May 2017 Vol. 5, Issue 1 noledge ry eesletter · 2018-11-27 · breaching capabilities for both current and future AFVs in order to manoeuvre effectively in a conventional mid-intensity

Contents1 Welcome

1 Professional Military Education

2 Managing Army Lessons

4 CAL’s Lessons products

5 Army Knowledge Online launched!

7 Doctrine

9 Technology enabled learning products

10 Simulation news

10 What’s new in training…

11 Useful knowledge resources

13 Document links

May 2017 Vol. 5, Issue 1

Knowledge 4 Army e-Newsletter

WelcomeWelcome to the first of three editions of the Knowledge 4 Army e-Newsletter (K4A) for 2017. This edition gives you the latest news from the Australian Army’s TRADOC domains, including lessons, doctrine, multimedia learning products, simulation and training. There is also news from the May 2017 Army Lessons Board (page 2).

Peruse the broad range of knowledge resources throughout the publication, including sites which you may find useful for your own or your subordinates’ education. Engage with the conversation on professional military education. It is only by participating that we can develop a broad understanding of what professional military education means for all Army. It’s is as basic as this: learning about new things and reflecting on them can wake up your brain.

If there is a topic you would like to see, or a resource or idea you want to share in the K4A, please email CAL. You can also upload documents and observations, and submit RFIs through our Army Knowledge Online (AKO) portal on the internal Defence Restricted Network (DRN). Sharing knowledge with you is made possible by the many people who have shared it with CAL in the first instance.

Thank you and good soldiering

Paul Galea Colonel COMDT AKG

Professional Military Education

The knowledge universe - Participate in discussion and discovery

What is PME and why is it so important? What does it mean for you and your team? The Professional Military Education (PME) Cell at FORCOMD is seeking your views in order to develop robust PME strategy for Army.

Information is available via the Adaptation link on The Cove, including the first in a series of PME investigation papers entitled ‘The Development of Professionals’.

Visit

The Cove was developed in response to the Ryan review (09/16) which directed the development of an ‘online resource for self-study and the conduct of ongoing unit Professional Military Education (PME)’.

Launched in early December 2016, The Cove was designed to cater for specific audiences under the headings Trenchline, Break-in, Command Post and War Room, using the seven pillars of professional mastery noted in the Ryan Review. The Cove website is hosted on the world wide web and as such contains only (UNCLAS) information. The intent is to create a hub for sharing knowledge and an avenue to connect with likeminded individuals.

The Cove can be accessed from any device and includes a Twitter, Facebook and Instagram account. While the website can be accessed via the DRN, you need to use your own devices to access the Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Examples of recent additions to the site include:

• Book Review – Uncommon Soldier: Brave, compassionate, tough, the making of Australia’s modern diggers

• The Military Podcaster• Link to 6 TED Talks on the Benefits of Failure• Become a Strategic Thinker by Playing Computer Games

Army Knowledge OnlineThe Army Knowledge Online (AKO*) portal brings together the online information resources from Army Knowledge Group’s (AKG) four elements, the Land Doctrine Centre (LDC), Centre for Army lessons (CAL), Land Simulation Centre (LSC) and Army Learning Production Centre (ALPC).Use the portal to submit your observations and files as well as browse the full variety of informative material. To get there, just type AKO into your DRN browser.

K4A classification, links and disseminationClassification. K4A content is unclassified, but it does refer to some classified resources on the DRN.

Links. K4A contains links to the DRN and internet. If links change, please email CAL so we can update the file for all readers. Documents stored on the DRN may be available to members of allied militaries on request to CAL; however, the DRN links (marked by *) cannot be accessed from the internet.

Dissemination. The link to the K4A is sent to all Army and beyond.

Feedback and RFI. As with all of AKG’s products, we welcome your feedback and input via the CAL email.

Try out Twitter and FacebookGet a Twitter logon and follow our chain of command, and tweets from The Cove and Grounded Curiosity to receive the latest links and information for professional military education.

Tip: Twitter has night mode to turn off notifications during your sleep time.

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Managing Army LessonsOutcomes of Army Lessons Board 1/17The Army Lessons Board (ALB) is the Chief of Army’s sole body for managing lessons. It is a one-star level board attended by AHQ (all Director Generals), the three formations (FORCOMD, SOCOMD, 1 DIV), HQ JOC, VCDF and DSTG. It meets bi-annually; however can also consider lessons out of session. The ALB considers lessons that have been submitted by anyone within Army, then decides on actions required to implement and validate them as a ‘sustained’ or ‘improved’ behaviour. In short, the ALB is a means of continuously improving the way Army prepares land forces for war. If you have a lesson to share, send it to [email protected] – it will be considered.

