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
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- Jun 7, 2020
- 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 9, 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 – Ryan Sanford
20 July 2018 marked the 49th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon. To mark that occasion and contribute to...
- 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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