Leo Davies
Leo Davies | |
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.jpg) Davies at the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium in September 2015 | |
| Born | 5 September 1960 Kerang, Victoria |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1979–2019 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held | Chief of Air Force (2015–19) Deputy Chief of Air Force (2012–15) No. 82 Wing RAAF (2004–05) No. 1 Squadron RAAF (2002–03) |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Air Marshal Gavin Neil "Leo" Davies, AO, CSC (born 5 September 1960) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A navigator who retrained as a pilot, he joined the RAAF in 1979, commanded No. 1 Squadron RAAF (2002–03) and No. 82 Wing RAAF (2004–05), deployed to Iraq in 2007, and was Australia's air attaché in Washington, D.C. (2010–11). He served as Deputy Chief of Air Force from 2012 to 2015 and succeeded Air Marshal Geoff Brown as Chief of Air Force, the professional head of the RAAF, in July 2015. He retired from the RAAF in July 2019.
Early life[edit]
Gavin Neil Davies was born on 5 September 1960 in Kerang, Victoria. In 1979, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a cadet navigator.[1]