The following lessons were approved and directed for implementation.

Lesson 1. When structuring and assigning forces, maintaining doctrinal span and scope of command is more likely to deliver effective command and control.

This lesson will be implemented by having all future major exercises designed with a Land Component Command above the Combat Brigade (CB) HQ to allow the CB to focus on tactical manoeuvre. Further experimentation will also be conducted to optimise the Divisional C2 structure.

Lesson 2. CBs who are equipped with fully trained staff are more likely to generate robust plans and desired battlespace effects

This lesson will be considered by Director General Career Management with a view to ensuring key appointments within CBs in the readying and ready phase are fully qualified during reset or prior to commencement of their posting. Further, an online education tool to prepare personnel for staff appointments may be developed.

Lesson 3. The early integration of specialist staff (e.g. aviation, ISR, joint fires and Special Forces) into the combined arms team increases the likelihood of generating robust plans and the desired battle space effects.

This lesson will be implemented by ensuring exercise design enables the assignment of ISR assets as early as possible on the Road to Hamel and reviewing doctrine to ensure emphasis is placed upon the early integration of supporting elements.

Lesson 4. Headquarters that address the considerations for selecting and preparing liaison officers are likely to experience more effective synchronisation and relationships with partner HQs.

This lesson will be implemented by amending LWD 5-1-1 Staff Officers’ Guide to include the consideration for selection and preparation of Liaison Officers and ensuring a Liaison Officer competency is delivered in the Officer Training Continuum.

Lesson 5. When training, the separation of the combat service support training audience from those elements that provide logistic support to the exercise is more likely to maximise the training benefit to the entire training audience.

This lesson will be implemented by adjusting EX HAMEL design to maximise the training value for CSS elements where possible and developing a multi-year plan to ensure all CSS capabilities are exercised against training objectives that will be included in the Training Management Framework (TMF).

Lesson 6. The consistent application of doctrine is more likely to result in operational effectiveness.

This lesson will be implemented by implementing methods to increase access to doctrine and by confirming doctrine is being used as the basis of all training in the officer and soldier training continuum.

Lesson 7. Cultural awareness training that is delivered or supported by people from that culture is more likely to provide a realistic appreciation of the sensitivities and characteristics for that specific theatre.

This lesson will be implemented by HQ 1 DIV developing an SOP to ensure the integration of appropriate host nation personnel into OPGEN training.

Lesson 8. When planning for operations, the early inclusion of all contributing agencies significantly increases the likelihood of operational success.

This lesson will be implemented by HQ JOC and the Australian Civil Military Centre continuing to engage with the whole of government (WoG) during operational planning and encouraging continued WoG participation in major exercises.

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Lessons RFI serviceCAL collects observations from a wide range of Army, Joint and Coalition partner sources, including specific collection activities during and after exercises. This wealth of information is stored in the library behind the Army Knowledge Online (AKO*) portal, along with observations collected by other agencies such as the Combat Training Centre (CTC*) and HQ 1 Div’s Adaptive Warfare Branch (AWB*). This large volume of data allows lessons and trends to be identified and it is also available to soldiers on the DRN. Log onto AKO or contact CAL for further information. Submit a RFI if you want help finding something to help you.

Lesson 9. The use of personnel with contemporary operational experience to support the preparation of a deploying force is likely to enhance the performance and training benefit of both individuals and formed bodies.

This lesson will be implemented by integrating veterans with recent experience into OPGEN training and tasking deploying force elements to be prepared to support OPGEN training upon return to Australia.

Lesson 10. Regular Battlespace Management System (BMS) training and education that is consistently applied across combat and enabling brigades is more likely to result in effective command and control on operations.

This lesson will be implemented by adjusting the ACOSTC to incorporate the BMS training strategy and confirm the basis of provisioning meets the requirements of the BMS strategy.

Lesson 11. The improved alignment of the CMC to the FGC ensures the Readying Bde is sufficiently manned with qualified personnel, particularly junior officers and NCOs, and is therefore more likely to execute successful military operations.

This lesson will be implemented by reviewing how the career management cycle is aligned with the force generation cycle to ensure the CB is manned with the appropriate personnel during the readying year.

Lesson 12. CBs require appropriate armoured obstacle breaching capabilities for both current and future AFVs in order to manoeuvre effectively in a conventional mid-intensity conflict.

