Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star " admiral" rank. It is often rega ...

Robyn Margaret Walker, (born 1 July 1959) is an Australian medical practitioner and a retired senior officer of the

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister o ...

(RAN). Walker became the first female admiral in the RAN when she was appointed Surgeon-General of the

Australian Defence Force The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Fo ...

on 16 December 2011. As Surgeon-General, Walker commanded the Joint Health Command until her retirement in December 2015. Air Vice Marshal Tracy Smart was appointed as her successor as Joint Health Commander.Joint Health Command
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