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Editorial
H
ello and welcome to our April issue, with the months going by fast please keep us
informed of any events or training you are doing. Our On Parade pages feature your
photos ��� please keep them coming. In Focus has news from IUNVA Post 30, and we recently
visited the latest IMCC Militaria Fair plus we have a great feature from Poland on their Irish
DF Exhibition. Our Lebanon articles continue with how BSG keeps the Irish/Finnish Battalion
on the road, we also have Camp 6-52 & 6-50 by Wesley Bourke. In Man Hunt, Wesley follows
the International Combat Tracking course that was recently ran by the Ord Sch, DFTC in
conjunction with the EDA and Pencari. Our Def-Tec centre spread features the Corps of
Engineers during their annual training exercises. In Strategic Review Paul O���Brien MA brings
us up-to-date on the DF latest overseas mission ��� Mali. In Reserve features the 62 Res Inf Bn���s
Exercise ���Sugarloaf��� penned by Cpl Conor Walls and photographed by Capt Peter Cumiskey. In
On Hallowed Ground our History feature is about Arbour Hill Church and grounds by military
historian Paul O���Brien MA. Our Sport pages bring you the latest news on the In Door Athletics
Championships and Rugby match against the Royal Navy. Plus our other regular features ���
World Strategic Picture, Tac-Aide, Gear Review, Noticeboard, Reviews and What I Do.
Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor
Best Recruit
Pictured on the 1st March
2013 at the Passing Out
Parade of the 48th Recruit
Platoon, 27th Inf Bn are
(l/r): Fr Bob McCabe CF
along with Best Recruit
Mark Healy and his
cousin Cpl Finnola
Lafferty (formally of An
Cosant��ir). Well done
to all the members of
the platoon. Photo: Sgt
Damian Faulkner (105
Sqn, Air Corps)
With Thanks
On the 19th March 2013 myself and Cpl
Paul Millar presented a cheque for ���1,000,
from last year���s An Cosant��ir 10K road race
to Lt Col Eddie Scanlon on behalf of the
Defence Forces Benevolent Fund. Photo:
Cpl Paul Millar (PR Branch)
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