This lesson will be implemented by sustaining the progression of Projects Land 400 and Land 8160 to ensure Army’s need for an armoured engineer capability is clearly understood and delivered.

Lesson 13. A reduction in soldier loads is likely to result in increased combat effectiveness and a reduction in injuries

This lesson will be implemented by DSTG conducting a review of research to develop a set of standardised weight carriage tables so commanders can make informed judgements regarding the load their soldiers are carrying and the impact upon them and their mission.

The Chairman of the ALB thanks all personnel from across Army who have contributed their observations and lessons – you should be confident that if you have knowledge to share, then it will be considered. If you would like to submit a lesson simply go to Army Knowledge Online* (Click the tab on the left hand side of the page labelled ‘Submit Observation’) or send CAL an email via [email protected].

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Your favourite Smart Soldier articleCAL is seeking your input into the 50th edition of Smart Soldier, to be published in November 2017. Send an email to CAL, naming your favourite article and the reasons for this. The top articles will be published in Smart Soldier 50.

It’s been a long time since the first edition was published in 2001, so if you need to prompt your memory visit the Smart Soldier homepage (via AKO*) to look at all of the editions published so far.

Submissions will be accepted via the CAL email through until 31 August 2017. The best submissions will receive a history book as a thank you.

Smart SoldierThe classified edition of Smart Soldier 47* was published in February 2017 with hard copies arriving in units in March. It contains tips on jungle ambush, the first in a series of pistol tips, lessons from Op FIJI ASSIST 2016, information on the new Army first aid requirements, tips on maintaining oeprational fitness, advice on submitting a RODUM, VC inspiration from the Battle of Al Elamein in 1942 and tactical tech talk.

This time, the Quick Decision Exercise (QDE) requires you to deal with an insurgent attack. The QDE is a great opportunity to shoot the breeze with your subordinates and to discuss a tactical or leadership challenge, including moral and ethical dilemmas. Submit your solution to the QDE via the Smart Soldier link on AKO*.

The classified edition of Smart Soldier 47 has also been uploaded to ForceNet via Careers & Training, Doctrine and Publications at the Army link.

The adapted (UNCLAS) edition of Smart Soldier 47 is now also available on the internet so you can download it to your personal device and read it at your leisure. Find it at:

• Army’s internet site via Our Work, Publications then Smart Soldier to Smart Soldier 47

• The Cove via the Theme Trenchline to Smart Soldier 47

Command HandbooksCAL produces a series of handbooks for those who are in or about to be posted into command positions. We have tapped into the knowledge and experience of soldiers from junior NCO to LTCOL to collate their observations and tips into practical and easy to read guides.

They are available via the Command Handbooks tab on AKO, and hard copies can be ordered from CAL. These handbooks will also be uploaded to The Cove so you can digest them at your leisure. Keep an eye on AKO for the release of new or updated versions.

CAL’s Lessons products

Predeployment and cultural information products

Adaptive Warfare Branch (AWB*) focuses on the tactical short learning loop in support of HQ 1 DIV / DJFHQ. As such, AWB has (UNCLAS) pre-deployment handbooks for Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Papua New Guinea, Middle East and North Africa, Timor Leste, Solomon Islands, South East Asia and the South Pacific as well as the booklet Operational Handbook Working Amongst Different Cultures. The Rifle Company Butterworth Handbook is classified. AWB hold (UNCLAS) US “This is…” handbooks which provide basic information for cultural familiarisation for Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, North Korea, Kiribati, Micronesia, Sri Lanka and Mongolia. You can view the series by selecting Cultural Information on the AWB homepage.

CAL has a Natural Disaster Relief Pre-Deployment Handbook that you can access through the AKO* portal.

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COAC: common faults

Common Tactical Faults, as identified by Combat Command Wing*. The Combat Officers’ Advanced Course (COAC) prepares combat corps officers for combat team, battle group and formation tactics. This paper identifies common weaknesses amongst those attending COAC, and it advises how to overcome these challenges to be effective in combined arms operations. It’s worth a read regardless of your job or stage in your career.

Whole of Government lessons

Afghanistan: Lessons from Australia’s Whole-of-Government Mission. This report highlights the strengths, good practices and challenges of Australia’s whole-of-government approach to Afghanistan. The 17 associated lessons from the unique experiences in Afghanistan can assist decision-makers, policy experts, planners and practitioners in considering future whole-of-government responses to complex contingencies.

New lessons documents on AKOWithin AKO, CAL maintains a significant document library which contains post operations reports through to foreign doctrine and concepts. Over 90 000 files are online, and new content is being added every week. CAL draws observations from some of these files in order to help monitor trends and build lessons. Some of the following documents are only available on AKO; however, we have linked you to extant internet files where possible.

