DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 371/09
Monday, 2 November 2009
TWO INQUIRY OFFICER REPORTS RELEASED INTO
THE DEATH OF LIEUTENANT MICHAEL FUSSELL
The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, today released
details about the death of Lieutenant Michael Fussell who was killed on operations in
Afghanistan on 27 November 2008.
Two Inquiry Officer reports were conducted to examine the circumstances
surrounding the death of Lieutenant Fussell.
The first report was an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death in
combat. The second report was a subsequent inquiry into concerns identified in the
initial inquiry regarding the preparation, training and leadership of the force element
of which Lieutenant Fussell was a member.
Lieutenant Fussell was an artillery officer in the Australian Regular Army. He was
posted to the 4th Battalion (Commando), The Royal Australian Regiment and serving
with the Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan.
A transcript of Air Chief Marshal Houston’s statement at the media conference today
can be found at:
A
transcript of the questions and answers at media conference can be found at:
Audio of Air Chief Marshal Houston’s media conference can be found at:
Copies of the Inquiry Officer reports and other related documents can be found at:
Redactions to some documents have been made in order to protect our personnel
conducting operations and the privacy of the individuals involved.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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