Skip to main content
Category:
  • AST
  • ASW
  • LES
  • STEM
  • OPP
Media:
  • Written
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Mixed media
  • Announcement
Time:
  • < 5 mins
  • < 15 mins
  • < 30 mins
  • > 30 mins
Rank:
  • Officers
  • NCO/WO
  • Other ranks
Corps:
  • AAC
  • All Corps
  • Cbt Arms
  • Cbt Spt
  • Health
  • Log
  • Pers Spt
Search
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. 

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.
< 15 mins
A rehearsal of concept drill.
Land Warfare Intermediate Course: On Planning
This article provides five planning ideas based on the Land Warfare Intermediate Course.
< 30 mins
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.
< 15 mins
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.
< 15 mins
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.
< 15 mins
Podcast logo on top of combined arms exercise.
The Principles of War – A Review
This is a brief but glowing recommendation to listen to the The Principles of War podcast.
< 5 mins
Book cover of On Operations by Brett Friedman
On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines – A Review
A review of the ideas presented in Brett Friedman's 'On Operations – Operational Art and Military Disciplines'.
< 30 mins
Modern Strategy book cover.
Modern Strategy by Colin S. Gray – A Review
This is an in-depth review of Colin S. Gray’s book Modern Strategy.
< 30 mins
Book cover of 'The Name of War'.
The Name of War, Jill Lepore – A Review
A book review of Jill Lepore's 'The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity'.
< 15 mins
A family of 3 civilians departing a military plane.
Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations: Six Ideas from August 2021
Six ideas for non-combatant evacuations based on observations and experience from August 2021 and visits to three evacuation centres.
< 30 mins