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John Boyd, The U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare Marine Corps University Press, Quantico VA, 2018, 360 pp DOI https://doi.org/10.56686/9780997317497 Author : Ian T. Brown Reviewed By : Christopher Wooding The ideas of John Boyd have often been the focus of debate, as has the United States Marine Corps (USMC) throughout its history. Ian T. Brown, a USMC officer, discusses both topics in his book A New Conception of War: John Boyd, The U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare . The book is, in essence, a …
Chris Wooding is an Australian Army officer. He has previously published in the Australian Army Journal and in blogs such as Grounded Curiosity , The Forge and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s The Strategist . He also has a chapter published in Australian Perspectives on Air and Space Power: Past, Present, Future (2023). … Christopher …
Introduction Defence, including Army, continues to face public scrutiny over the political activities of its personnel. In June 2024, the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) sent a joint message to Defence personnel to remind them of their social media obligations. [1] This appeared to be a response to questions raised in Senate estimates hearings earlier that month about personnel who signed an open letter accusing Australia of ‘support’ for alleged acts of genocide in Gaza. [2] It was not the first time in …
Flight Lieutenant Dana Pham is a Personnel Capability Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. She expects to graduate from her Master of Liberal Arts (theological studies) at the University of Notre Dame Australia in 2026. … Dana Pham …
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in Support of Sea Denial in the Red Sea Author: Carl Rhodes On 14 November 2023, Houthi rebels based in Yemen released a menacing graphic depicting a commercial Israeli vessel in flames, accompanied by the statement, ‘We will sink your ships’. [1] This marked the beginning of a nearly two-year campaign by the Iranian-aligned group against much of the commercial shipping in the region. The campaign was successful when judged against several metrics. Cargo …
Dr Carl Rhodes is the founder of Robust Policy and a senior fellow with the National Institute for Deterrence Studies . He previously spent 25 years at the RAND Corporation and hosts the Deterrence Down Under podcast. Carl earned his PhD in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology and his BS in chemical engineering from Stanford University. … Carl …
The Australian Army Research Centre welcomes contributions from domestic and international military, academic community and the general public to promote the understanding of land warfare. Contribute an article, paper or publication The Australian Army Research Centre publishes the Australian Army Journal ( AAJ ) and Occasional Papers and Research Reports and welcomes military and academic contributions for consideration that fosters debate, promotes interest in future land warfare and Army’s …
Army Futures Research Framework The Army Futures Research Framework (AFRF) describes the core research needs of the Australian Army in its contribution to Defence strategy. It supports Army’s ‘futures’ planning. The objective of the AFRF is to foster research outputs that shape and inform Army modernisation in order to build a more capable land force. The AFRF seeks to engage a wide audience, ignite thinking and rally intellectual capital to address Army’s most difficult transformational challenges. The …
Land Command in the 21 st Century Howgate Publishing Ltd, Havant, Hampshire, 2022, ISBN 9781912440320. 236 pp Author : Jim Storr Reviewed By : Chris Roberts The premise of Jim Storr’s Something Rotten: Land Command in the 21st Century is that many army operational headquarters are no longer fit for purpose. According to him, this situation is not due to the mythical ‘additional complexity of modern conflict’. Instead, they stem from slow internal practices that tend to complicate planning and orders …
Author: Oleksandra Molloy Introduction This is part two of a Land Power Forum series exploring 12 prevalent myths concerning the use of uncrewed systems (UxS). Using the Russia-Ukraine War as a frame of reference, the first six myths covered assumptions around whether drones replace people, perceptions as to their simplicity and cost-effectiveness, and their implications for institutional reform. Each myth was countered by the operational realities that prevail on the battlefield. This second part of the …
