21 Facts About Roger Noble

Roger Noble joined the army via the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1984 and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Armoured Corps.

Roger Noble is married to New York-born author and journalist Daniella Brodsky, with whom he has two daughters.

Roger Noble entered the Australian Defence Force Academy as an Australian Army officer cadet in 1984.

Roger Noble was part of the academy's first graduating class in 1986; he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in history and was awarded the Commander-in-Chief's Medal.

Roger Noble subsequently completed an additional twelve months of training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, before he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps.

In between regimental postings, Roger Noble served as aide-de-camp to the Chief of Army, deployed to Iraq in 1992 as a Chemical Destruction Group Team Leader with the United Nations Special Commission, and was posted as Staff Officer Grade 2 Land Operations in Army Headquarters.

In 2001, Roger Noble was deployed to East Timor for service with the United Nations Transitional Administration, being appointed the Operations Officer for Sector West.

Roger Noble received a Commendation for Distinguished Service for his performance in this role.

Roger Noble was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his "outstanding achievement" in this and earlier staff postings.

Roger Noble was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and, in April 2005, deployed with the headquarters and two squadrons of his unit to command the first Al Muthanna Task Group, a cavalry battlegroup tasked with operations in southern Iraq.

Roger Noble returned to Australia in November, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his "distinguished command and leadership" during the deployment.

Roger Noble was the first member of the Australian Defence Force to receive a John Monash Scholarship.

Roger Noble graduated in 2009, having conducted research into strategy in conflict management.

Roger Noble holds a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University and a Master of Defence Studies from the University of Canberra.

Roger Noble returned to Australia in December 2012 and was appointed Director General Land Development in the Capability Development Group.

In November 2013, Roger Noble was posted to North Queensland as commander 3rd Brigade.

Roger Noble relinquished command of the brigade in November 2015 and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Roger Noble was seconded to the United States Army in 2016 and deployed with the 101st Airborne Division as Deputy Coalition Land Force Commander, Iraq, as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Roger Noble was appointed Deputy Chief of Joint Operations in Headquarters Joint Operations Command.

Roger Noble swapped positions with Rear Admiral Jaimie Hatcher in September 2019, becoming Head Military Strategic Commitments within the Vice Chief of Defence Force Group.

Roger Noble was advanced to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his "exceptional strategic leadership, planning and coordination" in a number of senior roles.