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From ‘fail-safe’ to ‘safe-to-fail’
Is it possible to reconceptualise the value of failure to the RAAF and its operational effectiveness? In this new #FailureWins post,...
May 29, 20225 min read
Airpower, baby! How Air Force can unlock latent workforce capability
It’s no secret that people are the principal capability that keeps any organisation functioning and competitive. Ben Gray looks at Air...
Jan 30, 20228 min read
All Teeth and No Tail – Evolving the Air Power Workforce
This week we welcome back Wing Commander David Hood to discuss how the Royal Australian Air Force can better engage the full spectrum of...
May 23, 20218 min read
A Need for an Australian Space Force
In his first piece for the Central Blue, Dr. Graham Wild explores Australia’s future and outlines the need for our own Space Force. Space...
May 16, 20216 min read
The Right People in the Right Place at the Right Time
Not all motivations are the same. Corporal Dylan Williamson demonstrates the importance for supervisors, and the Australian Defence Force...
May 9, 20216 min read
#AFSTRAT LOE 4 Response: Evolving Air Force Culture - Patrick Helsing
In our fourth instalment in our series on how can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality, Flying Officer Patrick Helsing raises important...
Apr 11, 20212 min read
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Kate Yaxley
Look to the sky! In our third instalment in our series on how can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality, Squadron Leader Kate Yaxley draws...
Mar 31, 20212 min read
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Luke Webb
In our second instalment in our series on how can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality, Luke Webb demonstrates how good questions are key...
Mar 27, 20212 min read
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Matt Kelly
At the start of the year, The Central Blue posed the question: How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? We're excited to share with...
Mar 27, 20212 min read
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?
Jan 7, 20211 min read
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
Dec 13, 20204 min read
#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
Dec 6, 20209 min read
#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
Nov 29, 202012 min read
#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?
Nov 22, 20206 min read
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.'
Nov 15, 20206 min read
#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?’...
Nov 9, 20205 min read
#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,...
Oct 25, 20204 min read
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