This week's VC recipients, Second Gunner Walter Brown and Corporal Alexander Buckley were recognised for their acts of bravery in World War 1.

The 2 Div PME CoveTalk for June saw Andrew Maher, a chief of army scholar and a lecturer with the University of New South Wales in Canberra, explore the complexities of irregular warfare in history to predict future conflicts.

Background The recent Release for Tender for LAND 400 Phase 3 (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) means industry has until 1 March 2019 to respond with respect to the provision of 400 IFVs, including seventeen Manoeuvre Support Vehicles (MSVs). The forecast cost is $10-15 billion.

Lewis McGee was awarded the Victoria Cross for his 'coolness and bravery', but the decoration was posthumous as he was killed a week later fighting at Passchendaele, while Frank McNamara was the first Australian airman to receive the Victoria Cross.

This article explores the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami of 2004 as it relates to Indonesia, with attention paid to Australia's response.