Last week, our international course members from @DSSC Australia participated in capability demonstrations in Sydney to deepen their understanding and interoperability with #YourADF. Thank-you to our hosts for great presentations on maritime, aviation and land force capabilities!

Our @DSSC Australia course members recently undertook Senate Estimates workshops at Parliament House, to better understand the role of Defence officials in supporting government. A great learning experience on the value of departmental transparency!

Space, cyber and population influence through humanitarian aid and hybrid warfare. Thanks Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Matthew Sussex John Blaxland Dr Wesley Morgan & lunaregolith for guiding our members through emerging levers of strategic competition this week!

Our course members’ research is progressing well! Masters candidates commenced thesis progress presentations today, with our first four briefing on great power competition, strategy and international relations in Antarctica. There are many more fascinating topics to come…

Round 2 of our Research Progress Presentations, and we have shifted to discussions of the challenges and opportunities of navigating China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific. Well done team!

Our latest round of Research Progress Presentations has focussed on Australia and the South Pacific. Some fascinating insights into planning models, military cooperation and the soft power capacity of our regional neighbours!

Progress Presentation Panel 4: ‘What are Australia’s traditional and emerging options for Deterrence?’ Another great set of presentations!

Progress Presentation Panel 5: ‘Are Australia’s national security policy and structures fit for purpose?’ An excellent insight into our national security architecture, federal police policy and military strategy!

Today’s presentations spanned a wide range of challenges for Australia to address: our Indonesian relationship, the value of a feminist foreign policy, how we create economic resilience and how we prepare leaders to represent Australia. Thoughtful and stimulating topics team!

Another fascinating round of presentations today, as our Australian and international course members evaluated strategic challenges in South Asia and the Middle East. Thank you for the excellent insights gentlemen!

For our most recent presentations, our members explored options to respond to critical security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Fascinating topics spanning terrorism, humanitarian assistance and pandemic response!

Our course members’ penultimate research presentations: regional multilateralism and ‘The Quad’. These briefs offered some fascinating insights and opportunities from both Australians and our regional partners.

As our research presentations draw to a close, our international course members have briefed on critical issues in military effectiveness and civil-military relations. Some great briefs on Australian, Fijian, Papua New Guinean and Singaporean challenges! @Rfmf_Media PNGDF

Our research presentations have concluded, and they went out with a bang! A thought provoking presentation today on the optimal workforce structure for the National Security Community. Well done to every one of our presenters for your months of hard work!

How best do we harness innovation and modernise the ADF with emerging disruptive technologies? Our course members recently developed alternative organisational frameworks, to evaluate critical tech that will impact future warfare! Mick Ryan, AM

As the 2021 DSSC program nears its completion, it’s time to pause and recognise our people. Congratulations to AIRCDRE Dave Houghton and COL Erik Andresen (Canada) on your promotions!!! Mick Ryan, AM Brigadier Lara Troy, CSC

With one week until graduation, DSSC once again paused to recognise our people. Congratulations to AIRCDRE Chris Robson and COL Kane Wright on your promotions!!! Mick Ryan, AM

With only one day remaining for the 2021 DSSC course, our members took time to reflect on the year. Our international members’ contributions were recognised, and CDRE James Lybrand was promoted by CDF! Dr Bec Jackson

For our final day of course, COMDT AWC, CDRE Boulton, took time to farewell our international members. Thank you to all of you for enriching our experience this year!

Coming together is a beginning, Staying together is progress, and working together is a success. We are not a team because we work together, we are a team because we respect, trust and care for each other. This is our Vuvale. Joint Operations Command Admiral David Johnston @FijiPM @Rfmf_Media VEIVANUA💣