Rick Burr
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Major General Richard Maxwell "Rick" Burr DSC, AM, MVO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (born 2 June 1964) is a senior officer in the Australian Army. He served as Commander 1st Division from 2011 to 2012, before being appointed the Deputy Commanding General – Operations, United States Army Pacific in January 2013. Burr was succeeded by Major General Gregory Bilton in the latter post in November 2014. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Army in January 2015.
Early life
Burr was born in Renmark, South Australia, on 2 June 1964 to Maxwell Henry Burr and Lorelie Ann Morrell. Educated at Renmark High School, Burr entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon as an officer cadet in 1982.[1]
Army career
Burr graduated from Duntroon in 1985 with a University of New South Wales accredited Bachelor of Arts, and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.[1][2] His first posting came as a platoon commander in the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
In 2002, Burr commanded Australian troops in Afghanistan, and Australian troops during Operation Falconer in 2003. In 2008, Burr commanded special forces operations in Afghanistan.[3]
On 21 August 2012, United States Army Secretary John M. McHugh announced that Burr would be seconded to the United States Army, to become Deputy Commander, United States Army Pacific (USARPAC).[4] Burr will supervise training and USARPAC liaison with countries in Southeast Asia and Australasia. He will report to Lieutenant General Frank Wiercinski.
He has spent the majority of his military career with Australian special forces units.[5] He is also the patron of the Defence Australian Rules Football Association.
On 31 October 2012 he stood down as the Commander 1st Division and assumed the post as Deputy Commanding General – Operations of the United States Army Pacific on 17 January 2013.[6] Burr took up his current posting of Deputy Chief of Army in January 2015.[7]
Honours and awards
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) | [8] |
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Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | Awarded 13 June 2011[9] |
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) | Awarded 1 April 2000[10][11] |
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Australian Active Service Medal | |
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Afghanistan Medal | |
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Iraq Medal | |
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Australian Service Medal | |
| 50px | Defence Force Service Medal with 3 clasps | 30–34 years service |
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Australian Defence Medal | |
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Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) | 17 November 2014[12] |
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Bronze Star (United States) | [13] |
| 50px | NATO Medal for ISAF | |
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Meritorious Unit Citation with Federation Star |
References
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| Preceded by
Major General Gus Gilmore
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Deputy Chief of Army 2015 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by
Inaugural
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Deputy Commanding General – Operations 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Major General Greg Bilton |
| Preceded by
Major General Michael Slater
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Commander 1st Division 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Major General Stuart Smith |
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- ↑ Associated Press/Washington Post, 2012, "Two-star Australian general to oversee American soldiers at US Army Pacific" (21 August) Access: 21 August 2012.
- ↑ Inaugural Joint Warfare Conference – Inaugural Joint Warfare Conference 2011
- ↑ Australian Army Website, 2013, "US Army Pacific welcomes MAJGEN Burr" (17 January) Access: 29 January 2013.
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- ↑ Riverland Weekly – Distinguished Service Cross
- ↑ It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia
- ↑ It's an Honour – Member of the Royal Victorian Order
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- Members of the Order of Australia
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- Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal
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