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A portrait of Major General Chris Field in uniform.
Biography
Chris Field
Major General

Major General Chris Field, @ChrisFieldAUS, is an Army Reserve officer. He serves as: a staff officer, Headquarters Australian Defence Force; Chief Theatre Liaison Team, Headquarters Joint Operations Command; and, Colonel Commandant, Royal Australian Regiment. He has served 42 years, including with the: Australian Army in East Timor, Malaysia, and Solomon Islands; United States Army in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait; and United Nations in Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. He twice served with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority as the State Recovery Coordinator and Chief of Operations & Plans. 

The Honourable Robert Hill, Minister for Defence is greeted by Military Adviser to Special Coordinator, RAMSI Colonel Michael Krause at Honiara International Airport.
Educating an Army – Colonel E.G. Keogh, MBE, ED and Major General Michael Krause, AM
Chris Field celebrates the service of Major General Michael Krause, AM and argues for integrating his educational contributions as a core warfighting capability.
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HMAS Canberra and JS Kumano sail into Sydney Harbour in the early morning for the Exercise Kakadu Fleet Review.
52 Weeks of Ideas – Part 5 – On Strategy
This article is Part 5 of MAJGEN Field's ongoing series '52 Weeks of Ideas', this one based on the topic of Strategy.
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An Australian Army CH-47F Chinook.
Planning Adjusting and Empowering – Leading to Support the Health of Our Team
The health and wellbeing of our people is central to the capability of our teams. In this article, Chris Field examines how our leaders can work to best support that health and wellbeing. Through the lens of planning, adjusting and empowering, Chris offers a useful guide to help our teams thrive and deliver great outcomes - both for teams and individuals.
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Thales Australia employee examining munitions – partway through the manufacturing process at the Benalla, VIC production line.
Review: How Big Things Get Done...Seven Ideas From Flyvbjerg & Gardner
Major General Chris Field reviews and extracts points from the book 'How Big Things Get Done' by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner.
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Australian Army soldiers prepare to fly a drone for reconnaissance.
The Polymath Soldier | Cove Comp '25
This is a runner up entry in Cove Comp '25, whose simple theme was: “Vox Pop: Have Your Say.”
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Forces Commander Major General Chris Field inspects Australian soldiers during parade
The Major General Sir James Harrison Memorial Lecture
This article is adapted from a presentation to the Royal Military College, Class of April 2025, delivered on 22 April 2025.
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Book cover of 'Command – The Politics of Miliary Operations from Korea to Ukraine'
Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine Applied to the Australian Army
This article provides a review of ‘Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine’ by Lawrence Freedman and relates lessons from it to the Australian Army.
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Australian Army soldiers from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and Singapore Armed Forces conduct a bilateral amphibious landing at Freshwater Beach in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in QLD, during Exercise TRIDENT 2024.
Adapting to the Changing Character of War in the Indo-Pacific Region: Three Australian Army Innovations for Mass Urbanisation in the Littoral
MAJGEN Chris Field's reflections on the changing character of war received Cove Comp 24's Special Mention.
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7 Seconds to Die cover
Book Review: 7 Seconds to Die – Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
This article is a book review of '7 Seconds to Die' by John Antal which launches into a discussion of the changing character and unchanging nature of war, with comment on the employment of tanks and combined arms.
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Book cover of ‘Meditations: A New Translation'.
Meditations – Application to the Seven Principles of Mission Command
A review of ‘Meditations: A New Translation’, written by Marcus Aurelius and translated by Gregory Hays.
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