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Benjamin Buchanan is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) and the Royal Military College – Duntroon. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from ADFA in 2021, he is currently posted to 102 Bty, 8/12 Regiment RAA. He maintains an interest in boxing, world affairs, and artillery modernisation and joint integration.

Lieutenant Colonel Scott McPherson is a trained land accident investigator, and is involved in the rollout of Defence Landworthiness. His background includes battlefield aviation, capability development, doctrine writing, and assurance systems.

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.