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    Call for submissions: How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality?
    • Jan 7
    • 1 min

    Call for submissions: How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality?

    Toward the end of 2020, The Central Blue made a call for submissions to answer the question: #AFSTRAT – What is the Air Force Strategy?
    Announcement: The Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize winner
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    Announcement: The Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize winner

    As we enter the final approach on the most astounding of years, we are also set to announce the inaugural winner of the Dr Alan Stephens Air
    #AFSTRAT 2020: Framework or Fallacy? - David Hood
    • Dec 6, 2020
    • 9 min

    #AFSTRAT 2020: Framework or Fallacy? - David Hood

    Our final instalment within the #AFSTRAT series is offered by Wing Commander David Hood who pits the new strategic vision against strategist
    #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 2020: We’re on the road to… somewhere – Marija Jovanovich
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    #AFSTRAT 2020: We’re on the road to… somewhere – Marija Jovanovich

    History is a story written by the victors – but how do we formulate the story when history hasn’t happened yet?
    How RAAF Air Power Lost Its #AFSTRAT and Got It Back - Dr Heather Venable
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    How RAAF Air Power Lost Its #AFSTRAT and Got It Back - Dr Heather Venable

    The Royal Australian Air Force is breaking through nearly a century of Western militaries’ operational focused 'air force strategy.'
    #AFSTRAT: Agile and Coherent Governance: More Than Just a New Set of Regulations – Josh Vicino
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    #AFSTRAT: Agile and Coherent Governance: More Than Just a New Set of Regulations – Josh Vicino

    The Central Blue welcomes Josh Vicino, who is sharing his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series, ‘What is the Air Force Strategy?’ – a series designed to build on Australia’s long-standing tradition of commitment to strategic thought. Josh delves into the importance of changing mindsets with the implementation of new governance structures to meet the challenges presented by the #AFSTRAT in turning an organisation focussed on preventing accidents to the effective genera
    #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, ‘What is the Air Force Strategy?’ - a series designed to build on Australia’s long-standing tradition of commitment to strategic thought. Matt delves into the challenges presented by the #AFSTRAT in turning an organisation of technical specialists into strategic thinkers. He also examines potential pathways for the Royal Australian Air Force
    Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize
    • Oct 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize

    A core objective of The Williams Foundation is to encourage informed discussion and debate on future air power capability. Accordingly, the Foundation is committed to supporting our future leaders and the development of their ideas. One way in which this occurs is through submissions to The Central Blue, an online forum encouraging informed discussion on air and space power, and the related force design issues affecting Australia. A foundational member of The Central Blue, Dr
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