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    #AFSTRAT: Creative Forces – Concepts to Support Military Creativity – Chris Kourloufas
    • Nov 28, 2020
    • 12 min

    #AFSTRAT: Creative Forces – Concepts to Support Military Creativity – Chris Kourloufas

    The Air Force Strategy 2020 directs command teams to be novel, creative and think critically to challenge the status quo. This is necessary
    #AFSTRAT: Seeing the Bigger Picture: Developing Strategic Acumen in RAAF Personnel – Matt Kelly
    • Oct 24, 2020
    • 4 min

    #AFSTRAT: Seeing the Bigger Picture: Developing Strategic Acumen in RAAF Personnel – Matt Kelly

    The Central Blue welcomes first-time contributor Matt Kelly, who is the first to share his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series,...
    After the Merge – Marija Jovanovich
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    After the Merge – Marija Jovanovich

    2020’s time dilation makes Elon Musk’s comments about the end of the fighter jet era at February’s Air Warfare Symposium seem far more than
    Unlocking our Intellectual Edge – Mark Bell
    • Dec 8, 2019
    • 5 min

    Unlocking our Intellectual Edge – Mark Bell

    In his first post with The Central Blue, Mark Bell encourages our readership to engage more, and encourage reading and reflection by merely
    Future Workforce 2025 – Scherger Group - Jo Brick
    • Sep 15, 2019
    • 11 min

    Future Workforce 2025 – Scherger Group - Jo Brick

    Air forces are generally techno-centric organisations, and often express themselves through technology.
    First Class People for a Fifth-Generation Air Force Part 2: Where Next? How? – Ulie Yildirim
    • Aug 4, 2019
    • 12 min

    First Class People for a Fifth-Generation Air Force Part 2: Where Next? How? – Ulie Yildirim

    First Class People for a Fifth-Generation Air Force Part 2: Where Next? How? – Ulie Yildirim
    The Central Blue: 2018 in Review – Editorial
    • Dec 23, 2018
    • 4 min

    The Central Blue: 2018 in Review – Editorial

    Two thousand eighteen has been another busy year for The Central Blue as we continue to pursue the blog’s aims of fostering informed discuss
    How can Air Force best attract, recruit, train, educate and retain a workforce of the best available
    • 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...
    Finding the Cognitive Edge – Chris McInnes
    • 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
    Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 2 – Robert Vine
    • 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
    Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 1 – Robert Vine
    • Sep 2, 2018
    • 6 min

    Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 1 – Robert Vine

    02 September 2018 Since the end of the Cold War, Western air operations and training  have been built on wresting control of the air over...
    #jointstrike Cold War Perspectives – John Conway
    • Aug 17, 2018
    • 7 min

    #jointstrike Cold War Perspectives – John Conway

    17 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
    Space-Mindedness: The Application of Space Power – Ryan Sanford
    • 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...
    Air Force Culture in the 21st Century – Claire Pearson
    • May 6, 2018
    • 7 min

    Air Force Culture in the 21st Century – Claire Pearson

    Culture is what defines, unites, and sets a group apart from others. Within the Air Force, culture drives formal and informal rules in how w
    Unpacking the Black Box: Air Force Culture and #HighIntensityWar – Ross Mahoney
    • 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
    Education for 21st Century Aviators – Randall Wakelam
    • Mar 23, 2018
    • 11 min

    Education for 21st Century Aviators – Randall Wakelam

    Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
    The Champion Team to Fight and Win #highintensitywar: The Case for Australian Expeditionary Air Wing
    • Mar 11, 2018
    • 12 min

    The Champion Team to Fight and Win #highintensitywar: The Case for Australian Expeditionary Air Wing

    11 March 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series...
    Combat Power through Organisation Part 4: Evolving the FEG – Brian Weston
    • Feb 14, 2018
    • 4 min

    Combat Power through Organisation Part 4: Evolving the FEG – Brian Weston

    14 February 2018 In this final post in his four-part series exploring the history of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) organisational...
    Combat Power through Organisation Part 3: Function over geography – Brian Weston
    • Feb 11, 2018
    • 4 min

    Combat Power through Organisation Part 3: Function over geography – Brian Weston

    11 February 2018 In his previous two posts, Brian Weston has described the changes in the RAAF’s organisational structure from formation...
    A Central Blue debrief with Air Marshal Errol McCormack AO (Retd.)
    • 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
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