Steve Smith (general)

Major General Steven Lyndon Smith, is a senior officer in the Australian Army Reserve and is currently serving as the Commander of the 2nd Division. His career includes service as a Battalion, Brigade and Divisional commander.

Service History
Steven Smith joined the Australian Army Reserve at the age of 17 as a soldier and was commissioned into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps in 1979. He has served with the 40th Independent Rifle Company, The Royal Tasmania Regiment, 4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, and other units.

In 2006 Smith was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and appointed the Assistant Commander of the 1st Division. He subsequently deployed to Iraq, serving as the Commanding General of the Joint Headquarters Transition Team within the US led Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq.

He was promoted to Major General in 2012 and appointed the Commander of the 2nd Division (which consists of the majority of the Australian Army Reserve).

Education and Personal
Smith is a graduate of the Australian Defence College. He has also attended the University of Tasmania where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management from the Australian Emergency Management Institute.

Smith works for the Tasmanian Government and is also Deputy Chairman of the Board of St John Ambulance Tasmania.

Honours and Awards