Daniel McDaniel
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Daniel McDaniel | |
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Allegiance | Australia |
Service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1988 – present |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands | Special Operations Command (2013–14) Special Air Service Regiment (2007–08) |
Battles / wars | East Timor War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Member of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Medal |
Brigadier Daniel Francis McDaniel, DSC, AM, DSM is a senior officer in the Australian Army. He served as the acting Special Operations Commander from September 2013 to December 2014, after Major General Gus Gilmore was promoted and reassigned.
Service history
McDaniel entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1988. He graduated into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in 1989 and served initially in the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
McDaniel assumed command of the Special Air Service Regiment from 2007 to 2008.
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- Australian brigadiers
- Australian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Living people
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (Australia)
- Recipients of the Meritorious Unit Citation
- Royal Military College, Duntroon graduates
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