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Abstract This article, based on a speech given to the United Services Institute of the ACT, explores the evolution of special forces and challenges many of the public misconceptions about what makes special forces and special operations ‘special’. The author then examines the operational record of special forces and details his philosophy behind the employment of these unique warriors. Introduction The world of special operations exerts a growing fascination over many within and outside the realm of …
(As at March 1970) Major Ranking joined the CMF in 1949 and in 1963 was appointed to command 2/14 QMI. On joining the ARA in 1964 he was posted to 1 Armd Regt, where in 1966 he commanded C Sqn and in 1967 was appointed regimental second-in-command. He attended Staff College in 1968 and in 1969 was assigned to 69 GL Sect as GSO2. He is currently serving in Vietnam as GSO2 67 GL Sect … B. …
(As at March 1970) After graduating from the Royal Military College in 1956 Major Lennon attended the University of Queensland for a degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. Service’ with 17 Construction Squadron followed until 1962 when he was attached to the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. Posted to 7 Field Squadron in 1963 he became, in 1964, an Interchange Officer with the 25th U.S. Infantry Division (Hawaii). In 1965 he was OC of 20 Field Park Squadron which was redesignated 20 Engineer …
Lieutenant Colonel Gav Reynolds has held a wide variety of staff, training and intelligence appointments including command of the 1st Intelligence Battalion. His operational service includes Bougainville, Lebanon and aboard HMAS Success during the first Gulf War. He recently returned from Baghdad where he was the J2 on the Australian Headquarters. … Gav …
Brendan Sargeant is a career public servant who worked in Defence for many years. He has held senior appointments including Counsellor Defence Policy Washington, Deputy Director Intelligence, Defence Signals Directorate; and Head, Strategic Policy Division. He is now working in Centrelink on the Access card Project. … Brendan …
Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege retired from active duty in December 1993 as the Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver) of the 1st Infantry Division. He was one of the principal developers of the Army’s AirLand Battle concept and the founder and first Director of the School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has served as a consultant for the US Army Training and Doctrine Command advanced warfighting experiments, and as an advisor on future joint operating concepts for the …
The author is a retired Infantry officer from the Indian Army and is now a permanent resident of Melbourne. Commissioned in December 1965, he is an alumnus of the Indian National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and the College of Defence Management. During his long career, he has the distinction of having commanded two infantry battalions, an armored brigade, an infantry division and a special counter-insurgency force in the Kashmir Valley. He has been a member of the Directing Staff/Head …
Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, is the author of Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, which was published in this country last year by Scribe. Professor Pape has also published Bombing to Win: Airpower and Coercion in War, and his articles include ‘Why Economic Sanctions Do Not Work’ and ‘The Determinants of International Morale Action'. … Robert …