Cyber considerationsBuilding a resilient cyber eco-system: National and regional considerations. The pace of change of technology, including that of the threat landscape, is going to continue to accelerate. This means that individuals, institutions and policy must be responsive and adaptive.This report provides a high-level overview of the nature of the technology challenges and the potential areas for policy responses. Readers who wish to discuss and debate aspects of this report are encouraged to do so, as cyber operations continue to be of great interest to the ADF.

Army Knowledge Online is launched!

The Army Knowledge Group (AKG) is pleased to announce the release of Army Knowledge Online (AKO*) – a central repository for Army’s knowledge. It has been developed so that you have ready and easy access to the capstone knowledge you need to do your job. There are Lessons, Doctrine, Learning Products, Publications, Quick Decision Exercises (to name but a few); and importantly, a comprehensive Search function that allows you to connect to the knowledge you need. There is also the ability to submit information and ask questions (particularly via the ‘Lessons’ site). Take the time explore the site. Save it to your favourites to use it and contribute to it as appropriate in the future.

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Multinational lessons

Australian Army Liaison Officer ReportsThe Australian Defence Staff Washington SharePoint (only accessible to Australian Defence members) contains reports from Australian Army Liaison Officers* (AALO) embedded with Coalition partners. Reports are generally classified but sometimes content is releasable only to certain countries. The reports contain analysis of strategic, regional and operational issues, including capability development, materiel, personnel and joint training. AALOs include:

• Aviation LO (Fort Rucker, Alabama),• Canadian Army LO (Kingston, Ontario)• HQ Dept of the Army G8 LO (Pentagon, Washington DC)• Intelligence and Security Command

LO (Fort Belvoir, Virginia)• Manoeuvre LO (Fort Benning, Georgia)• Marine Forces Pacific LO (Camp Smith, Hawaii)• Research, Development and Engineering Command

LO (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland)• USMC LO (MCB Quantico, Virginia)• US Army Training and Doctrine Command

LO (Fort Eustis, Virginia)

New Zealand LessonsInternational lessons Learned Conference. The New Zealand Army is hosting the 10th International Lessons learned Conference in May to review lessons learned processes, procedures and best practices by members of the international lessons learned and continuous improvement community.

• NZ Army Journal, Third Edition - November 2016*

Lessons from the USACALL Handbook 16-18 Multinational Interoperability Reference Guide. Amongst other things, this handbook provides advice on working with US forces, which could be useful leading up to Exercises HAMEL and TALISMAN SABER 2017. It has been produced by the US Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) in response to their experiences on several multinational operations and training, including working with ADF. As the foundation upon which other U.S., allied, and multinational capabilities

will operate, the Army of 2025 must be interoperable by supporting and enabling joint, whole-of-government, and multinational land-based operations. We must develop and advance a base technological architecture into which other military Services, U.S. government agencies, and allies and partners can easily “plug and play.”

CanadaCFJP 5.0 Operation Planning Process (Canadian Forces). The first step in working successfully with allies is getting to know how they operate, in particular being able to integrate how we plan with how they plan. This manual guides operational planning in the Canadian Forces. Units and formations tailor these procedures to their specific needs with their SOPs.

Ukrane-Russia conflictFraming of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict in online and social media. Prepared by the NATO Strategic Communications Centre for Excellence, this report describes and reconstructs the information campaign carried out by Russia and pro-Russian activists on the internet. The report states that ‘…war on the internet has become a permanent front in the information war - it is waged not only in times of military interaction, but also in times of peace, as an element of state information policy”. The ADF is currently engaged in mastering cyber warfare, including the utilisation of social networks therefore it is an issue that is of interest to everyone.

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Doctrinefrom the Land Doctrine Centre

New release: LWD 2-2 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance As part of the implementation of the Ryan Review, the Land Doctrine Centre (LDC) has released the reformatted LWD 2-2 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. This publication is classified, and as such can be accessed via the Doctrine tab on AKO and on ForceNet (via Careers & Training, Doctrine and Publications). You will find the publication to be short, sharp and concise in it’s descriptions of how the Australian Army prepares

for war and the conduct of war fighting operations. This publication has been designed for ease of reading with a more traditional book-like layout.

Restructure of Land Doctrine Centre taking shapeAs part of the continuous improvement process, LDC is investigating ways to improve engagement with outside influences to doctrine, such as training centres and capability review organisations. Improving the liaison with these organisations is expected to enhance the various processes involved in the production of doctrine.

