The Cove Podcast
1) Targeting the Future: the Army's Newest Brigade - BRIG Nick Wilson
‘We are at the cutting edge of making what we have work.’ In this week’s episode, we sit down with BRIG Nick Wilson, Commander of the Australian Army’s newest brigade, the 10th Fires Brigade. Having ...Show More
2) Beyond Snake Bites: The Evolution of Army Physical Training - WO2 Tavis Nicholson
‘[W]e're not like a professional sporting team that our whole week is designed around that gameday on Saturday, [our] people are required to do their job day in, day out ...’ In this week’s episode, ...Show More
3) Small Boats and Brave Men – Dr Tom Richardson PhD
‘[T]hat’s a brigade-sized amphibious operation planned and executed in a week …’ In this week’s episode, we dive into the Huon Peninsula Campaign of 1943–44 and examine how the Australian 9th Divisi...Show More
4) Advice - WOFF Ken Robertson
‘[T]he best piece of advice I've had in years past is that if it hurts a little ... there's probably a fair element of truth to it...’ In this week’s episode, we explore how to seek feedback and turn...Show More
5) Talisman Sabre – SQNLDR Zac Smit
‘The scale of Talisman Sabre from a geographic perspective is difficult to comprehend and, in some cases, it can be quite difficult to describe.’ In this week’s episode, we talk through all things E...Show More
6) Combat Experimentation – LTCOL Jake Penley
‘The way that we designed the Battle Group was on platform and systems of uncrewed and crewed variants that are theoretically attainable within the next two years ...’ In this week’s episode, we tal...Show More
7) The Training System – WO1 Brad Doyle & WO1 Mick Reyne
‘[On] basic para-course… you must be consciously competent … because you're the only person who is going to pull the reserve handle if there is a malfunction at that stage.’ This week’s episode is cen...Show More
8) Supporting Army Helicopters – CAPT Shannon McGee and FSGT Jason Smart
'Watching those aircraft take off ... and knowing that you are part of that success, part of that story, there's not many better feelings.’ In this week’s episode, we talk about the challenges and opp...Show More
9) Recon by Fire - CPL Andrew Noseda
‘We are never going to be combat ineffective because of atmospherics... we can work in the rain, we can work in the mud, and we can work in the jungle.’ In this week’s episode, we talk all things infa...Show More
10) Tactical Communications – CAPT Jack Virtue
‘There are a number of things to [jamming] and I don’t think we necessarily train it well because it’s a very complex concept.’ In this week’s episode, we talk all things tactical communications or mo...Show More