Air Marshal Gavin Neil "Leo" Davies,  (born 5 September 1960) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A navigator who retrained as a pilot, he joined the RAAF in 1979, commanded No. 1 Squadron RAAF (2002–03) and No. 82 Wing RAAF (2004–05), deployed to Iraq in 2007, and was Australia's air attaché in Washington, D.C. (2010–11). He served as Deputy Chief of Air Force from 2012 to 2015 and succeeded Air Marshal Geoff Brown as Chief of Air Force, the professional head of the RAAF, in July 2015. He retired from the RAAF in July 2019. Early life Gavin Neil Davies was born on 5 September 1960 in Kerang, Victoria. In 1979, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a cadet navigator. Military career Following initial training, Davies was posted to No. 11 Squadron RAAF at RAAF Base Edinburgh in Edinburgh, South Australia, serving aboard Lockheed P-3B Orion and later P-3C Orion aircraft.
Air Marshal Gavin Neil "Leo" Davies, (born 5 September 1960) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A navigator who retrained as a pilot, they joined the RAAF in 1979, commanded No. 1 Squadron RAAF (2002–03) and No. 82 Wing RAAF (2004–05), deployed to Iraq in 2007, and was Australia's air attaché in Washington, D.C. (2010–11). They served as Deputy Chief of Air Force from 2012 to 2015 and succeeded Air Marshal Geoff Brown as Chief of Air Force, the professional head of the RAAF, in July 2015. They retired from the RAAF in July 2019. Early life
 Gavin Neil Davies was born on 5 September 1960 in Kerang, Victoria. In 1979, they joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a cadet navigator. Military career
 Following initial training, Davies was posted to No. 11 Squadron RAAF at RAAF Base Edinburgh in Edinburgh, South Australia, serving aboard Lockheed P-3B Orion and later P-3C Orion aircraft.