Lyndsay Freeman is a mother of two and a Transport Officer in the Australian Army. She has been awarded the Chief of Army Scholarship in 2020 where she will complete a Master of International Development Practice, specialising in Gender, Peace & Security, at Monash University. Lyndsay is passionate about the Army’s pivotal role in women’s empowerment across the globe, and is a driver for positive change.
Emily Chapman is a RAAF Reservist posted to the Air Liaison Organisation. She is concurrently a PhD candidate researching civil-military interaction in disaster relief operations at UNSW Canberra. Her research interests include Defence learning processes, practices and mechanisms.
At the Cove we encourage all members of the Australian Defence Force and indeed across the entire Planet to partake in the contest of ideas.
However, due to the protected identity status of the members of the Special Operations Command we can not publish the names of the authors.
We do encourage and support members of the Special Operations Command to continue to post on the Cove.
Ken Bullman is the Command Sergeant Major Training and Doctrine at Forces Command within the Australian Army. Prior to his appointment, he held a series of senior training establishment positions including Regimental Sergent Major of the Royal Military College - Duntroon, as well as the Regimental Sergent Major of the Royal Military College - Australia. His background is in the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police.
Captain Amanda Plant enlisted in the ADF in 2004 within the geospatial intelligence trade prior to transferring to become a nursing officer in 2012. She has continued to combine both medical and intelligence disciplines and is passionate about the inclusion of health intelligence to identify strategic opportunities to influence and shape current and emerging global theatres.