<p>This short podcast series features members from the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment who highlight lessons learned during the Battalion’s ‘ready’ year and their deployment in the Middle East region. In this first podcast we meet Lieutenant John Pandoulis, who deployed to Afghanistan from June 2016 to February 2017 as a Force Protection Platoon Commander as part of Operation HIGHROAD.</p>

This short podcast series features members from the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment who highlight lessons learned during the Battalion’s ‘ready’ year and their deployment in the Middle East region. In this first podcast we meet Lieutenant John Pandoulis, who deployed to Afghanistan from June 2016 to February 2017 as a Force Protection Platoon Commander as part of Operation HIGHROAD.

7 RAR on deployment - Episode 1 - Lieutenant John Pandoulis

The Cove Podcast brings you candid, unfiltered conversations with the leaders, soldiers, and scholars shaping the Australian Army today. Each week, our host CAPT Todd Lempa sits down with uniformed officers and soldiers leading the change in the Australian Army as well as academics and international partners to unpack what modern warfare demands.

From redefining leadership and resilience in the modern Army to exploring lessons from combat operations, command culture, human performance, and the future of land power, The Cove Podcast reveals how the Australian Army thinks, learns, and fights. Whether it’s a Regimental Sergeant Major reflecting on combat, a general discussing Warrior Culture, or a psychologist unpacking mental readiness—each episode delivers a grounded look at the people and ideas driving the Australian Army forward.

Insightful, grounded, and authentic — this is where the Australian Army thinks out loud.

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The Cove Podcast brings you candid, unfiltered conversations with the leaders, soldiers, and scholars shaping the Australian Army today. Each week, our host CAPT Todd Lempa sits down with uniformed officers and soldiers leading the change in the Australian Army as well as academics and international partners to unpack what modern warfare demands. From redefining leadership and resilience in the modern Army to exploring lessons from combat operations, command culture, human performance, and the future of land power, The Cove Podcast reveals how the Australian Army thinks, learns, and fights. Whether it’s a Regimental Sergeant Major reflecting on combat, a general discussing Warrior Culture, or a psychologist unpacking mental readiness—each episode delivers a grounded look at the people and ideas driving the Australian Army forward. Insightful, grounded, and authentic — this is where the Australian Army thinks out loud.

The Cove Podcast brings you candid, unfiltered conversations with the leaders, soldiers, and scholars shaping the Australian Army today. Each week, our host&nbsp;CAPT Todd Lempa&nbsp;sits down with uniformed officers and soldiers leading the change in the Australian Army as well as academics and international partners to unpack what modern warfare demands.

From redefining leadership and resilience in the modern Army to exploring lessons from combat operations, command culture, human performance, and the future of land power, The Cove Podcast reveals how the Australian Army thinks, learns, and fights. Whether it’s a Regimental Sergeant Major reflecting on combat, a general discussing Warrior Culture, or a psychologist unpacking mental readiness—each episode delivers a grounded look at the people and ideas driving the Australian Army forward.

Insightful, grounded, and authentic — this is where the Australian Army thinks out loud.

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