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USI Sept20 Covers USI COVER RO YAL RO U YAL U N I N T E S D E S I L E A R T W V I C H E T E S U O I N S S S D T W I E T N U F T E O E L S E A R W V I H C T E U S O I S N S W T E I T N U F T O E RO YAL U N IT E S D E S L E A R W V I H C T E U S O I N S S W T E I T N U F T O E United Service Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, New South Wales, Incorporated Informing the defence and national security debate since 1947 Volume 71, Number 3, September 2020 – ISSN 1038-1554 CONTENTS NEWS BACKGROUND BRIEFING President’s Column – Paul Irving ......................................2 Training army officers in tactics – David Leece..........17 Institute News ......................................................................4 The training of staff and regimental officers in common tactical doctrine (the ‘drills’) is essential to developing teamwork within formations, headquarters and units. But developing tactical OPINION thinking (the ‘skills’) is more difficult. A range of tools presented in Editorial: Australia’s defence strategic update 2020 – this paper have been formulated by Western armies over two centuries to develop the skills and the drills separately and then David Leece..........................................................................3 merge them to create combat-ready formations. Letters: United Service June 2020 – Andrew W. Hine; Jono Kempe .........................................................................4 BOOK REVIEWS The last 100 days – the Australian road to victory INSTITUE PROCEEDINGS in the First World War by Will Davies – reviewed by Military ethics and its application to the Australian Marcus Fielding..................................................................12 Defence Force – Simon Longstaff.....................................5 This book recounts the Australian Corps’ contribution to the final allied offensive of the Great War on the Western Front in Ethics in the ADF is more than general principles around ‘just 1918.. war’ theory. It is strategically vital that we build the capacity of our people to manage the ethical dimension so that they are never put in a position where they do things which bring shame upon Horrie the war dog: the story of Australia’s themselves or their nation. We never want to lose the war because most famous dog by Roland Perry – reviewed by we lost our moral authority. David Leece....................................................................21 This is a re-telling of the story of an Egyptian Terrier puppy, Defence Science and Technology’s research goals, befriended in Libya by signallers of 6th Division A.I.F. in 1941, who workforce and infrastructure plans for the next became an exceptional war dog in Greece and Crete. decade – Tanya Monro ........................................................9 Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist outlines the Defence In that rich earth by Brad Manera with Craig Wilcox Science and Technology Group’s strategic plan for the decade and Chris Clark – reviewed by Bob Treloar .....................22 ahead, covering its eight research goals, STEM workforce needs, Sydney’s Anzac Memorial now contains a Hall of Service. On and infrastructure provisions. The goals will prepare Defence for the floor are soil samples collected globally from 100 Australian the ‘fourth industrial revolution’; workforce development will be battlefields. The book describes each of the battles. dependent on enhanced STEM education in the community; and the infrastructure plan will establish Defence S&T precincts with Legends of War: the AIF in France 1918 by Pat Beale – industry and academia. reviewed by Marcus Fielding ............................................23 Climate change as an important component of Beale critically examines seven ‘legends’ relating to the AIF national security – Chris Barrie ......................................13 through the lens of seven battles in which the Australian Corps fought during 1918. A 2017 Senate inquiry urged urgent action on climate change, but the Government is yet respond other than by acknowledging Right man, right place, worst time: Commander Eric the issue in a 2020 strategic update. Research indicates that, in the worst case, Earth may reach a climate tipping point within 18 Feldt, his life and his coastwatchers by Betty Lee – months which would pose an existential threat to humankind. reviewed by Ken Broadhead ............................................24 Short of that, no other country on the planet will be as affected by This is a biography Commander Eric A. Feldt, OBE, RAN, who the consequences of climate change as Australia. Time is running set up and maintained a coast watch service in New Guinea and out for Australia to act! the Solomons in the critical early period of the Pacific War. FRONT COVER: Corporal Natalie Ekonomopoulos, a cyberspace systems network technician, in a communications cabinet for cyber research and development systems at No. 462 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, on 1 June 