Major General Craig Furini attended the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Royal Military College commissioning into the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery in 1990. Since then, he has served in a variety of appointments at the tactical, operational and strategic levels across a range of disciplines.
He initially served as a Lieutenant with 8th/12th Medium Regiment, returning to the Regiment in 2000 as a Battery Commander and again in 2007 as the Commanding Officer. Other artillery appointments have included Forward Observer in 4th Field Regiment and 26 Regiment (SP) (Royal Artillery) in Germany. student on the UK’s Gunnery Staff Course, and instructor at the School of Artillery. His final artillery appointment was Head of Regiment from 2016 to 2018.
As a staff officer he has experience at the Brigade, Division, Operational and Strategic levels. Following Staff College in 2002, he was posted to the UK’s Defence Intelligence Service (DIS). On return to Australia in January 2006 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and posted to the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) as the Deputy Director Weapons Systems (Land). For his work in DIO, and the UK, he was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross.
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