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                             Now, as a good bureaucrat, I can assure you all, dear Readers, that I am 100% in favour of accountability.  People should take ownership for their actions and face their responsibilities, whether small (say, getting a decimal place wrong in technical report) [. read more

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As a decade of operations begin to wind down in Afghanistan, it is clear that the military’s insatiable demand for timely, secure and high quality information will continue to grow exponentially. read more

Indonesia has signalled its discontent with recent speculation in the Washington Post about American reconnaissance aircraft including Global Hawk drones flying from the Cocos Islands (a Australian territory located close to the Indonesian archipelago). read more

I just attended literacy training — in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The class was full of Afghan National Police recruits. It is part of the ongoing effort to increase literacy in the Afghan Security Forces, led by the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan and US Army Lieutenant General Bill Caldwell. read more

To the news that Defence IQ has announced its intention to award a ‘Top Defence Blog’ in order  to recognise a burgeoning defence blogging community, I responded with an unhealthy amount of scepticism. read more

Helmand Blog - Afghanistan has moved to a new location! The new look Helmand Blog has now officially replaced this site. All the posts on here have been migrated and, as always, new posts are going up daily. read more

With the release of the President’s 2011 Department of Defense Budget, the Secretary is on the offensive for the right reason. read more