One of the ways to achieve this engagement is with the relocation of specific LDC members to the applicable organisation relevant to their respective area of responsibility. This will then provide closer liaison with the user and in turn will develop the provision of doctrine, including rewrites and corrections, faster and in a proactive manner. It is hoped that having a proactive, rather than a reactive, doctrine environment will increase user confidence and reliability in publications including a timely feedback cycle.

Accessibility to doctrine external to the DRN ForceNet now has the full suite of LWD and LWP-G doctrine publications available for viewing and download. Publications are accessible via registration at ForceNet.gov.au.

Doctrine is based on experience distilled from peace operations, skirmishes, raids, battles, campaigns and wars, and lessons derived from victories, defeats and stalemates.

Keep in touch via Social MediaLand Doctrine Centre is actively posting Land Doctrine Centre activities and major publication releases on the Army Knowledge Group Facebook page.

The reorganisation is planned for completion by the end of 2018 with some changes having already taken place:

• Capstone Doctrine Team, co-located with ALPC in Sydney. The Capstone Doctrine Team is responsible for maintaining a habitual relationship with HQ FORCOMD and supports the Reset Brigade with doctrine development tasks.

• Doctrine Interoperability Team, Canberra. Doctrine Interoperability is responsible for joint/coalition doctrine interoperability, Military Police and Special Forces doctrine portfolios; this team establishes and maintains a habitual relationship with SOCOMD.

• Future Doctrine Team: co-located with the Future Education and Training Cell (Duntroon). This team is responsible for future doctrine planning relating to Army concepts, experimentation and capability development within AHQ.

• Dismounted Combat Team, Singleton. The Dismounted Combat Team has been amalgamated with the Small Arms Doctrine Team (Puckapunyal), consistent with the confirmed division of responsibility for small arms doctrine between HQ CATC and SOI.

Investigating ways to bring doctrine into the Information AgeThe Information Management team is currently investigating how to modernise doctrine in line with improved technology to provide greater capability in authoring, feedback, and portability. It is expected to have a prototype for analysis by the end of the year and it is envisaged that a wiki-type environment is the most beneficial for both doctrine users and developers.

Doctrine is based on experience distilled from peace operations, skirmishes, raids, battles, campaigns and wars, and lessons derived from victories, defeats and stalemates.

Joint DoctrineGo to the Joint Doctrine Library* to see the latest doctrine, doctrine notes and details of Joint doctrine under development.

Doctrine is based on experience distilled from peace operations, skirmishes, raids, battles, campaigns and wars, and lessons derived from victories, defeats and stalemates. Joint Doctrine Library

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Quarterly releasesLinks to the following recent releases are for the DRN*. Check the Army internet Doctrine link for unclassified editions, and Defence members can also check ForceNet.

Doctrine:

• LWD 0-1-3 Employment of Military Police: erratum• LWD 1-2 Health Support, 2 September 2015

(replaces Interim released September 2015)• LWD 2-2 Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance: Interim, 18 November 2016• LWD 3-0-3 Formation Tactics: Interim,

14 November 2016

Procedures - General:• LWP-G 0-1-8 Detention Centre Management and Operating

Procedures, reinstated by Sponsor 17 October 2016 • LWP-G 1-1-4 Catering Support, 14 December 2015

(replaces Interim version released July 2016) • LWP-G 1-1-5 Unit Personnel Management on Operations,

17 June 2016 (replaces Interim released July 2016) • LWP-G 1-2-5 Army First Aid Amendment

Number 1, 14 November 2016• LWP-G 2-1-3 Conduct After Capture: Interim

(Restricted Access), 24 October 2016• LWP-G 3-6-7 Construction and Tactical

Integration of Obstacles, 7 April 2016 (replaces Interim version released April 2016)

• LWP-G 7-3-1 Australian Defence Force Range Orders (Land) Amendment Number 2, 10 February 2017

• LWP-G 7-4-32, 84 mm Medium Direct Fire Support Weapon (Carl Gustaf) M2 and M3, 26 May 2016

• LWP-G 7-7-6 Environmental Survival, 16 August 2016• LWP-G 7-7-21 Close Quarter Self-defence:

Interim, 20 September 2016

Procedures - Combined Arms (Aviation):

• LWP-CA (AVN) 3-1-4 Helicopter Weapons Employment: Interim, 4 October 2016

• LWP-CA (AVN) 3-3-3 Army Aviation Support to Special Operations, 1 April 2016 (replaces Interim version released April 2016)

Storage of historical doctrineCAL archives historical doctrine on AKO for your perusal. If you have a piece of historical doctrine that is not on AKO, or you are searching for specific historical doctrine that is not on the site, email CAL.

