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Proud to see another HCSC23 graduate take up a fantastic new role on promotion. Very many congratulations Brigadier Sarah

Congratulations James - proud to see HCSC23 graduates going on to such fantastic roles! And grateful we had the opportunity to tour HMS Queen Elizabeth during the final week of our course

The very best of luck to the women's and men's British Army 🇬🇧 Rugby teams at the Army v Navy Match this weekend!

#BringYourAGame

The end of HCSC23 is a time to reflect; on all our learning, journeys made and - most importantly - new friendships which will last a lifetime. Thank you Defence Academy

We get some powerful speakers Defence Academy - Liz Chinook Crew Chick was one of the very best👇

As important a message as from any of the 4* and ministers we see. Thank you

Celebrating the women of HCSC23 at our end of course dinner last night

Privileged to host Lawrence Freedman yesterday: wise words on 🇷🇺🇺🇦, providing military advice, economic warfare, strategic thought in today’s militaries…

And that rare speaker who says “I’ll only talk briefly to allow time for discussion”… and then does!

You can’t do operational design if you don’t understand the impact of ground on tactics

Thank you Royal Navy for a fabulous HCSC visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth today. Defence diplomacy at its best!

To all our colleagues and friends in the UK, and far from home, today

Provocative and critical view of NATO at 34 mins in the podcast below, as we finish our NATO final exercise

“Strategic concepts watered down so as to be absolutely meaningless” 👀

A view recorded in December 2021; maybe the criticism is less valid now…

💪 thread on how to use doctrine👇

This is such an amazing book! Barbara Demick

Hunger Games, Handmaid’s Tale, Maze Runner… real North Korea is as weird and horrifying as any of them

Any podcast with Peter Roberts is well worth a listen

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