Book review

Oct 23
2 min

Meet the new The Central Blue Editorial Interns!

The Central Blue recently sought expressions of interest from passionate and dedicated Junior Officers, Enlisted or APS

Jun 7
8 min

#BookReview – Essence of Decision – Reviewed by David Hood

Graham Tillett Allison Jr. is an American political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He is...

Sep 8, 2019
10 min

Still the Right Stuff? Air Force Leadership in the 21st Century – Alan Stephens

On 28 August 2019, the Air Power Development Centre in collaboration with the Australian Centre for Study of Armed Conflict and Society

Jan 27, 2019
4 min

Talking Joint Professional Military Education – Mick Ryan

The Central Blue interviewed Major General Mick Ryan, Commander Australian Defence College (ADC) about his thoughts on the importance of ...

Oct 28, 2018
8 min

How can Air Force best attract, recruit, train, educate and retain a workforce of the best available

Editorial Note: There is no doubt that people are our greatest asset and the key to fully realising a fifth-generation Air Force. We are ...

Sep 23, 2018
6 min

Finding the Cognitive Edge – Chris McInnes

Chris McInnes explores the role of cognition in warfare and asks whether we understand the types of cognition needed in the future, and what

Sep 9, 2018
5 min

Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 2 – Robert Vine

Robert Vine continues his exploration of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) future challenges and options for controlling the air by

Jul 22, 2018
9 min

Space-Mindedness: The Application of Space Power – <em> Ryan Sanford </em>

22 July 2018 20 July 2018 marked the 49th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon. To mark that occasion and co...

Jun 17, 2018
7 min

A Central Blue Debrief with Major General Anders Rex

The Central Blue sat down with Chief of Air Staff – Defence Command Denmark, Major General Anders Rex, on the sidelines of the March William

Apr 15, 2018
13 min

Unpacking the Black Box: Air Force Culture and #HighIntensityWar – Ross Mahoney

Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that

Feb 4, 2018
11 min

A Central Blue debrief with Air Marshal Errol McCormack AO (Retd.)

n the second Central Blue debrief, we talk with former Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Errol McCormack (Retd.) about his Air Force career

Jan 28, 2018
5 min

A month on from #DEFAus17: An Officer Cadet breakin’ it down – Brent Moloney

#DEFAus17 is the key event for the Australian Defence Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF), affiliated with the US and UK branches as well as the Kiwi

Jan 7, 2018
5 min

The Story of Billy Mitchell — Chris Elles

This is a story about Major General William “Billy” Mitchell and his innovator’s journey through the trough of sorrow.

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