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154 australian maritime issues 2009: spc-a annual
major command and control issues between the Amphibious Task Group Commander and
the Land Component Commander identified the lack of joint command and control in the
British Armed forces.
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Operation ALLIED FORCE was one of the first post-Cold War operations conducted by NATO.
The operation required 38,004 air missions over 78 days to force the Serbian military to
withdraw from Kosovo. The limitations placed on NATO forces, the lack of land forces to
clearly identify targets resulted in the operation taking longer than expected as well as not
halting the ethnic cleansing that was occurring in Kosovo. M Lamb, Operation Allied Force:
Golden Nuggets for Future Campaigns, Air War College Maxwell Paper No. 27, Air University
Press, 2002, pp. 22-3.
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Department of Defence, Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century, p. 53.
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The Primary Operational Environment (POE) extends into the Indian and Pacific oceans
from the main Australian ports - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin and Perth;
Australia’s amphibious concept states that the ADF must be prepared to conduct independent
amphibious missions within the POE, see Australian Defence Force, Amphib 2014: Australia’s
Amphibious Concept, Canberra, 14 October 2009, pp. 6-7.
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Headquarters Joint Operational Command (HQJOC) is inherently joint, although it includes
a Director General Air, a Director General Maritime and three force assigned organisations
(air and space, submarine and Special Forces). The lack of a dedicated Director General
Land may limit some aspects of the planning and force design ability of HQJOC. [Editor: the
Commander 1st Division in Brisbane currently performs many functions which might be
associated with those of a Director General Land located within HQJOC].
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Both Navy and Army are using the new Multi Role Helicopter (MRH-90). The aircraft provided
to each Service is the same with the exception that the Navy aircraft have blade folding and
Army aircraft have an Infrared suppression system.
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The Joint Telecommunications School at Cabarlah, QLD, trains communications operators from
all three Services. The ADF School of Catering at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria, conducts joint
training for ADF catering personnel; the Services conduct single Service modules during the
course. The Army School of Health, Wodonga, Victoria, conducts joint basic medical training
for the ADF.
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This is from the author’s personal experience and is a preferred requirement for the ships
as the catering component of the ship’s crew is only sufficient for the permanent crew.
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These advantages include retention initiatives; for example, this may involve increasing the
posting opportunities for Navy catering personnel to Army units to allow additional shore
time, and Army catering staff to non-amphibious ship positions.
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The Canadian Forces was formed in 1968 after the unification of the three traditional Services.
This unification was suppose to result in a more joint force that was more responsive to the
Government, arguably after 40 years this has not occurred. Major General Daniel Gosselin,
‘Hellyer’s Ghost: Unification of the Canadian Forces is 40 Years Old’, two parts, Canadian
Military Journal, vol. 9, nos. 2 & 3, 2009, (15 October 2009).
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This information is based on the personal experience of a Canadian Forces member of ACSC
in 2009.
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Attempts have been made to simplify the logistics information systems; however, recent
equipment purchases, such as the C-17, come with their own additional logistic information
systems, this further exacerbates this issue. It can be argued that creating joint commands