Procedures - Combined Arms (Engineer):

• LWP-CA (ENGR) 2-1-3 Non-equipment Bridging Design, 2 June 2016 (replaces Interim version released June 2016)

• LWP-CA (ENGR) 2-4-1 Watermanship, 28 June 2016 (replaces Interim version released July 2016)

• LWP-CA (ENGR) 4-1-5 Hazardous Materials Incident: Interim, 23 November 2016

• LWP-CA (ENGR) 4-1-2 Aircraft Rescue Firefighting: Interim, 22 November 2016

Procedures - Combat Service Support

• LWP-CSS 4-1-9 Ammunition Logistics Operations: Interim, 7 November 2016

• LWP-CSS 4-2-2 Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Commander’s Handbook, 25 March 2015 (replaces Interim version released May 2015)

Procedures - Combined Arms (Ground Based Air Defense):

• LWP-CA (GBAD) 6-2-2 Giraffe Agile Multi Beam Radar Operator’s Manual, 2 September 2016

Directives

• RAA Directives Amendment Number 10, 16 October 2016

Doctrine on the internet

A copy of declassified doctrine publications can be found on the Army . internet site. This is particularly helpful for personnel preparing for promotional courses.

Classified doctrine remains on AKO* (via Doctrine) and on ForceNet ((via Careers & Training, Doctrine and Publications at the Army link).

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Technology enabled learning productsfrom the Army Learning Production Centre

Hybrid Warfare SymposiumThe Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) - Australian Army Hybrid Warfare Symposium took place at the Monash Centre, Enoggera Barracks on 22 November 2016. Specialists in Hybrid Warfare, including Dr Phillip Karber were amongst the key note speakers involved. The symposium provided the opportunity for specialists to share both their research findings and opinions on the controversial term ‘Hybrid Warfare’. In conjunction with this, Commander 7th Combat Brigade, Brigadier Anthony Rawlins, shared the lessons learned on Ex HAMEL.

Army Learning Production Centre (ALPC) Brisbane was tasked with capturing the symposium offering a chance to work with both internal staff and external contractors to film the day of live presentations. Preparation for the event involved precision planning including the conduct of a dress rehearsal to confirm camera angles, audio quality, equipment requirements and WHS considerations. Following the conclusion of filming and two weeks of post-production, seven high quality videos were produced and are currently being released progressively on ‘The Cove’.

The task provided great exposure for the ALPC Brisbane team in the challenges of live filming. You are encouraged to view the videos online at The Cove using the Adaptation tab.

View and order productsThe Army Learning Production Centre (ALPC) has produced over 144 technology-enabled learning products that are currently available with almost 400 hours of learning. Log onto the ALPC Product Library via the Learning Products link on AKO* to view and order from the range of products.

Featured products

Foundation Literacy Skills This package is primarily designed to be used by individuals interacting directly with the software. It could also be used as pre-course material or to enhance the delivery of the Defence Writing components of first appointment or promotion courses.

Just Soldiers This DVD is an audio account of a story about an Australian soldier, PTE Ernie Pinches DCM of the 5th Machine Gun Company AIF, who fought during WWI. Use it to provide your soldiers with information about the heroic deeds of ordinary soldiers who travelled to Europe, fought for their own lives and helped their mates survive the horrors of the trenches on the Western Front.

The Longest War

The Longest War details the Australian Army’s experience in Afghanistan. The product has been developed as a standalone, historical recount but can be used to enhance and supplement components of face-to-face training and/or broader professional development activities.

Latest ClipsGo to the Latest Clips* on the home page to see extracts from ALPC’s multimedia learning products.

Above: Contractor Aaron Wright working his magic on the main video camera.

DFDA Hearings

This product is designed to be used as a training aid for ADF members as they take up new discipline appointments and roles. The product can be viewed in its entirety, by specific topic or area of skill.

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Simulation newsfrom the Land Simulation Centre

Multi-echelon exercise simulationFor the first time Army has exercised using a federated live, virtual and constructive architecture to stimulate a multi-echelon exercise, distributed over four locations.

The Land Simulation Centre (LSC) together with the Combat Training Centre (CTC) delivered simulation support to Ex POLYGON over the period 10 – 25 Mar 17. Ex POLYGON consisted of a series of nested exercises that included Ex SILICON BROLGA, Ex SEA HORIZON and a CTC Warfighter Exercise.

