Jun 14, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 12 segments
In this episode of The Cove Podcast, John Hardgrave speaks with an Australian Army officer Mark Vele about his 12-month deployment on Operation ASLAN with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
Mark VeleGuest
John HardgraveHostWelcome to The Cove Podcast, your stop for PME on the go.
I'm your host, John Hargrave, and in today's conversation, we're joined by Major Mark Vallee, an Army officer who recently completed a 12-month deployment on Operation Aslan, Australia's contribution to the United Nations missions in South Sudan.
In this episode, we're exploring what modern peacekeeping really looks like and how Australian personnel contribute inside a complex, multinational UN mission, and also why gender advisory work is an important operational capability.
It's a really unique experience that you've had and unmissed in South Sudan or Aslan.
I guess we'll start at the very beginning of how you came to beyond that deployment.
So I guess, you know, let's go back and how did you even find out that such an opportunity was available?
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Welcome to The Cove Podcast, your stop for PME on the go.
I'm your host, John Hargrave, and in today's conversation, we're joined by Major Mark Vallee, an Army officer who recently completed a 12-month deployment on Operation Aslan, Australia's contribution to the United Nations missions in South Sudan.
In this episode, we're exploring what modern peacekeeping really looks like and how Australian personnel contribute inside a complex, multinational UN mission, and also why gender advisory work is an important operational capability.
It's a really unique experience that you've had and unmissed in South Sudan or Aslan.
I guess we'll start at the very beginning of how you came to beyond that deployment.
So I guess, you know, let's go back and how did you even find out that such an opportunity was available?
