Lieutenant Colonel Jackel is a Royal Australian Engineer who has served with the 2nd and 8th Combat Engineer Regiments, the Special Operations Engineer Regiment, the School of Military Engineering, the 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and the Combined Arms Training Centre. He is currently a member of the Army Joint Staff. He has an interest in the concepts around countering violent extremism and holds Masters Degrees in Terrorism and Security Studies, Military and Defence Studies, and Management.
CPL Laura Hando grew up in Lithgow, NSW and enlisted into the Royal Australian Army on 10 Jul 12 as an Administration Clerk. CPL Hando’s postings have included Career Management - Army, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Network Implementation and Advisory Team, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion and she is currently posted to the Defence Force School of Signals.