Lieutenant General Desmond Maurice "Des" Mueller AO (born 25 July 1943) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army.
He served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force from June 2000 until his retirement in July 2002.
Mueller was born in Adelaide and enrolled in the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1961, graduating in 1964.
Following the merger of logistics management for all three services (Navy, Army and Air Force), Mueller was appointed the first Commander Support Australia.
[2][3] Following retirement from the Army, Mueller continued a career in consulting, management and academia, serving as an adjunct professor at Monash and Latrobe universities.