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No. 77 Squadron Armament Technicians prepare to load a JASSM onto an F/A-18 aircraft at Woomera.

The Temptation To Go Beyond Conventional Long-Range Strike

Daniel Cook
Australian Defence Force

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Avionics Technician, Sergeant Thomas Lane from No. 36 Squadron, utilises the Hololens mixed reality device during maintenance of a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. Digitally Altered Image.

Air/Space

27 Nov 2023

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Conversations in Human-Machine Teams - Are We On the Record?

Daniel Cook
Australian Defence Force

Escape Your Echo Chamber

When I was younger, I was very black and white in my thinking. Many would argue that I still am! Although I am finding the beauty in shades of grey (don’t say it!). Yet despite trying to grow my empathy and to appreciate the differences of thoughts for the constructive challenges and opportunity for growth – I still fall into the trap of comfort. I don’t always want to deal with people whose views I find offensive, idiotic, or more often than not – both. So despite being aware of the echo chamber phenomena, and its dangers, I wilfully stay with my chamber to learn and hear voices I already agree with, already support, and think very similar to myself. Is that so wrong?

Pointless or Populism?

This article began as a response to Daniel Cook’s recent article on ‘Turning the Tap Off – Stopping the Flow of Pointless Jobs in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)’ (Cook, 2023); as such, it will address some of the points raised in that article within the context a broader trend towards what I term ‘military populism’.

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Oliver Jiang