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Australian Army officer Lieutenant Jackson Say from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, reads command notes on a map during a live fire M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) Serial at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, on 06 September 2025.
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Developing

Applying Wylie’s Cumulative and Sequential Patterns to Air Operations

Strategist Joseph Caldwell Wylie argued that strategies were implemented through two general types of operational patterns: (1) cumulative warfare, which involves “a collection of lesser actions” where tactical actions gradually built up to have strategic impact; and (2) sequential warfare, which is “a series of discrete steps” where each lead to the next; an example being the island hopping campaign across the Pacific during World War Two.

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Peter Layton
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Air/Space
Foundation

Perspectives of Warfare: A Journey With Penguins

Understanding the complexities of our modern information-based environment is now fundamental to the success in warfighting and navigating the fog of war. Conversely, the use of traditional information paradigms can lead to unwitting co-option of the adversaries’ plan or world view. We must consider that concepts of reality, truth, and what is right inherently does not completely align amongst different actors and groups. With this understanding, we can build resilience and anti-fragility in our decision-making and analysis.

By
Christopher Humphrey
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