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Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:07 AM

Published 11/02/2009 by Daily Telegraph Australia


Digger death: 'Incompetent' officers stood down

Image Others Casualty of war ... the coffin of Lt Michael Fussell in Afghanistan / Pic: ADF Source: Aussies in Afghanistan See what our Diggers are up against as they take the fight to the Taliban in Afghanistan. INCOMPETENCE and a disturbing lack of leadership and training have been identified as key factors...

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Major sacked after soldier's death
THE officer in charge of an Australian special forces unit in Afghanistan has been removed from his command after a high-level investigation into the death of a ... - [11/02/2009 - The Age]
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Article from: The AustralianA SPECIAL forces major has been removed from active command after a damning defence inquiry found deficient leadership and training ... - [11/02/2009 - The Australian]
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...inquiry found: "Deficiencies in the prior training, assessment and leadership of the ForceForce Element (Lt Fussell's patrol) materially contributed to his death." It also found that the...
Digger death: 'Incompetent' officers stood down [Daily Telegraph Australia - 11/02/2009]
...End of sidebar. "The most serious outcome of these shortcomings was a failure to detect considerable leadership tensions within the ForceForce Element and most importantly the failure to note the inability of the appointed officer in command to exercise effective command" it said. These shortcomings...
Digger death: 'Incompetent' officers stood down [Daily Telegraph Australia - 11/02/2009]
...skills' and "a lack of confidence in the OC by the senior members of the ForceForce Element" .That report prompted...
Digger death: 'Incompetent' officers stood down [Daily Telegraph Australia - 11/02/2009]

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