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Logistics interoperability, deterrence and resilience – why working as allies matters now more than ever
By Todd Ashurst and David Beaumont. In 2018, Australia and the United States finished celebrating ‘100 years of Mateship,’ noting our distinguished history of operating alongside each other since World War I. A key factor of success in our early… Continue reading
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership – Part 2
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. In late 2017 I published a post of anecdotes, observations and lessons given by senior officers… Continue reading
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians – Part 1
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants… Continue reading
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The value of a moment – logistics and the acceleration of war
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. ‘Future advantage will lie with the side who can ‘own the time’ and best prepare the… Continue reading
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National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two
By David Beaumont. Other than times of clear national emergency, the Australian population does not perceive national security as a ‘bread and butter’ issue … For its part, Defence generally persists in categorising its peacetime and contingency engagements with the… Continue reading
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A new narrative for the mobilisation of a nation – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part One
Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. The next two posts outline the imperative to rethink how the ‘national support base’ is incorporated into defence. By David… Continue reading
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What we need to be. Building the Defence logistician – Part Two
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. This transcript is the final half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New… Continue reading
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How did we get here? Building the Defence logistician – Part One
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. This transcript is the first half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New… Continue reading
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What an operation twenty years ago can tell us about preparedness now – lessons from INTERFET in 1999
By David Beaumont. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) went to East Timor in 1999 armed with luck and sustained by the outstanding initiative and resolve of its personnel. The logistics system, in contrast, was cobbled together from the remnants of… Continue reading
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The ‘So What’ of my experiences in East Timor – Reflections on East Timor by a Logistics Unit Commander Part 4
By Brigadier Michael Kehoe (Retd). “In the two decades since the Australian deployment to East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), much has been written about the operation predominantly from the national and military strategic perspectives.… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 