Major General Christopher R. Smith, Australian Army, is the Deputy Commanding General (Strategy and Plans) for U.S. Army Pacific. His senior appointments include: Director General Land Operations (G3) of the Australian Army, Director General Strategic Planning, Army Director Plans–Army; Chief of Staff to the Chief of the Defence Force; and Chief of the Defence Force’s Liaison Officer to the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. His operational experience includes: Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion Battle Group, Afghanistan, 2011; Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion Battle Group, Iraq, 2006; United Nations Military Observer, Lebanon and Golan Heights, 2002; Platoon Commander, United Nations Assistance Mission, Rwanda, 1995. He also served as the Commander, Landing Force, for the Australian Amphibious Ready Element in 2013. He has a Master of Military Art and Science from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and a BA from the University of New South Wales.