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Major General Michael Simon "Mike" Hindmarsh 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 war-fighting UAE Armed Forces formation that includes both conventional and special forces units. ==Military career== Mike Hindmarsh entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1976, graduating into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in 1978.〔(ADF Biography ), retrieved 2008-09-26.〕〔 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.〔 As Commanding Officer of the SASR, Hindmarsh commanded the ANZAC Special Operations Force detachment to Operation Pollard in Kuwait during 1998.〔(Conspicuous Service Cross ), 14 June 1999, It's an honour.gov.au, Retrieved on 2009-09-09.〕 Hindmarsh was later appointed to command the Special Operations Component on Operation Bastille and Operation Falconer in the Iraq War. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his distinguished leadership in this position.〔(Member of the Order of Australia ), Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 27 November 2003, page 1〕 He served as the Commander of the Australian Special Operations Command from October 2004 to February 2008. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours of 2008 for his distinguished service in that position.〔(Officer of the Order of Australia ), Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 28 January 2008, page 3 – retrieved 2008-09-26.〕 Hindmarsh assumed command of Australian Forces in the Middle East Area of Operations in an official ceremony on 1 March 2008; he succeeded Major General Mark Evans in this position. His tour ended on 12 January 2009, at which time he was succeeded by Major General Mark Kelly. For his "distinguished command and leadership in action in the Middle East", Hindmarsh was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. From March 2009 until his retirement from the Australian Army in the later half of 2009, Hindmarsh assumed command of Army Training Command at Victoria Barracks, Sydney.〔(Newsletter ), September 2009, Royal United Services Institute, Western Australian Branch. Retrieved on 2009-09-17.〕 Following retirement from the Australian Army, Hindmarsh accepted the positions of Special Advisor – National Security to the United Arab Emirates, and major general in charge of the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard.〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/15/131015-Sea-Khanjar〕〔http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/united-arab-emirates-poaches-former-major-general-mike-hindmarsh-as-security-adviser/story-e6frf7jo-1225806366075〕 Amongst other things, the Presidential Guard Command performs the UAE's special operations mission.〔() (Mike Hindmarsh ), www.linkedin.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Hindmarsh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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