Martin Grant Holzberger, (born 1 September 1968) is an officer of the

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(RAN). He joined the RAN as a

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r in 1987 and rose through the ranks to become the 7th

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in 2012. He relinquished the post in 2016 and was subsequently commissioned as an officer.

Naval career

Holzberger joined the

(RAN) in 1987 as a submariner and served on various submarines, including Chief of the Boat on . In 2004 Holzberger was selected for an exchanged with the

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Pacific Fleet. In 2007 he was selected by the Ships Warrant Officer selection board and then joined as the Ships Warrant Officer. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2012 for his service in this role. Holzberger was appointed Command Warrant Officer – Fleet Command in March 2010 and in 2012 he became the seventh

(WO-N). He was appointed a

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in 2015.http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Jan2015/People/1747/Australia-Day-2015-Honours---Navy's-most-Senior-Sailor.htm#.Vi39fLcrLIU He relinquished the post of WO-N to Warrant Officer

Gary Wight Gary William Wight, (born 21 September 1968) is an officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). He joined the RAN as a submariner in 1987 and rose through the ranks to become the 8th Warrant Officer of the Navy in 2016. He relinquished the post ...

in April 2016 and was subsequently commissioned as an officer. From February 2021 to December 2022, he was the

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of the training establishment .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holzberger, Martin Australian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Living people Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia) Royal Australian Navy officers Royal Australian Navy submariners Members of the Order of Australia 1968 births