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Air Marshal Errol John McCormack AO (born 30 August 1941) is a retired senior commander in the
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In 1995 he became Commander for the Integrated Air Defence System atOfficer of the Order of Australia
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Royal Australian Air Force
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(RAAF), who served as Chief of Air Force from May 1998 to June 2001.
Early life
McCormack was born in Bundaberg,Queensland
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, on 30 August 1941 to Horace McCormack and his wife Ida (née Wooldridge). He was educated at Bundaberg State High School
Bundaberg State High School is a heritage-listed state high school and technical college at 37 Maryborough Street, Bundaberg South, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1920 to 1956. It was added to the Queen ...
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Service career
McCormack was commissioned in 1963 and served in Malaysia and Singapore during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation,Australian Department of Defense – Senior Military Appointments/ref> and subsequently took part in the
Vietnam War
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. He served as commanding officer of No. 1 Squadron RAAF in the 1980s. He was made commanding officer of No. 82 Wing RAAF in 1987, Director General Force Development Air at Headquarters, Australian Defence Force in Canberra in 1989 and Air Attaché
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in Washington D. C.
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in 1993.Australian Industry & Defence NetworkIn 1995 he became Commander for the Integrated Air Defence System at
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in Malaysia.
He was appointed Deputy Chief of Air Force
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in 1997 and Chief of Air Force in May 1998 before he retired in 2001. In retirement he became Chairman of Chemring Australia Pty Ltd.
He became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1998.(AO), 8 June 1998, It's an honour
Honours and awards
References
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