Deputy Chairman

Air Commodore Dennis Green, AM

Prior to joining the Air Force, Air Commodore Green was an Air Training Corps cadet in No 2 Flight at Sydney Technical High School. AIRCDRE Dennis Green joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a cadet at the RAAF Academy in 1973. After completing a Bachelor of Science and a Graduate Diploma of Military Aviation, he trained as a pilot, graduating in 1977 to fly C130E Hercules at No.37 Squadron.

Following training as a flying instructor, Air Commodore Green was posted to Pearce in 1981 as a flying instructor in Macchi aircraft. This was followed in 1982 by an exchange flying instructor posting with No. 14 Squadron, flying Strikemaster 6 aircraft at Ohakea, New Zealand. He returned to Australia in 1984 as a flying instructor on C130E aircraft, and held the positions of Training Flight Commander, Operations Flight Commander and Executive Officer at No. 37 Squadron.

In 1988/89 Air Commodore Green completed a Master of Science at the USAF Institute of Technology, and was than posted to Force Development Aerospace as Deputy Director Capability Analysis. Command appointments followed at No. 36 Squadron, the Air Force’s tactical C130H squadron from 1992 to 1994, and as Officer Commanding RAAF Base Pearce, the home of Australia’s Defence Force flying training from 1995 to 1996.

In 1997 Air Commodore Green completed training at the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies, before commencing his appointment in December 1997 as Director Joint Operations in Australian Defence Headquarters. From April 2000 to September 2002 Air Commodore Green served as the Air Attaché and Assistant Defence Attaché Washington. While in Washington he completed a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies through La Trobe University in Australia.

From October 2002 to December 2004 Air Commodore Green was appointed as Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Warfare Centre. In January 2005 Air Commodore Green commenced his position as Director-General Strategy and Planning Air Force where he led the team responsible for the Air Force re-shape and rebalance project. In August 2007 he moved to a position within AFHQ to work on the implementation of the reshape and re-engineering aspects for Air Force.

Air Commodore Green is married to Denise and they have two sons and a daughter. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Australian Air Force Cadets National Council and most recently was appointed Director General Cadets – Air Force on 1 July 2011.