IT IS NOW SIX MONTHS since the tragic and frightening attacks of 11 September (or 9-11 as the Americans now seem to refer to it). The new Bush government has…

What a difference three months makes! When I wrote editorial for the August edition of Australian Military Medicine, I was thinking ahead of the tenth AMMA conference and my vision…

EIGHTY YEARS ON – EL ALAMEIN For Australians serving in the Second World War, 1942 proved to be a turning point in many theatres. In North Africa, the first and…

Fellow readers of JMVH, I would like to welcome you back to the face-to-face fold. It was great to see so many of you at our recent AMMA 2021 in…

The Four Horsemen In the Editorial that I wrote in January 2021, I was speculating what the imminent roll-out of the COVID vaccines would mean for Australia and the world.…

Congratulations to the Journal of Military and Veteran Health reaching its 30 year milestone. In this auspicious year, the Royal Australian Air Force celebrates its 100th birthday and it is…

Centenary of the Air Force The medical service of the Royal Australian Air Force started in a small hut that served as the sick-quarters at Point Cook, Victoria. Its first…

Leadership and resilience in a crisis I recently presented to the Royal United Services Institute in New South Wales on leadership and resilience in a crisis. I particularly noted that…

Editorial Vaccines – The End Game? As we go to print, Australia is preparing to roll-out the first COVID-19 vaccines by late February 2021 to various priority groups, with a…

Whither reality? As we prepare for our first virtual conference, we probably face it with some trepidation and some anticipation. As a consequence of COVID-19, many of us have become…