Stuart Mayer

Stuart Campbell Mayer
200px Commodore Mayer as Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander, 2012
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1984 – present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Commander Australian Fleet (2014–) HMAS Anzac (2007–09) HMAS Canberra (2002–04)
Battles/wars	Gulf War International Force for East Timor Iraq War
Awards	Conspicuous Service Cross & Bar Commendation for Distinguished Service Medal of Merit (East Timor) Meritorious Service Medal (United States)

Rear Admiral Stuart Campbell Mayer CSC & Bar, RAN is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy who has been the Commander Australian Fleet since 12 June 2014.

Naval career

Mayer completed the Higher School Certificate in 1983 at North Sydney Boys High School. He joined the Royal Australian Naval College in 1984 as a seaman specialist, on completion of initial training Mayer gained Bridge Watch-keeping Certificates on board HMAS Gladstone and HMAS Darwin. Mayer completed training as an Air Intercept Controller (AIC) and returned to sea in HMA ships Canberra and HMAS Sydney, including service aboard Sydney as Air Intercept Control Officer and Boarding Officer during that ship's operational deployment to the Persian Gulf during the 1990–91 Gulf War.

In 1993 Mayer commenced training as a Principal Warfare Officer (Direction) and graduated with distinction in 1994. As Direction Officer, Mayer served aboard both HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide, undertaking a wide range of regional deployments and operations, including service as the Task Unit Operations Officer during Operation Stabilise – ADF operations in support of East Timorese independence.

In January 2000 he was promoted to commander and posted to the United States as the first ADF Liaison officer to US Joint Forces Command based in Norfolk, Virginia. Mayer returned from the United States in mid-2002 and assumed command of HMAS Canberra continuing an association with that ship that included service in every rank from trainee to Commanding Officer.

Mayer left HMAS Canberra in July 2004 and was promoted to the rank of captain and assumed the position of Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Maritime Headquarters (MHQ) Australia in January 2005. While posted to MHQ, Mayer was seconded to the Australian Maritime Deployable HQ staff for duties as Commander Task Group 58.1 – Northern Arabian Gulf [sic] Maritime Security Operations Commander. Mayer returned to MHQ in October 2005, resuming duties as Chief Staff Officer (Operations).

In January 2007 Mayer attended the Australian Defence College and read for a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies. He assumed command of the frigate HMAS Anzac in December 2007 and completed deployments to exercise RIMPAC and to Southeast Asia as the Commander of the RAN Task Group. Mayer left Anzac in mid-2009, was promoted to commodore and appointed Commander of the multi-national International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor on 24 October 2009. Mayer returned to Sydney after this appointment and assumed duties as Commodore Flotillas at Fleet Headquarters in April 2010.

Honours and awards

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	Conspicuous Service Cross & Bar (CSC & Bar)	2008, 2012
	Commendation for Distinguished Service	2006
	Australian Active Service Medal
	International Force East Timor Medal
	Iraq Medal
	Australian Service Medal
	Operational Service Medal for Border Protection
50px	Defence Force Service Medal with 3 clasps	(30–35 years service)
	Australian Defence Medal
	Kuwait Liberation Medal	(Saudi Arabia)
50px	Timor Leste Solidarity Medal	(East Timor) 25 February 2010
50px	Medal of Merit	(East Timor) 25 February 2010
	Meritorious Service Medal	(United States)
	Meritorious Unit Citation with Federation Star

References

Military offices
Preceded by Rear Admiral Tim Barrett	Commander Australian Fleet 2014 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent