Robert Chipman

Robert Chipman
Air Marshal Chipman in 2023
Born	1971 (age 52–53)
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2024-) Chief of Air Force (2022–24) Head Military Strategic Commitments (2021–22) Air Task Unit 630.1 (2014) No. 81 Wing RAAF (2013–14) Air and Space Operations Centre (2010–12) No. 75 Squadron RAAF (2006–09)
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan War against the Islamic State
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross

Air Marshal Robert Timothy Chipman, AO, CSC (born 1971) is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He joined the RAAF as an aeronautical engineer in 1989 and gained his pilot's wings in 1994. He has commanded No. 75 Squadron RAAF (2006–09), the Air and Space Operations Centre (2010–12), No. 81 Wing RAAF (2013–14) and Air Task Unit 630.1 (2014), and deployed to the Middle East on Operations Slipper and Okra. He served as the Australian Military Representative to NATO and the European Union from 2019 to 2021, Head Military Strategic Commitments from 2021 to 2022 and Chief of Air Force from 2022 to 2024. Chipman took over as the Vice Chief of the Defence Force on 9 July 2024.^[1]