May 285 minFrom ‘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,...
Apr 307 minBook Review: How to Lead a Quest - and reframing the conversation of failureThrough this book review in support of our #FailureWins series, TCB editor Luke Webb explores Dr. Jason Fox’s book on How to Lead a Quest...
Apr 22 min#FutureChiefs: Could AI fill the role of CAF?In this instalment of #FutureChiefs, Keirin Joyce (@keirinjoyce) questions if AI could fill the role of CAF - or is a hybrid affair the...
Mar 196 minHow can we improve the RAAF’s Officer Training System?Building a capacity for junior leaders to ask deep questions and possess a greater integrated view of Air Force specialisations is...
Mar 52 min#FutureChiefs: Future CAF – why blue?The Royal Australian Air Force is the principle air and space force of Australia, and yet each branch exclusively conducts its own air...
Feb 265 minFlying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia [Book Review]Chris McInnes takes a look at Flying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of the Fighter Pilot Nostalgia by Michael W....
Feb 53 min#FailureWins - Call for submissions: Innovation, iteration, and lessons learned Failure carries a stigma. In mature cultures gripped by the Curse of Efficiency, failure is bad. Very bad. The learning derived from...
Jan 298 minAirpower, baby! How Air Force can unlock latent workforce capabilityIt’s no secret that people are the principal capability that keeps any organisation functioning and competitive. Ben Gray looks at Air...
Nov 21, 20211 minCall for Submissions: #FutureChiefsWith senior leadership movements on the horizon within Air Force, we’re turning our attention to thinking about the role of its primary...
Sep 25, 20216 minGoing Pro—The Profession of Arms and the Enlisted AviatorWhat does it truly mean to ‘go pro’? Warrant Officer David Turnbull dives into the concept of being a professional within Air Force and...
Aug 7, 20214 minKobayashi Maru: Decision survivability & finding ways around the impossible - Chris McInnesWe welcome back multiple-time contributor Chris McInnes as he takes inspiration from Star Trek to advocate for decision-makers who can...
May 22, 20218 minAll 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 8, 20216 minThe Right People in the Right Place at the Right TimeNot all motivations are the same. Corporal Dylan Williamson demonstrates the importance for supervisors, and the Australian Defence Force...
May 2, 20218 minLeading Edge – Australia’s air and space power in the next centuryIn this piece, multiple-time contributor Chris McInnes makes the argument that the RAAF must build the capacity and capability to lead...
Feb 27, 20218 minEffective risk management in an era of strategic competition: An alternative viewThis week The Central Blue editor, Wing Commander Ulas Yildirim, discusses risk management within the Australian Defence Force. The...
Feb 20, 20217 minDeveloping, retaining and re-investing talent in the Defence workforceIn her first post, Flight Lieutenant Samantha Hewitt delved into the merits a break in service can offer, and how to choose if this is...
Nov 28, 202012 min#AFSTRAT: Creative Forces – Concepts to Support Military Creativity – Chris KourloufasThe Air Force Strategy 2020 directs command teams to be novel, creative and think critically to challenge the status quo. This is necessary
Oct 24, 20204 min#AFSTRAT: Seeing the Bigger Picture: Developing Strategic Acumen in RAAF Personnel – Matt KellyThe Central Blue welcomes first-time contributor Matt Kelly, who is the first to share his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series,...
Sep 5, 20206 minAfter the Merge – Marija Jovanovich2020’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