James Davis

If Russia's battlefield situation in Ukraine is as bad as it seems, it will create serious dilemmas for China. A thread:

@Cookie2148 Force design. Planning against known unknowns and leading change when it threatens equities.

Top jobs for officers: Bde Chief of Staff and Military Assistant to a General. It used to be that DS at Staff College was ‘the’ job. What else should be high profile for high performing officers? Serious answers preferred, flippant one’s expected 🤔

@ChesterfieldO5 @2CAVREGT @theoneandonly51 I was looking for that one guy mooning

Nice visit to @2CAVREGT today to see them preparing as our OPFOR for Exercise Brolga Run. … all 3000 of them. Here are some happy snaps.

@ChiefAusArmy @AustralianArmy @AWMemorial Well done Sir - extraordinary contribution over four decades.

As my last official duty as Chief of the @AustralianArmy it was an honour to take part in the Last Post ceremony at the @AWMemorial this evening. Good Soldiering.

It has been lovely to see the recent interest in our fantastic chalk Map of Australia which was carved into a #Wiltshire hillside by Australian soldiers during the #WW1. Here is a bit more info and background to the project which we are very proud of! bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…

Excl: Second Sea Lord reveals for the first time he has autism. "I have a brain that is wired differently. It doesn’t mean that I am disabled, it doesn’t mean that I am odd, it doesn’t mean that I am in any way shape or form less capable" thetimes.co.uk/article/vice-a…

"You have not defeated an improvised threat until you can defeat it cheaply" @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/2020/12/how-th…

@darbyanelson @GroundCuriosity @ShamsaLea @LyndsayFreeman8 Great article. Thanks Darby.

Very detailed analysis to better integrate Regular and Reserve RAAC. 🔁 @EliLea1 @SHARP_CR @a_c_d_sanders @helmandproject @PacestickRAAC @strategic_tank @cesty_tres_uno @RiceGareth @RSM_CERAUSTARMY @austdef

@helmandproject Feed chutes are worse I reckon!!

Fantastic day in an ASLAV turret, learning how to assemble and operate the M242 25mm Bushmaster chain gun. Superb instruction from a #LightHorse Cpl IG: best in the business. 34 degrees though, so brutal in the turret! Two words: feed trays. Like wrestling a slick pig in a sauna.

@darbyanelson jesus

The end of an era. Majestic Fanfare played for the last time on ABC’s last ever 7.45 am radio news bulletin. This service has been part of Australia’s aural culture since 1939 .. axed today 20/9/20.. a victim of ⁦LNP @ScottMorrisonMP⁩ ⁦@HonTonyAbbott⁩ ABC defunding.

Great picture. Hard work, focused aggression, strong teams - Australian Army.

Almost 1200 marines of @MrfDarwin will return to their home bases following the completion of the 9th rotation of the force to Darwin. 📸Check out @AustralianArmy soldiers and United States marines working together on the gun line during Exercise Koolendong earlier this month.

Little overhead view to break up the monotony. #SendItSaturday #TankTwitter

Worth a listen: @AustralianArmy @ChiefAusArmy "Army in Motion philosophy necessitates a force continuously adapting to an everchanging environment, taking guidance from core strengths & principles, yet open to developing new ways of employing capabilities" defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/6…

Team working hard at Tully.

If you were recently in Jervis Bay, you may have seen #OurPeople from Tactical Assault Group – East & @DSOTEC_Army conducting maritime training. TAG-E is made up of #AusArmy personnel from 2nd Commando Regiment working together with @Australian_Navy clearance divers.

@NKFinney @chrisgingram Awesome I will DM some options

@Abigail_Watson7 @Remote_Warfare @mabaabbad @Walpole16 Interesting...wasn't tracking this? cost the driver surely?

Our thoughts on the FCO-DFID merger. Key concerns are: 1. Who is going to do long term thinking in U.K. government? 2. Who is going to do engagement with civil society in conflict affected countries? @mabaabbad @Walpole16 @Remote_Warfare