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The Australian Army’s current organisational structure is reminiscent of the fable of the rally driver who would not change his Cooper S Mini after he gave up racing and married. When the rally driver’s first child arrived, he retained the Mini as the family car on the assumption that he would eventually return to racing. A second child soon followed and the family could barely fit in the car. Yet the rally driver refused to dispose of his beloved racing vehicle. A third child duly arrived and the family …
Like many Australian soldiers who have served large parts of their careers between the end of the Vietnam War in the early 1970s and the deployments to East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq since the end of the 1990s, I have not participated in a combined arms assault. The long years during which the Army was confined to continental defence resulted in a dichotomy between our doctrinal theory and military practice. Since the adoption by the Army of a maritime concept of strategy, there has been considerable …
The New Era of US-China Strategic Competition Cambridge Georgetown University Press, 2023, 320 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781647123581 Edited By : Evan S Medeiros Reviewed By : Jade Guan As strategic competition becomes the defining feature of US-China relations, policymakers, analysts, and national security professionals are grappling with its meaning, implications, and trajectory. In this context, Cold Rivals: The New Era of US-China Strategic Competition , edited by Evan S. Medeiros, a top-notch expert on …
Dr Jade Guan is Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Strategy at Centre of Future Defence and National Security of Deakin University. Her teaching and research focus on geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific, linkages between China’s foreign policy and domestic politics, and Chinese strategic thinking on critical regional security and strategic issues. … Jade …
The Australian Army is a professional, values-based organisation committed to excellence in warfighting and service to the nation. However, like many modern institutions, it faces increasing administrative demands that can detract from its core mission. Excessive bureaucracy, duplicated reporting, and inefficient processes can erode time, morale, and operational effectiveness. As the Australian Army undergoes rapid and integrated transformation in response to evolving geostrategic challenges, we are …
Lessons for Littoral Logistics Introduction Australia’s Littoral Manoeuvre Group (LitManGp) marks a step-change in how the Army projects and sustains land power across the Indo-Pacific. Built from the outset to deal with contested littorals, its design and employment should be anchored on four principles: movement, self-protection, deception, and persistence. Movement ensures we can reach, bypass and sustain forces across archipelagic terrain. Self-protection(organic weapons, sensors and C-UAS, underpinned …
Major Nick Rolls is an Army logistics officer with littoral experience and a passion for problem solving. He is currently posted as a student at Malaysian Staff College where he is learning about the complexity of ensuring complementary national strategic interests in densely populated littoral terrain, among other things. … Nick …
The most powerful tool we have in succeeding in this era of strategic competition is not the weapons we have, nor is it technology. It is the people … Chief of Army LTGEN Simon Stuart LANPAC 2024 Introduction One distinguishing element of a profession that sets it apart from other jobs is a commitment to ethical and moral conduct. The ‘profession of arms’ is like medicine, law and ministry—professionals who share a commitment to practising a role within the ethical bounds of agreed ethical frameworks. …
Chaplain Darren Cronshaw is Chaplain at 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He has previously served in training establishments at Army School of Transport, 1st Recruit Training Battalion and Defence Force School of Signals. He is also a Defence Linguist (Indonesian). In the civilian world he is adjunct Professor of Practical and Intercultural Theology with Australian College of Ministries (Sydney College of Divinity). His hobby is pushing the boundaries of resilience in Ironman triathlons . … Darren …
Chaplain Renton McRae enlisted in the Army in 1982 as an infantry soldier and in 1985 passed selection and served in 3 SAS Squadron. He discharged to train for Christian ministry and in 2006 rejoined the Army as a chaplain. He gained operational experience on Operation Astute (TLBG5) and Operation Slipper (MTF2). In 2012 he completed a Master of Ministry through Charles Sturt University in chaplaincy and counselling with a focus on PTSD and the emergence of moral injury. Chaplain McRae has served as Coord …