Vietnam: our war – our peace is based on the words of more than 40 Vietnam veterans. Some recall moments that have remained vivid for decades, others the mundane round of life on a large military base. There are stories of combat and its cost, of nursing the wounded...
Warfare
Keith Nightingale’s Experience – The Bush
I operated for a year with the ANZAC’s at Nui Dat including Tet. Tho this is written from my (American experience), I have enough experience with the Aussies to know it is parallel and mutual. THE BUSH If you were a Grunt or an artillery forward observer or just...
Do you still think about Vietnam?
The Author is Kerry “Doc” Pardue a US Marine veteran A couple of years ago someone asked me if I still thought about Vietnam. I nearly laughed in their face. How do you stop thinking about it? Every day for the past forty years, I wake up with it – I go to bed with...
Opinion: I Say, I Say, I Say – Old leadership lessons are still relevant
MAJOR Charles McMoran Wilson MC, Silver Medal of Military Valour (Italy), twice MID, knew more than most about soldiers and soldiering. As 1st Bn Royal Fusiliers RMO on the Western Front in World War I, he treated their wounds, observed their reactions to climate and...
Opinion: The time for talk is over action is required
Irrespective of your views of Jacqui Lambie, if you have any concern whatsoever about the ability of the Australian Defence Force to protect Australia, then you should watch this five-minute delivery to the Senate. Although she is not the most accomplished...
Comment: Anatomy of Courage remains relevant
MAJOR Charles McMoran Wilson MC (later Lord Moran) was a multi-decorated World War I British Army medical officer who served in France with an infantry battalion, and later a base hospital. After his return to the UK in 1919 he read in The Times of a...
Robots can’t beat soldiers says new British Army recruitment advert
A new video contains the message “The Army of the future still needs you”. The British Army has launched a new recruitment drive featuring robots, claiming ‘Nothing Can Do What A Soldier Can Do’, despite new battle technologies. A one-minute video advert, which will...
Drones: How are they being used in Ukraine?
Ukraine and Russia are both using drones during the war, but in different ways. Ukrainian forces are using about 1,000 drones as part of their resistance against Russia. Small surveillance drones, such as Switchblades and Pumas, can help locate targets by using...
Opinion – Casualties in conflict a fact of life that must be accepted
Occasionally politicians need to be reminded war comes at a human cost WARNING. This column contains language and descriptions which some people might find offensive. READ MORE
Ex-Service Organisations convene support for Afghan Veterans
Ex-service organisations from across the nation have met with the Australian Government today to throw their support behind efforts underway to assist veterans and families impacted by the situation in Afghanistan. The Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans’...