Dr Ian langford

Dr Ian Langford, DSC & Two Bars (born 15 February 1975) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. 

He is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the School of Advanced Warfighting. 

Ian was the Director General Future Land Capability for the Australian Army from 2018 until 2022; and previous to that was the acting head of Land Capability. He served as commanding officer of 2nd Commando Regiment in which role he led combat operations in Timor Leste, Afghanistan, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and the South-West Pacific; with command of Special Operations Command in Afghanistan. 

For his service, Langford was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on three occasions – the only person to date to receive that honour. Ian is now the Executive Director of the Security and Defence PLuS Alliance.