Category:
  • Defence Mastery
  • Technical Mastery
Media:
  • Written
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Mixed media
  • Announcement
Time:
  • < 5 mins
  • < 15 mins
  • < 30 mins
  • > 30 mins
Rank:
  • Officers
  • SNCO/WO
  • JNCO
  • Other ranks
  • Cadets
Corps:
  • AAC
  • All Corps
  • Cbt Arms
  • Cbt Spt
  • Health
  • Log
  • Pers Spt
Search
Aaron P. Jackson
Biography
Aaron P. Jackson

Lieutenant Colonel Aaron P. Jackson PhD is Senior Research Officer at the Australian Army Research Centre. A SERCAT 5 (i.e., part time) Infantry officer, he is a former Commanding Officer of 10th/27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment. He has deployed on Operation Okra (Iraq), Operation Astute (Timor Leste), Operation Resolute (Australian border security), and Operation COVID-19 Assist (domestic emergency response). In his civilian employment, Dr Jackson is Associate Professor in War Studies at Swedish Defence University in Stockholm, Sweden, where he specialises in researching and teaching joint operational art, design and planning. His latest book, Military Design Thinking: An Historical and Paradigmatic Analysis, is available through Routledge.

Bad War Stories book cover
An Unconventional Review of an Unconventional Book | Bad War Stories: Unvarnished Truths About War's Messy Residue
A war story, blending autobiographical and fictional elements, written in third person? Sounds original. LTCOL Aaron Jackson reviews Ben Zweibelson's 'Bad War Stories'.
< 15 mins
by
Officers from Australian Army, PNG Defence Force and the Malaysian Armed Forces plan during exercise Talisman Sabre
The New ADF Planning Processes: A Soldier’s Five on What’s Changed
This article provides a guide on the Australian Defence Force’s new planning doctrine and how it has evolved from previous publications.
< 15 mins
by
Centcom General John Abizaid (centre), was presented with a baseball hat with an Australian Army Rising Suns motif in Baghdad.
Book Review – 'The Australian Army and the War in Iraq, 2002-2010' by Albert Palazzo
This article serves as a review of and recommendation to read Albert Palazzo’s 'The Australian Army and the War in Iraq, 2002-2010'.
< 15 mins
by
A collection of Victoria Crosses sourced from the Australian Army Museum of West Australia and Australian Army Museum of New South Wales on display at the Australian Army Infantry Museum, Singleton.
Non-Monetary Incentives and Retention in the ADF: How to Achieve a ‘Quick Win’ Through Broader Medallic Recognition
This article suggests implementing a broader honours and awards scheme as a strategy to increase retention through recognition.
< 15 mins
by
An Australian Army officer prepares a map for orders during a training exercise.
Three Simple Ways to Make the Military Appreciation Process More Creative
This article offers three points for increasing creativity in the Military Appreciation Process.
< 15 mins
by
Aaron P. Jackson serving in East Timor.
Reflecting on Part-Time Sub-Unit Command
This post from Aaron Jackson highlights observations he made during the first eighteen months as a sub-unit commander in the Australian Army Reserve. The article is intended to assist future part time sub-unit commanders who want to learn from others who have come before them.
90003582-81E3-465F-A0C6-0B1DD0D70403
< 15 mins
by