John Hutcheson

Biography

Colonel John Hutcheson is an Infantry Officer in the Australian Army who has served in a number of battalions and commanded the integrated 25th/49th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment (Motor). During the period March–August 2004 he commanded Combined Joint Task Force 635 in the Solomon Islands as part of Operation HELPEM FREN, and in the second half of 2007 was promoted to honorary brigadier to command Joint Task Force 631 in Timor Leste as part of Operation ASTUTE. Colonel Hutcheson is currently the Director of Studies (Land) at the Australian Command and Staff College in Canberra.

Contributions

Title	Date Published
The Adaptive Officer: Think, Communicate and Influence	15 Feb 2025

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