Military Management | The Runway

As a topic of Program Wirraway, Military Management focuses on promoting professionalism through up-skilling in the broad areas of management, organisational and cultural competence, attitudes, values and ethics, resilience, and strategies to be employed as you navigate the complex Defence systems as you navigate military and civilian organisational systems throughout your career. Military management involves efficiently coordinating resources and personnel within the armed forces to achieve mission objectives. It requires effective planning, organization, and direction of military activities while promoting accountability and teamwork. Strong decision-making skills, adaptability, and fostering professional growth are essential. Military management is vital for maintaining readiness and ensuring successful mission accomplishment.

An Australian Army landing craft mechanised (LCM-8) prepares to enter HMAS Choules' dock

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Importance of amphibious warfare

Amphibious capability remains essential in modern conflict planning—highlighting the need for logistics, local partnerships and clear-eyed preparation across unpredictable environments. Innovation often battles slow acquisition while China’s amphibious capability grows. Pacific geography adds operational complexity.

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How to teach your employees to embrace (rather than fear) the growth of AI

AI is rapidly influencing workplaces and employees are experiencing anxiety as they navigate its complexities and fear job loses. Supervisors play a major role in understanding and adopting the AI through guidance and training strategies.

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Yes, data can produce better policy – but it’s no substitute for real-world experience

Data can assist in shaping policy and decisions, but there are biases and blind spots in the production of data. Data needs real-world experiences for the depth, context and responsiveness to drive change.

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How Germany's Bundeswehr Could Spend Billions of Euros

Modern systems, reliable infrastructure and digital upgrades could include 35 F-35 fighters, 60 CH-47 heavy transport helicopters, P8’s, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, air defence, combat drones, digital transformation, ammunition, military housing and barracks . Permanent Baltic presence.

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Senator pushes for new rules letting academy athletes play pro sports

Elite athletes can be conflicted when they join the services as they sacrifice professional sporting opportunities. US military is considering allowing elite military academy athletes to pursue professional sports careers as an invaluable recruiting strategy.

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What is the Signal messaging app and how secure is it?

Signal is an encryption service limited to the sender and receivers. Messages can disappear after a set period of time. Signal is not suitable for highly secure transmissions due to risks with communicating via mobile devices.

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00 Outrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’

Journalist Goldberg was privy to a chat on Signal, an open-source encrypted messaging service, between the senior-most national security officials. This is a reminder of the risks to Op Sec of using non-approved messaging technology.

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Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

Organisations, including defence, have need for massive data storage and associated electrical supply. They need coordinated backups and contingencies in case of surges or outages. Managers need to be aware of these data storage vulnerabilities.

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How to deal with the office favourite

At promotion time it’s common to feel others get rewarded for their merit, while you’re passed over. Read about employing more proactive strategies to be noticed by improving communication, appearance, deportment, engagement and creativity.

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Arrested soldier texted Chinese spy: ‘Do you know how risky this is?!?’

The recent arrest of US soldiers for selling information is a reminder for awareness and vigilance. Awareness that agents are actively seeking information on intellectual property and national security. Vigilance in the reporting of suspicious activity.