During the recent Williams Foundation Seminar examining the approach and ways to sustain Australian forces in the evolving regional context, Donna- Cain-Riva. Director of Future Logistics Capability for the Royal Australian Air Force, provided an overview on key capabilities necessary to sustain the force for anticipated regional crises. Currently, she is working within the RAAF, but has been working in a variety of logistics positions in the ADF since 2001, and the range of experience makes a great deal of sense given the focus within the RAAF on providing a joint capability for the ADF overall.

1. The Future…
FAR FROM
SANCTUARIES
Sustaining a
5th Generation
Air Force in the
Indo-Pacific

2. THE NEED TO CHANGE OUR MINDSETS
Bases will not be sanctuaries
Global supply chains will be disrupted
Lines of communication will be contested

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FUTURE CONFLICT
Anti-Access / Area Denial
Physical and Virtual Effects
Multi-domain Operations

4. NEW WAYS OF OPERATING
Agile and Adaptive Employment
Operational Reach, Flexibility and Resilience
Battlespace Advantage

5. ENHANCING SOVEREIGN DEFENCE
CAPABILITIES FOR COLLECTIVE SELF-RELIANCE
BASE the force
ARM the force
FUEL the force
SUPPLY the force
FIX the force
MOVE the force
Command and Control