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john frewen general wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 military career 2 references toggle the table of contents john frewen general add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia australian army officer lieutenant general john frewen ao dsc frewen in 2024 military career allegiance australia branch australian army service years 1983 2024 rank lieutenant general commands chief of joint capabilities 2021 24 national covid vaccine taskforce 2021 22 joint task force 633 2017 18 military strategic commitments division 2014 16 1st brigade 2012 14 combined task force 635 2003 2nd battalion royal australian regiment 2003 04 conflicts un assistance mission for rwanda operation anode war in afghanistan war against the islamic state operation okra awards officer of the order of australia distinguished service cross meritorious service medal united states lieutenant general john james frewen is a retired senior officer of the australian army he joined the army via the royal military college duntroon and was commissioned into the royal australian infantry corps in 1986 he has commanded the 2nd battalion royal australian regiment 2003 04 combined task force 635 2003 the 1st brigade 2012 14 military strategic commitments division 2014 16 and joint task force 633 2017 18 and deployed on operations to rwanda the solomon islands and afghanistan he was appointed principal deputy director general of the australian signals directorate in march 2018 and coordinator general of the national covid vaccine taskforce in june 2021 he was chief of joint capabilities from september 2021 to july 2024 military career edit as a lieutenant colonel frewen commanded the 2nd battalion royal australian regiment 2rar from january 2003 to december 2004 in this role he was the initial international force commander for the solomon islands crisis in 2003 he commanded rotation 1 from initial deployment on 24 july until 19 november 2003 the task force comprised almost half of 2rar augmented by other australian army navy and air force personnel and troops from new zealand fiji papua new guinea and tonga at its peak he commanded 1900 personnel hmas manoora four other ships australian and new zealand helicopters and two australian caribou aircraft he identified the surrender of warlord harold keke on 13 august 2003 as the highlight of the deployment 1 2 frewen was appointed a member of the order of australia am as part of the 2004 queen s birthday honours for exceptional performance during operations as the commander of combined joint task force jtf 635 during operation anode from july to november 2003 3 4 frewen commanded the 1st brigade from 2012 to 2014 and joint task force 633 in the middle east from 2017 to 2018 1 he was awarded the distinguished service cross dsc as part of the 2019 australia day honours for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as the commander joint task force 633 on operations okra and highroad from january 2017 to january 2018 5 6 frewen was appointed principal deputy director general of the australian signals directorate asd on 1 march 2018 1 7 on 9 march 2020 the australian defence organisation established a covid 19 taskforce and seconded frewen from asd to lead it 8 7 frewen was appointed coordinator general of the national covid vaccine taskforce on 4 june 2021 the taskforce was responsible for coordinating the roll out of covid 19 vaccines 9 10 frewen succeeded vice admiral jonathan mead as chief of joint capabilities in september 2021 but remained seconded to the national covid vaccine taskforce until july 2022 11 12 in recognition of his exceptional leadership during the covid 19 pandemic frewen was appointed an officer of the order of australia in the 2023 australia day honours 13 references edit 1 2 3 leadership australian signals directorate australian government retrieved 29 july 2014 rollings barry 5 august 2010 trailblazers set tone pdf army 1241 ed p 31 pdf page 29 retrieved 13 july 2020 member of the order of australia am entry for colonel john james frewen australian honours database canberra australia department of the prime minister and cabinet 14 june 2004 retrieved 13 july 2020 for exceptional performance during operations as the commander of combined joint task force 635 during operation anode from july to november 2003 the queen s birthday 2004 honours pdf gazette australian government 14 june 2004 retrieved 30 january 2019 distinguished service cross dsc entry for lieutenant general john james frewen am australian honours database canberra australia department of the prime minister and cabinet 26 january 2019 retrieved 13 july 2020 for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as the commander joint task force 633 on operations okra and highroad from january 2017 to january 2018 australia day 2019 honours list governor general of the commonwealth of australia 26 january 2019 archived from the original on 27 may 2019 retrieved 26 january 2019 1 2 defence covid 19 taskforce department of defence retrieved 13 july 2020 senator the hon linda reynolds csc 1 april 2020 expansion of adf support to covid 19 assist press release department of defence retrieved 13 july 2020 remeikis amy hurst daniel 11 july 2021 general confusion who is john frewen and what is his role in australia s vaccine rollout the guardian retrieved 11 july 2021 about operation covid shield department of health retrieved 11 july 2021 lieutenant general john frewen dsc am department of defence retrieved 4 december 2021 daniel dana 2 august 2022 operation covid shield ends as vaccination booster rates stall sydney morning herald retrieved 26 january 2023 officer ao in the military division of the order of australia pdf australia day 2023 honours list office of the governor general of australia retrieved 26 january 2023 military offices preceded by vice admiral jonathan mead chief of joint capabilities 2021 2024 succeeded by lieutenant general susan coyle preceded by air vice marshal timothy innes commander joint task force 633 2017 2018 succeeded by rear admiral jaimie hatcher preceded by rear admiral trevor jones head military strategic commitments division 2014 2016 succeeded by major general gus gilmore v t e chief of joint capabilities chief of joint capabilities warren mcdonald jonathan mead john frewen susan coyle glen braz retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title john_frewen_ general oldid 1365860030 categories australian generals australian military personnel of the war in afghanistan 2001 2021 living people officers of the order of australia people educated at xavier college recipients of the distinguished service cross australia royal military college duntroon graduates united states army war college alumni university of new south wales alumni hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata use dmy dates from january 2019 use australian english from january 2019 all wikipedia articles written in australian english pages using embedded infobox templates with the title parameter articles with hcards year of birth missing living people this page was last edited on 24 july 2026 at 21 29 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the 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