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Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven presents Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm Jonathan Mead with the Legion of Merit

Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm Jonathan Mead who heads Australian Submarine Agency gives remarks during a ceremony after being awarded the Legion of Merit at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024. (Photo Credit: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vincent E. Zline)

WASHINGTON (Feb. 8, 2024) Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm Jonathan Mead was presented with the Legion of Merit for his service as the Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Nuclear Powered Submarine Task Force and his leadership role in the AUKUS trilateral security partnership.

The Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven and Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm Jonathan Mead, director-general of the Australian Submarine Agency at the Pentagon discussed the AUKUS trilateral security partnership, as well as Australia’s goal to operate conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). (Photo Credit: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vincent E. Zline)

Originally published by US Navy on 08 February 2024. Access original link here.

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