Significantly, Ex POLYGON integrated live, virtual and constructive simulations for HQ 1st DIV, the ATG, HQ 3 BDE, 1 RAR, and 5 RAR.

Simulation to Ex POLYGON provided a focused training opportunity to consolidate individual and collective skills and provided realistic, relevant and demanding training that prepared the participating force elements to meet their high readiness requirements.

A live feed of soldiers manoeuvring at the Townsville Field Firing Area wearing Live Instrumented System harnesses was fed into brigade CPX command and control systems employing the JCATS constructive simulation at Battle Simulation Site (BSS) - Townsville. Additionally a UAS feed, using a virtual simulation system (VBS3) was injected into the exercise scenario, with the UAS flown in Townsville, but monitored in Brisbane at the Battle Simulation Site - Enoggera.

Ex POLYGON allowed LSC to commission the Land Simulation Network (LSN) which now provides a dedicated simulation communications backbone, connecting all BSS across Australia. The LSN allowed force elements in Townsville, High Range and Brisbane to interact with each other as well as enabling technical reach back support from Puckapunyal.

Find further information on LSC via the Simulation link on AKO*.

What’s new in training…The first edition of FORCOMD’s Training Bulletin* was produced in December 2016. This bulletin will be incorporated into future K4A newsletters.

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Useful knowledge resources

Hook into the social media network and receive the latest news of resources such as those in this section.

Keyboard Warriors ConferenceAt the end of March, the Australian Army Research Centre and Monash University co-hosted the two-day, international Keyboard Warriors Conference in Melbourne. Entitled ‘Military operations in the Information Age: Opportunities and Challenges’, the speakers and discussions covered a range of social media related topics from information operations through to the effect that social media has had on Defence’s release of information to the media.

Podcasts from conference sessions will be uploaded to Monash University’s Keyboard Warriors website, which we can also access from the DRN. Some of the presentations from the conference will also be available at that location.

Cyber warfare• The Conversation does some logical thinking

about cyber warfare: If two countries waged cyber war on each another, here’s what to expect

• From the Australian Strategic Policy Institute:

- Cyber in 2017: reading last year’s tea leaves

- Digital land power: the Australian Army’s cyber future

Using social media to enhance our work

Social media can have a big impact on the way we conduct our daily business. It can enhance our ability to conduct our daily work by enabling instant information push and pull, but it can also ‘bite’ if you do it wrong. As noted during the Keyboard Warriors Conference, we don’t yet have a social media handbook. Hence, here are some resources to assist with cyber security considerations and appropriate use of social media:

• Defence Communication Manual*, chap 3 • social media decision tree* from Defence Security Authority• resources and advice from Australian Signals Directorate • info* from Defence Security and Vetting Service • Social Media in the Military: Opportunities, Perils

and a safe Middle Path from Grounded Curiosity• Using Social Media as a Junior Military

Leader from Grounded Curiosity• Using Social Media Guide, good advice from the UK military• guidelines for responsible use from the US Army • advice from the Australian Cyber Security CentreIf you have useful social media references, email them to CAL, so we can share them in the next K4A.

Social media: your hits and missesHave you had any training to use social media for work purposes? Does your work place have a communications plan and/or SOP? What lessons (up to FOUO) have you discovered that need to be shared? What tips would you give to others for both official and private use of social media?

If you have some answers to share with others (you can remain anonymous if you wish), please email CAL so others can learn from your successes, failures and suggestions.

Get Grounded!Grounded Curiosity provides forums and information designed to encourage and enhance professional mastery and learning for commanders at all levels, particularly junior commanders. For example, prompt some thought and discussion with ‘What is Modern Military Leadership? A primer’ and ‘Enhancing Junior Leader Education Through Distributed Short Courses’.

Defence Science and TechnologyConnections is a monthly Defence Science and Technology staff magazine, which presents the latest edition on the home page and previous editions in the archive. Some editions are of great relevance to Army, so have a look. For example, in the April issue:

• Solutions to protect our soldiers• Swarms that learn on the fly• Digging deep to improve ground penetrating radar• The May edition has been released and is now

available via the Connections current issue link, which you can access from your DRN terminal.

US Marine Corps Gazette. Copies of the Marine Corps Gazette are available via the Marine Corps Association & Foundation. They are also located at ProQuest, which can be accessed through the Defence Library Service*. There, you can read the articles online or download the pdf to read later.

