Lieutenant Colonel Aaron P. Jackson PhD has served in the Australian Army Reserve since 2002. He has held a range of command, staff and instructional appointments, and is currently posted as Commanding Officer, 10th/27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment. His deployments include Iraq, the Greater Middle East Region, Timor-Leste, Australian border security, and domestic emergency response operations. In his civilian employment he is a career Public Servant, and he has held appointments in both Federal and State level departments.

Alexander Whittle joined the Australian Army in April 2013. After initial employment training, he was posted to 1^st Military Police Battalion. A recent highlight of his career was his provision of Close Personal Protection to VIPs on Exercise HAMEL 16. In August 2017 he was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal.

About the Author: Andre Le Masle is an Armoured Corp Officer. He has served in 1 Armoured Regiment, 2/14 Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and instructed at Royal Military College-Duntroon. He is currently a staff officer in Training Systems Branch, Headquarters Forces Command.

Andrew Glover enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in 2002 and since initial officer training at the Royal military College Duntroon has been a Royal Australian Transport Officer. He has worked across a variety of logistics postings within the Special Operations Command and in the conventional Army, deploying with a number of times with both forces. He has completed the suite of Army Intelligence Officer courses having served as a S2 for a Combat Engineer Regiment, Armoured Cavalry Regiment and within a Combat Brigade Headquarters.

Leisa Hinschen is a Commander and Naval Police Coxswain Officer, currently serving as the ADF Military Police Liaison Officer at Headquarters Joint Operations Command. She holds a Bachelor of Organisational Leadership, Master of Security and Defence Management, and is currently studying a Master of Criminology at Macquarie University.

Ash Zimmerlie is an Infantry Officer serving as a Company Commander in the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. He has served in the Australian Army for 14 years, with half of those in Infantry Battalions. He has no formal qualifications in fitness, but willingly acts as a ‘guinea pig’ for those who do.

Barbie deployed with 1 RAR as Contingent Commander, Mentoring Training Team, Exercise Wontok Warrior 2018.  Since graduating RMC, Barbie Keller has been posted to ALTC, 1 and 3 Bde, 2 Div, HQJOC and most recently HMAS Canberra.  Her current posting is OC Support Company 1 RAR.

Sergeant Neil Mackay is a highly experienced Uncrewed Aerial Systems Operator in the Australian Regular Army with approximately 15 years of service. Since re-enlisting in 2014, he has specialised in the Shadow 200 and A61 Integrator UAS, supporting both domestic and international operations. His deployments include OP Apec Assist 18, providing aerial overwatch during the APEC Summit; OP Resolute, delivering maritime surveillance in the Torres Strait; and OP Mazurka, where he served as a Watchkeeper in the Sinai. At 20th Regiment, he held key technical and command roles.

George Bailey graduated from Royal Military College Duntroon in 1992 and served for 20 years as an infantry officer before retiring in 2011. During his military career he deployed to Afghanistan in 2006 as a Liaison officer with the Special Operations Task Group. Upon retirement from the Australian Army George Bailey joined Defence as a public servant and has held positions in strategic policy and planning, management of strategic capabilities, and currently fills a role as a Director in the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Group.