Martin Holzberger

Martin Grant Holzberger
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1987–present
Rank	Warrant Officer
Commands held	Warrant Officer of the Navy
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (United States)

Warrant Officer Martin Grant Holzberger AM, CSC is a senior sailor within the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and is the current Warrant Officer of the Navy.^[1]

Naval career

Holzberger joined the RAN in 1987 as a submariner and served on various submarines, including Chief of the Boat on HMAS Sheean.^[2]

In 2004 Holzberger was selected for an exchanged with the United States Navy Pacific Fleet. In 2007 he was selected by the Ships Warrant Officer selection board and then joined HMAS Warramunga as the Ships Warrant Officer.^[3]

Holzberger was appointed Command Warrant Officer – Fleet Command in March 2010 and in 2012 he became the seventh Warrant Officer of the Navy.^[1]

WO Holzeberger visits the USS George Washington

Honours and Awards

	Member of the Order of Australia (AM)	2015 Australia Day Honours[4]
	Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)	2012 Queen's Birthday Honours for his performance Ship’s Warrant Officer of HMAS Warramunga[5]
	Australian Active Service Medal
	Afghanistan Medal
	Australian Service Medal
	Defence Long Service Medal with Two clasps	for 25–29 years of service
	Australian Defence Medal
	Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (United States)

References

1. "Official Biography". Retrieved 23 August 2013.
2. http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=2419&VIRIN=1846&imagetype=1&page=1
3. Maskell, POWTR Andy (June 2007). "SWO appointments". Navy News 50 (10).
4. http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Jan2015/People/1747/Australia-Day-2015-Honours---Navy's-most-Senior-Sailor.htm#.Vi39fLcrLIU
5. "Its an Honour". Retrieved 23 August 2013.