Chief of Joint Capabilities

Chief of Joint Capabilities
Member of Australian Defence Force
Reports to Chief of the Defence Force
Inaugural holder Air Vice Marshal Warren McDonald
Formation 1 July 2017
Website www.defence.gov.au/JCG/

The Chief of Joint Capabilities (CJC) is the head of the Joint Capabilities Group (JCG) in the Australian Department of Defence, part of the Australian Defence Organisation. This position was created on 1 July 2017. The current chief is Air Vice Marshal Warren Donald.

Structure

The Chief of Joint Capabilities is responsible for coordinating the various capabilities within the Australian Defence Force. The following four commander report to the chief.

Australian Defence College

The Australian Defence College (ADC) is responsible for the delivery of professional military education, command and staff education, and joint warfare training for the ADF. The ADC is the umbrella organisation for the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS), the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC), and the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The ADC is also manages the following:

  • Centre for Defence Leadership & Ethics
  • Centre for Defence Research
  • Capability Technology Management College
  • Centre for Defence Leadership and Ethics
  • Defence Learning Branch
  • Defence Force Chaplains College
  • Defence Force School of Languages
  • Defence International Training Centre
  • ADF Warfare Training Centre
  • ADF Peacekeeping Centre

The Commander of the Australian Defence College is Major General Mick Ryan.

Joint Health Command

The Joint Health Command (JHC) is led by the Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force, Air Vice Marshal Tracey Smart, and is responsible for the delivery of military medicine and joint healthcare services to Australian Defence Force personnel, including military psychiatry and rehabilitation services. The JHC is also responsible for the development of the health preparedness of ADF personnel for operations and the coordination of health units for deployment in support of operations.[1][2][3]

Joint Logistics Command

The Joint Logistics Command (JLC) is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of military logistics, the evaluation of joint logistics capabilities and requirements, explosive ordnance, and supply chain management.[1][2][4] The Commander of the Joint Logistics Command is Major General David Mulhall. The Joint Logistics Command is made up of the:

  • Explosive Ordnance Branch
  • Fuel Services Branch
  • Logistics Assurance Branch
  • Logistics Systems Branch
  • Strategic Logistics Branch
  • Supply Chain Branch

Information Warfare Division

The Information Warfare Division is responsible for information warfare, cyber security, and command, control, coordination and communications (C4) capabilities for the Australian Defence Force. The Deputy Chief for Information Warfare is Major General Marcus Thompson. The Information Warfare Division is made up of the:

  • Information Warfare Capability Branch
  • C4 and Battle Management Capability Branch
  • Capability Support Directorate
  • Joint Cyber Unit

Joint Military Police Unit

The Joint Military Police Unit is the unified military police agency of the Australian Defence Force led by the Provost Marshal responsible for general policing, law enforcement, and the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service.[5][6]

Chiefs of Joint Capabilities

The following officers have been appointed as Chief of Joint Capabilities:

RankNamePost-
nominals
Service
Term
began
Term
ended
Air Vice MarshalWarren McDonald AM, CSCRAAF1 July 2017Incumbent

References and notes

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group Organisational Chart
    2. 1 2 Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group overview of Commands and Divisions overview
    3. ↑ Australian Government Directory overview of the Joint Health Command
    4. ↑ Australian Government Directory overview of the Joint Logistics Command
    5. ↑ Joint Capabilities Group Joint Military Police Unit Joint Military Police Unit
    6. ↑ Joint Service Police Group launched Royal Australian Navy
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