Susan Coyle
Australian army officer (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major General Susan May Coyle, AM, CSC, DSM (born 21 May 1970) is a senior officer in the Australian Army. She joined the army as a reservist in 1987 and, following training at the Australian Defence Force Academy, was commissioned into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals in 1992. She has commanded the 104th Signal Squadron (2003–04), 17th Signal Regiment (2009–10), Task Group Afghanistan (2015) and the 6th Combat Support Brigade (2017–19), and has deployed on operations to East Timor, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan. She was appointed Commander Joint Task Force 633, with responsibility for all Australian operations in the Middle East, from January to November 2020. She was the first woman to command the task force, which had oversight for 1,200 personnel under Operation Accordion. Coyle was Head Information Warfare from January 2021 to November 2022, when she was appointed Commander Forces Command.
Susan Coyle | |
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Born | (1970-05-21) 21 May 1970 (age 53) Kyogle, New South Wales |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1987–present |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Forces Command (2022–) Information Warfare Division (2021–22) Joint Task Force 633 (2020) 6th Combat Support Brigade (2017–19) Task Group Afghanistan (2015) 17th Signal Regiment (2009–10) 104th Signal Squadron (2003–04) |
Battles/wars | United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor Operation Anode War in Afghanistan Military intervention against ISIL |
Awards | Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Army Commendation Medal (United States) |