Ben Hussell is a high school teacher who has had a life long interest in military affairs and history. His father Ken was a Vietnam veteran, who served 22 years in the Australian Army and encouraged his son's interest in military history.

Von Lambert is an Australian Army infantry officer currently studying at the US Marine Corps’ School of Advanced Warfighting in Quantico, Virginia.  

Justin Petersen is an Infantry Officer with ten years of experience in the US and Australian Armies.  He has served in the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st Air Assault Division, 3RAR, and the Combat Training Centre.  He enjoys reading various fiction and non-fiction, travelling with his family, and hunting (before he abandoned his many firearms in the US).

Brigadier Ben James is The Australian Army's Director General of Training and Doctrine at Headquarters Forces Command.

Warrant Officer Class One Hangan was recently the Regimental Sergeant Major of 5th Aviation Regiment, and prior to that was the Regimental Sergeant Major of 6th Aviation Regiment. He is currently an instructor at WONCO-A, Canungra. 

Captain Will Leben is an RAAC officer. The author thanks the RASigs and RAInf officers who assisted with this brief response.

An Infantry Officer that at various times during his career has served in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. He is also a graduate of the Capability and Technology Management College and the Australian Command and Staff College.

Corporal Jack Smith is a section commander in the 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, an infantry battalion in the British Army. He recently took part in a battlefield tour in Holland (sometimes referred to as a 'staff ride') to study Operation Market Garden, the attempt to cross the Rhine and shorten the war, which was immortalised in the book and film, A Bridge Too Far. The bridge is now named the John S. Thompson Bridge.

Paul Sylvester is an Education Officer currently posted to Australian Defence College. He has fulfilled instructional, course management and trainings systems roles across many of Army’s Training Centres and Establishments, most notably within the ab initio space.

Colonel Bede Galvin is the Director of Joint Land Collective Training Branch at Headquarters Forces Command. You will often find him deep in thought about developing training or catching his next wave.