Since joining the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 2007, Lieutenant Commander Timothy David Laird has served onboard multiple RAN vessels deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific. He has previously served in the ADFs Headquarters Joint Operations Command, Defence Force School of Intelligence, Maritime Intelligence Support Centre, and the Royal Australian Navy Sea Training Group. In 2021 he became Australia’s 5th ILO to the IFCwhere he leads the Irregular Human Migration team. LCDRLaird holds a Bachelor of International Relations (Bond University) and Masters in Strategic Affairs (Australian National University).