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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.

Book cover of 'Perception and Misconception in International Politics'.
Book Review | Perception and Misperception in International Politics: New Edition
Perception forms the basis for many decisions, regardless of the actual truth. Especially true in International Relations. This article by Chris Field, reviews the updated edition of Robert Jervis's key book 'Perception and Misperception in International Politics: New Edition'.
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Soldier provides first aid during an urban clearance training session.
Connecting Good Soldiering and Mission Command
In this post, MAJGEN Chris Field connects Good Soldiering and mission command with the daily purpose, habits, thinking and actions of our people as they operate in teams as partners, followers and leaders.
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Book cover of 'American Nature'.
Book Review | American Nations: History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
Colin Woodard’s book, 'American Nations', provides some unique knowledge and understanding of the people, cultures and regions comprising North America in general and the United States of America in particular.
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On Personal and Professional Potential
After examining the Chief of Army's three key documents, the Commander of Forces Command gives us three ideas on how leaders can enable Army's personnel to reach their personal and professional potential.
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Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of US Central Command, speaking.
Review Essay: Observations On Books From Commander US Central Command’s 2018 Reading List – Part 2
Part 2 of Commander FORCOMD's review of the CENTCOM reading list.
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Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of US Central Command, speaking.
Review Essay: Observations on Books from Commander US Central Command’s 2018 Reading List – Part 1
In this first of two posts, Commander Forces Command provides summaries on books from the former Commander CENTCOM's reading list.
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Young boys with backpacks.
Review essay: Athena Rising / Raising Boys
The incoming Commander of Forces Command examines two books that can help us to become better leaders.
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Gaining and maintaining mutual trust and shared understanding: 7-daily actions in our workplaces
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Five Ideas: On Planning
A planning team can seize, or lose, the initiative in a moment so getting it right is important. Insights on planning from MAJGEN Chris Field.
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Wellness of our Leaders
How can leaders enable, support and care for each other while enhancing organisational fighting power?
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