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… our leaders … do their troops a disservice by not studying (studying, vice just reading) the [warfighters] who have gone before us. We have been fighting on this planet for 5,000 years and we should take advantage of their experience. ‘Winging’ it and filling body bags as we sort out what works reminds us of the moral dictates and the cost of competence in our profession. - Major General (later General) James N. Mattis, USMC, 2004 1 This review essay argues the case for the reinvigoration of education in …
Abstract Threat forces are becoming increasingly familiar with the capabilities of information and communications technology devices. Given their ability to store and rapidly disseminate data and information, these devices will only become more prevalent in the battlespace. While they have been exploited as methods of intelligence- gathering and within intelligence-led operations, little attention has been paid to the potential use of digital evidence in the prosecution of offenders. This article will …
Abstract Army’s incremental approach to the ingress of women into combat roles is arguably incompatible with its objective of achieving increased operational capability. This approach will also take too long to make a meaningful contribution to operational capability. This article argues that Army should consider altering its current approach by raising a predominantly female infantry battalion instead of relying on an incremental model. This would deliver a more tangible capability in a shorter time-frame …
Abstract Recent operations would have us believe that Combat Service Support (CSS) personnel have not previously been required to protect themselves. On closer examination it seems that throughout history, support services of armies have been targeted by enemy forces. These lessons are somewhat conveniently forgotten as armies only equip and train their fighting echelons for close combat while largely ignoring the requirement in CSS units. Contemporary and past operations have demonstrated that danger is …
Abstract After 12 years of conflict, it is not surprising that many are beginning to ask what Australia has achieved in Afghanistan and whether Australians have really made a difference. The latter question is less pertinent for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as, what happens in the years to come is largely a matter for the population of Afghanistan. What should concern the ADF however, is what it can learn from its longest war and its most dynamic foe. This article seeks to build on James Brown’s …
Anzac’s Long Shadow James Brown, Redback, 2014, ISBN 978163956390, 192pp, $19.99 Defence analyst and former army officer James Brown believes that Australia is expending too much time, money and emotion on the Anzac legend, and that today’s soldiers are suffering for it. Vividly evoking the war in Afghanistan, Brown reveals the experience of the modern soldier. He looks closely at the companies and clubs that trade on the Anzac story. He shows that Australians spend a lot more time looking after dead …
A Soldier’s Soldier: A Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly Written by: Jeffrey Grey, Cambridge University Press, 2013, ISBN 9781107031272, 264pp Reviewed by: Lieutenant Adam Chirgwin As author Jeffrey Grey observes in his opening to A Soldier’s Soldier: A Biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly , the Australian Army does not have a tradition of ‘great captains’. As a result, there is often a profound lack of knowledge and awareness of Australia’s leading military figures, both in …