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Books and websites to recommendThe Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq, by Emma Sky, a British expert in Middle Eastern affairs and Senior Fellow with Yale’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Reviews in the May 2016 Marine Corps Gazette, and 12 July 2015 New York Times noted that this was an expert, well written, firsthand acount of account of the war in Iraq.

Featured military blog From the Green Notebook is US Army officer Joe Byerly’s blog on war, warfare and leadership. Examples of articles and links include:

• ‘8 Reasons Why NCOs Should Write and Publish’. encourages NCOs ‘to join the professional discussion though the written word’, including the value that writing has in exploring and clarifying our thoughts – reflecting.

• Time To Change Mission Command Doctrine explores the irony of the detail in mission command doctrine when mission command opposes micromanaging; it also asks whether mission command is specific to Army

• Look to the Past for Lessons examines the factors that influence personal growth, with a particular focus on leadership development.

• The Luck Factor. What role has luck played in your life? Is your 20-year military career a lot like climbing Mt Everest? What pitfalls beyond your control have you encountered or avoided? Time to reflect.

Other sources of interestSmall Wars Journal. Examples of many articles of interest from the Small Wars Journal include:

• The enduring pillars of successful counterinsurgency • The Importance of Cross-Cultural

Capabilities to Win Armed Conflicts • On a Modern Form of Terrorism: Small-

Scale and Self-Contained

War on The Rocks. Slaughter at Chemin Des Dames: Adaptation and Its Limits in 1917, warontherocks.com. ‘if what you were doing before is not working, do something different…’

More for your reading list• Bill George, True North• Emma Sky, The Unravelling: High Hopes

and Missed Opportunities in Iraq• G Tett, The Silo Effect • Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War• R Rumelt, Good Strategy Bad Strategy• Von Clausewitz, C. On War• Weick, Managing the Unexpected• A Weir, The Martian• M Wesley, Restless Continent• J Webb, Fields of Fire• E Yoshikawa, Musashi• W Zinsser, On Writing Well• See also A Vietnam War reading list

Rand Corporation. Browse the Rand Corporation site for research national security, terrorism, US Army research and so on. Examples include:

• Empowering ISIS Opponents on Twitter • The Russian ‘Firehose of Falsehood’ Propaganda

Model: Why It Might Work and Options to Counter It • Five Eyes at 70: Where to from here?• Reimagining the Character of Urban Operations for the U.S.

Army: How the Past Can Inform the Present and Future

Modern Warfare Institute. Westpoint’s Modern War Institute (MWI) ‘studies recent and ongoing conflicts to prepare present and future leaders to win in a complex world’. Examples of what you will find there include:

• Fifty-one strategic debates worth having – “by narrowing our curiosity, we limit our learning”

• Countering Gray-Zone Hybrid Threats recommends ways the US Army can improve its capacity to counter ongoing as well as future gray-zone hybrid threats

• Evaluating “Pre-Surge” Counterinsurgent Strategy in Iraq asks whether collaboration with civilian populations can be built by the effective use of violence, and what the limits of military force are in counterinsurgency

• Professional Reading: My Reluctant Journey by Australian Army’s MAJ Kelly Dunne

• Access MWI podcasts such as Tunnel Warfare and Robots, which discusses subterranean warfare and other challenges on the modern battlefield faced by the Israeli Defense Force

The RUSI Journal. Warfare in the Information Age – the geostrategic and military challenges facing the UK and NATO, The RUSI Journal, Vol 161, 2016 – Issue 5. The geostrategic and military challenges facing the UK and NATO requires a significant rethink due to developments in technology.

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Internet site sources for this newsletter Australian Army

Australian Civil-Military Centre

Australian Cyber Security Centre

Australian Signals Directorate

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Connections

The Conversation

The Cove

ForceNet

From The Green Notebook

Government of Canada Publications

Grounded Curiosity

Marine Corps Gazette

Modern War Institute

Monash University’s Keyboard Warriors Conference

NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence

New Zealand Defence Force

Rand Corporation’s Perspectives

Royal United Services Institute’s RUSI Journal (see DLS for free access)

Small Wars Journal

UK military - Using Social Media Guide

United States Combined Arms Centre

War On the Rocks

Links - your good ideasPlease email CAL with useful knowledge links, so we can add them to this page.

Defence Intranet sources* for this newsletterArmy Knowledge Online

Smart Soldier magazine

Command Handbooks

Knowledge 4 Army Newsletters

Doctrine Online

Land Simulation Centre

Army Learning Production Centre Product Library

Adaptive Warfare Branch

Defence Library Service (DLS)

Joint Doctrine Library

ProQuest (free via the DLS)

Defence Communication Manual

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