serviceyears branch commands birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1974 -- 2014 australia chief surface task group capability development group melbourne ffg 05 6 australian sydney , new south wales australia officer legionnaire of the legion of merit -lrb- united states -rrb- of the order of australia distinguished service cross war in afghanistan iraq war 23 december 1957 vice admiral peter jones -lrb- admiral -rrb-
 peter david jones
peter jones -lrb- admiral -rrb-

vice admiral peter david jones -lrb- born 23 december 1957 -rrb- is a retired senior officer in the royal australian navy -lrb- ran -rrb- , who served as the chief capability development group -lrb- ccdg -rrb- from 2011 until his retirement in october 2014 .
he was succeeded as ccdg by lieutenant general john caligari .
