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Greg Gunter is an academic in the Faculty of Business at the University of Southern Queensland. He lectures in project management and supply chain logistics. He has served with the US Navy in Vietnam and subsequently, with the US Department of Defense in contract administration, inspection and supervision in the military aviation and aerospace industries. … Greg …
David Kuehn is an employee with Capgemini Australia in the Public Sector stream, and has been engaged for several years on an Australian Defence project. A former soldier in the New Zealand Army Reserve, David holds a Bachelor of Defence Studies degree from Massey University in New Zealand and has commenced working on a Masters of Defence and Strategic Studies. … David …
Abstract In 2002, John Nagl wrote an influential book titled Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife that analysed counterinsurgency attempts in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. With this book in mind, this article examines some of the counterinsurgency actions taken by US General David Petraeus during his tenure in Iraq in 2007 and 2008. It provides a comparison of the elements that Nagl details as necessary for an organisation to learn or adapt to new and challenging environments. Introduction Most …
Major Stan Carnes is an Infantry officer who has served in a variety of regimental postings in 5/7 RAR and 51 FNQR. As a specialist, he has completed postings at the Army Battle Simulation Group and the Combat Training Centre where he was the Officer Commanding the Land Command Battle Laboratory. Major Carnes holds tertiary qualifications from UNSW and RMIT, where he completed a Masters of Systems Engineering. He is currently the MST Program Manager at Army Simulation Wing. … Stan …
Abstract It is recognised that the application of simulation is a key enabler in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency in the conduct of training, and supports the adaptation required to maximise performance on operations. The development of the mission specific training program has witnessed the use of live, virtual/hybrid and constructive simulations within a single training activity. The aim of this article is to define the mission specific training concept and discuss its evolution and …
Steven Holloway completed twenty-five years’ service as an Army officer, including two years at the US Army’s National Simulation Centre at Fort Leavenworth followed by a posting as the Chief Instructor, Combat Training Centre (Battle Command). He is currently a Senior Associate with Booz & Company and leads the Booz & Company team supporting the Army Simulation Wing MST Program. … Steven …
Brigadier David Coghlan graduated from the Royal Military College in 1984 to the Royal Australian Artillery and specialised in ground-based air defence. He has had operational experience and held a range of command, operations and plans related appointments. Academic qualifications include a Masters of Defence Studies from the University of New South Wales and a Masters of Strategy from the US Army War College. He is currently Director General of Military Strategy in the Strategy Executive of the …
Abstract Although fraught with difficulty, predictions of the exercise of power, and therefore the basis of the nature and conduct of warfare in the twenty-first century, can be found in two general schools of thought: those who believe that there has been, in the wake of the end of the Cold War, a discontinuity and accompanying paradigm shift in the conduct of international relations; and those who believe claims of such a shift are overstated, and that a realist approach will remain the dominant paradigm …
Australia’s Involvement in Chemical Warfare 1914-1945 Written by: Geoff Plunkett, Australian Military History Publications, Canberra, 2007, ISBN: 9781876439880, 734pp. Reviewed by: John Donovan Somewhere in these 734 pages there is an interesting book (about 300 pages long) struggling to be found. Unfortunately, it is so buried by repetition and lack of focus that only the most determined are likely to plough their way through to the end. The principal cause of the lack of focus seems to be that the …
