Simeon Ward

Biography

Lieutenant Colonel Simeon Ward graduated from the RMC Duntroon in 1994 into the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He has deployed to Timor-Leste in 2003 and 2006 and to the Solomon Islands in 2006. Lieutenant Colonel Ward is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Command and Staff College and is a graduate of the USMC School of Advanced Warfighting. He is currently serving in the Force Structure Development Directorate of Strategic Policy Division.

Contributions

Title	Date Published
Contemporary Warfare, the Utility of Infantry, and Implications for the Project Land 400 Combined Arms Fighting System	5 Feb 2025

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