Senior Chaplain Dan Hynes has dedicated over 40 years to the Commonwealth Navy. Born in Ontario, Canada, he began his naval career in the Royal Canadian Navy, spending 14 years in various sea and shore roles before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy. He completed Principal Warfare Officer training and held key positions, including Executive Officer of HMAS STIRLING. Answering a call to ministry, Dan trained as a chaplain and was ordained in 2009. His chaplaincy assignments have taken him aboard multiple HMA Ships, and he later spent four years as Director of Spiritual Health and Wellbeing in the ADF Joint Health Command. Currently, he leads Joint Training Chaplaincy at the Australian Defence College. Dan and his wife, Mandy, recently celebrated 40 years of marriage and have two sons and two grandchildren.