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Defence and Australian Public Service (APS) personnel have convened at a logistics operations training course to strengthen public defence readiness.
Operated by the Defence Logistics Operations Course (DLOC) at the Joint Logistics Command, the two-week course set out to improve logistics skills in a contemporary defence environment.
Aiming to ensure responses to defence threats are integrated, working with APS and international partners allows joint, multi-domain forces to work together to achieve the best strategic outcomes.
“While we identified that people bring strong expertise from their single-service roles, this course helps translate that experience into confidence and effectiveness in joint environments,” director of the course, Kylie O’Grady, said.
“What we’re trying to build is their ability to think broadly and creatively to synchronise and coordinate logistics functions for the integrated force.
“National support and logistics are critical to our ability to sustain warfighting.
“DLOC prepares people for the joint and integrated environments they will face throughout their careers.”
Across the two-week program, speakers, including one and two-star officers, shared their experiences and strategies across national, state and local defence and workforce industries.
Working alongside international partners, this was found to be a highly useful aspect of the course, as it enabled new ways of thinking, said Flying Officer Aaron Khongwar.
“Logistics is about warfighting. It is about force generation and force application, giving commanders options and enabling superiority across every domain.
“These relationships matter when you need to align supply chains and operate together in the Indo-Pacific.”
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