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

Major General Chris Field, @ChrisFieldAUS, serves as an Australian Army Service Category 3, Reserve Officer, in Headquarters Australian Defence Force. Previously, he served more than 39 years in the Australian Defence Force with leadership responsibilities for strategy, campaigning, and innovation. He served 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. In addition, he twice served with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority as the State Recovery Coordinator and Chief of Operations & Plans.

Forces Commander and parade reviewing officer, Major General Chris Field AM, CSC, inspects Australian soldiers.
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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On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis
Book Review: On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis
A review of ‘On Grand Strategy’, which explores the topic of strategic thinking.
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A rehearsal of concept drill.
Land Warfare Intermediate Course: On Planning
This article provides five planning ideas based on the Land Warfare Intermediate Course.
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Book cover of 'Boom or Bust'.
Book Review: Boom or Bust – Survive and Thrive During Crisis
A review of ‘Boom or Bust’, which serves lessons in crisis management for the military.
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Army officers and civilians discussing plans over a table.
Five Ideas: On writing Australian Defence Force concepts
This article presents five ideas for developing concepts for the Australian Defence Force.
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MAJGEN Field standing outside Headquarters
Reflections on Key Appointments – Relationships between Commanders, Operations Officers & Mission Command
MAJGEN Chris Field explores the key relationship between commanders and operations officers through the seven principles of mission command.
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