 6 July 2022.