Air Vice Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes u ...

Barbara Ann Courtney, is a senior officer in the

Royal Australian Air Force "Through Adversity to the Stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = RAAF Anniversary Commemoration ...

. A Joint Battlefield Airspace Controller, Courtney has commanded Multi National Base Tarin Kot (2011–12),

United Nations Command–Rear United Nations Command–Rear (also known as UN Command–Rear or UNC–Rear) is a rump military command headquartered in Japan, and a subordinate element of United Nations Command. UN Command–Rear was established in 1957 as a result of the relo ...

(2014–16), and the

Surveillance and Response Group RAAF The Surveillance and Response Group is a Force Element Group (FEG) of the Royal Australian Air Force "Through Adversity to the Stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = ...

(2019–21). She has served on operations in the Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and Iraq, and was Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force 633 on Operation Accordion from 2018 to 2019. Courtney was appointed Head Royal Commission Defence and Veteran Suicide Taskforce in 2021.

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