Martin Holzberger

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Martin Holzberger
130802-N-XF988-395 Command Master Chief Joseph Fahrney, left, gives Royal Australian Navy Warrant Officer Martin Holzberger a tour of the flight deck.JPG
Warrant Officer Holzberger in July 2013
Nickname(s)"Blue"[1]
Born (1968-09-01) 1 September 1968 (age 53)[1]
Brisbane, Queensland
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchRoyal Australian Navy
Years of service1987–present
RankCommander
Commands heldWarrant Officer of the Navy
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia
Conspicuous Service Cross
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (United States)

Martin Grant Holzberger, AM, CSC (born 1 September 1968) is an officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). He joined the RAN as a submariner in 1987 and rose through the ranks to become the 7th Warrant Officer of the Navy in 2012.[2] He relinquished the post in 2016 and was subsequently commissioned as an officer.

Naval career[]

Holzberger joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1987 as a submariner and served on various submarines, including Chief of the Boat on HMAS Sheean.[3]

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.[4] He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2012 for his service in this role.[5]

Holzberger was appointed Command Warrant Officer – Fleet Command in March 2010 and in 2012 he became the seventh Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N).[2] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2015.[6] He relinquished the post of WO-N to Warrant Officer Gary Wight in April 2016 and was subsequently commissioned as an officer. As of February 2021, he is executive officer of the training establishment HMAS Cerberus.

Holzeberger visits the USS George Washington

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Martin (Blue) Holzberger AM CSC". Virtual War Memorial Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Biography". Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Maskell, POWTR Andy (June 2007). "SWO appointments". Navy News. 50 (10).
  5. ^ "It's an Honour". Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  6. ^ http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Jan2015/People/1747/Australia-Day-2015-Honours---Navy's-most-Senior-Sailor.htm#.Vi39fLcrLIU
Military offices
Preceded by Warrant Officer of the Navy
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
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