Lieutenant Colonel Michael Anthony "Mick" Mumford is a career military officer in the Australian Army. He came to prominence in 2006: * Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, from early 2006, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; * As CO of Private Jacob Kovco, the first Australian soldier to die during the Iraq campaign (April 2006); * Commanding 3RAR during: * Operation Anode (Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, specifically the Australian response to riots following 2006 general election, April 2006); * Operation Astute responding to riots in East Timor (May–June 2006);