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The Maritime Services, the Allies and Shaping the Kill Web
He concluded by reminding the audience of the philosophy of the Marine Corps as the big green killing
machine. It was not about the fair fight; it was about speed and combat success against a determined enemy.
He quoted the most famous Australian general officer from World War I, General Sir John Monash to
provide perspective on how the Marines looked at the inclusion of EW as a ubiquitous asset for the MAGTF.
“The true role of infantry was not to extend itself upon heroic physical effort, not to whither away under
merciless machine gun fire, not to impale itself upon hostile bayonets, but on the contrary, to advance under
the maximum possible array of mechanical resources, in the form of guns, …tanks, mortars and aircraft; to
advance with as little impediment as possible; to be relieved as far as possible of the obligation to fight their
way forward.”
Editor’s Note: During the panel discussion after the presentations by Group Captain Braz and CDR Mike Paul,
a question was asked about the challenge of working with the US Navy and its approach leveraging Growler
and the USAF’s approach to leveraging fifth generation aircraft in shaping a way ahead.
The answers were quite noteworthy.
Group Captain Braz viewed the RAAF as in an interesting bridging function between the USN and USAF and
playing a potentially useful and significant role in shaping integrated capability across the RAAF, the USN,
and USAF as well.
“The diversity that we bring is very useful in shaping the combined team of US Navy and US Air Force
capabilities.”
Lt. General (Retired) Davis from the floor added his thoughts on how integration is proceeding in the US.
He sees the schools, MAWTS-1, Nellis and Fallon as key elements in shaping an integrated force. He
mentioned that a Marine is for the first time teaching at Nellis and a USAF pilot is training at MAWTS-1 and
will be an instructor there as well.
“The more we learn from each other, the better we will be.”
And then CDR Paul added that it remains to be seen how the US Navy will employ the F-35 but that cross
learning from the USMC and the USAF will be crucial in this process.
Group Captain Braz on the RAAF and the Way Ahead on Electronic
Warfare: Shaping a Core Distributed Capability for the Integrated Force
2017-08-28 By Robbin Laird
On August 23, 2017, the Williams Foundation held a seminar on the future of electronic warfare.
At the heart of the Seminar and the discussion were the presentations by Group Captain Braz of the RAAF, a
key figure in the introduction of the Growler into the RAAF, and CDR Mike Paul, Electronic Attack Wing, US
Navy Pacific Fleet.
The two provided a significant look inside the standing up of the RAAF capability and the key role of the US
Navy in this effort, and in turn the ability to standup up a joint capability.
The US Navy has provided an important lead in working the relationship with the RAAF in standing up this
capability and in a rapid manner. In many ways, the Growler dynamic between the two forces provides a
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