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Rear Admiral Tony Dalton Head Helicopters, Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems and Guided Weapons
Rear Admiral Tony Dalton
In 1997 following his promotion to Commander, Dalton served as the aviation representative on the Naval Aviation Force Management Review. In 1998 he was appointed as the Training Authority – Aviation, responsible for all aspects of aviation training within Navy. In 2002, Dalton was posted to the United States Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island for Command and Staff training and promoted to Captain. He posted as the Project Director for Navy Aviation Projects within the Defence Materiel Organisation in 2003 before serving as the Director Naval Officers’ Postings in 2007. He was promoted to Commodore in 2008 and appointed the Commander Fleet Air Arm. Dalton returned to the Defence Materiel Organisation in 2010 as the Director General Navy Aviation Systems and took over the position of Head Helicopter Systems Division in 2012 on promotion to Rear Admiral.
Dalton is married with two grown up daughters. He resides in Berry on the NSW south coast, jogs slowly and enjoys cycling and bush walking when not flying.
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