Lieutenant-colonel Dafna Dempsey (Brisbane, Australia 1982) has a background in Apache helicopter operations.

Following her training at the military academy and flight school she worked and fought with the 302nd and 301st squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force. In that period she served in Iraq and Afghanistan in 8 different deployments during 2004 - 2010.

Soon after, she worked as a staff officer in International Military Affairs, as deputy operations officer in Fort Hood Texas and as commander 299 squadron.

Dafna was the first commanding officer of RNLAF’s Helicopter Warfare Center. She has a master in political science and an executive master in security and defence.

Dafna lives near the town of Breda with her husband and three children.