2020. Professor Tanya Monro, Chief Defence Scientist, outlines the Defence Science and Technology strategic plan on pp. 9-12. [Photo: Corporal Brenton Kwaterski, Department of Defence]. United Service 71 (3) September 2020 Page 1 United Service Royal United Services Institute for Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies Defence and Security Studies New South Wales, Incorporated Informing the defence and national security debate since 1947 New South Wales Promoting understanding of defence and national security Editor: Dr David Leece, AM, PSM, RFD, ED since 1888 Business Manager: Mr Graham Brown, BEc (Sydney), MBus (UTS), FFin Patron: Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beasley, Editorial Advisory Committee: AC, QC, Governor of New South Wales Dr David Leece, AM, PSM, RFD, ED – chair President: Mr Paul Irving, AM, PSM, RFD Mr Ken Broadhead, OAM, RFD Secretary: Mr Steve Bell Air Vice-Marshal Bob Treloar, AO, RAAFAR Dr Ian Pfennigwerth Treasurer: Mr Graham Brown, BEc (Sydney), MBus (UTS), FFin United Service is published quarterly. It seeks to inform the President’s Column defence and national security debate in Australia and to bring an Australian perspective to that debate internationally. To this end, Welcome to the Spring 2020 issue of the journal publishes papers presented at meetings and seminars United Service, a highly professional organised by the Institute. Contributed papers dealing with journal that is now in its 73rd year of con - defence and national security issues or military history also will be tinuous publication. This issue contains a published, together with relevant opinion pieces, letters to the very diverse range of topics including: editor, biographies, obituaries and book reviews. Before acceptance, contributions are refereed and edited. ethics in the Australian Defence Force; the strategic plan for the Defence Contributions, which conform to the journal’s style, should be Science and Tech nology Group; the addressed to the Editor at [email protected]. Papers normally impact of climate change on national should not exceed 3500 words and may include one or two illustrations, and a brief biography and photo of the author. Opinion security; and the tactical training of military officers. pieces, biographies, obituaries and book reviews should not Whilst the Board of RUSI NSW was aiming to resume exceed 850 words, guest editorials 400 words and letters 200 normal operations, including our programme of lunch-time words. Submission of an article implies that the article has not lectures by June 2020, after reviewing the restrictions been published elsewhere and also implies transfer of the associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the health of copyright from the author to the publisher. Notes for contributors members and guest lecturers, we determined not to are at www.rusinsw.org.au. proceed with holding any lunch-time lectures during the Copyright: This work is copyright. The Copyright Act 1968 permits remainder of 2020. fair dealing for study, research, news, reporting, criticism and We have, however, continued to record the review. Selected passages may be reproduced for such purposes, presentations of our guest lecturers and these are provided acknowledgement of the source is included. Otherwise, accessible on the RUSI NSW YouTube channel – articles published in this journal may not be reproduced, stored in http://www.rusinsw.org.au/YouTube. a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by electronic or I am aware that, for many of our members, the COVID- mechanical means, photocopying or recording, either in whole or 19 restrictions have been quite difficult but, hopefully, we will in part, without the written permission of the Editor. be able to resume our normal services in 2021. Publishers: United Service is published by the Royal United In accordance with the RUSI NSW Constitution, I will be Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, New South standing down as President at our Annual General Meeting Wales, Incorporated, ABN 80 724 654 162, PO Box A778, Sydney South NSW 1235. on Tuesday, 24 November 2020. This will be a virtual meeting and details will be provided to all members shortly. Typesetter: Mrs Marilou Carceller; Email: [email protected]. The last four years have been an exciting time for RUSI Subscriptions: United Service is published online on the NSW as we implemented a detailed plan to move the Ursula Institute’s website at www.rusinsw.org.au. Members also receive Davidson Library and RUSI office from Defence Plaza the journal via email at no additional charge. The subscription for Sydney to our new home in the Centenary Extension of the non-members to receive the journal by email is $40 per year and Anzac Memorial. Having a permanent home in a new can be arranged through the Business Manager at the Institute’s purpose-built facility in such a prestigious building in the office. E-copies of papers and e-subscriptions may be obtained through RMIT Informit Collections at www.informit.com.au.
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