Leo Davies 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.
14 Facts About Leo Davies
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Gavin Neil Davies was born on 5 September 1960 in Kerang, Victoria.
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Leo Davies retrained as a pilot in 1987 and, after completing a conversion course on the General Dynamics F-111C, was posted to No 1 Squadron RAAF at RAAF Base Amberley in Ipswich, Queensland, from 1988 to 1990.
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Leo Davies was next posted on a three-year exchange with the United States Air Force, operating General Dynamics F-111D aircraft from Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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Leo Davies returned to Australia in 1993 as Operations Flight Commander for No 1 Squadron.
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Leo Davies graduated from the RAAF Staff Course at RAAF Fairbairn in 1999 and, from 2000 to 2002, served in the Capability Systems division at Australian Defence Force Headquarters in Canberra.
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Leo Davies was again posted to RAAF Base Amberley from 2002, serving as commanding officer of No 1 Squadron.
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Leo Davies served as Staff Officer to the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Angus Houston, in 2004, was posted as officer commanding No 82 Wing at RAAF Base Amberley from 2004 to 2005, and was Director Combat Capability at RAAF Headquarters from 2006 to 2007.
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Leo Davies deployed for service with the Combined Air Operations Centre later that year, working in support of operations in Iraq.
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On his return from the United States, Leo Davies was promoted air vice marshal and became Deputy Chief of Air Force in January 2012.
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Leo Davies' "distinguished service" in senior command and staff positions was recognised with his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.
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Leo Davies was promoted air marshal and succeeded Air Marshal Geoff Brown as CAF on 4 July 2015.
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Leo Davies was awarded Singapore's Meritorious Service Medal in October 2016 and, in September 2018, he was appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honour by the French government.
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Leo Davies handed over as Chief of Air Force to Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld on 3 July 2019, and retired from the RAAF after a 40-year career.