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Editorial
W
elcome to our March issue, we hope you will enjoy this month���s features.
The latest batch of recruits from up and down the country and the latest
commissioning class are On Parade. In Focus this month looks at the
Military Detention Barracks in the Curragh Camp, plus our staff recently travelled
to Carlow Military Museum to check it out. We continue with our Lebanon articles
from our recent visit with; Irish/Finnish Battalion UNIFIL, Camp 2-45 and Our Finnish
Colleagues by Wesley Bourke. Col Anthony Bracken brings us a full report on Military
Skills Accreditation with Carlow IT. Our Def-Tec centre spread features the latest Air
Corps Potential NCOs course conducting FIBUA Training by Cpl Paul Millar. In Strategic
Review Paul O���Brien MA gives us an overview of Operation ���Neptune Spear���, the US
Navy SEALs mission to capture Osama bin Laden. For our In Reserve feature we visited
34 Res Inf Bn���s Training Camp in Bere Island. In History, Sgt Colin Stone researches and
reports his findings on the 3.7 Inch Gun. Our Sport pages feature a sports round-up and
also an introduction to Adventure Racing by Lt Lisa McMahon. Plus our other regular
features ��� World Strategic Picture, Tac-Aide, Gear Review, Noticeboard, Reviews and
What I Do.
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