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Internal Communications Update is created by the Defence Forces
Internal Communications Team. Our aim is to deliver accurate
and timely information of interest to our members in order to
increase awareness on current and future developments across the
organisation.
Our segment in the An Cosantóir along with our online member's
area on military.ie will allow information of interest to be distributed
across the DF.
The Member's Area of military.ie is to enable our personnel to access
information while off-site.
GENERAL STAFF UPDATE FROM THE 4TH OF
AUGUST
There was a Joint Operations Planning Group (JOPG) meeting held
on the 30th of July to review a range or updates and provide clarity
for the Defence Forces General Framework for Living with COVID-19
related restrictions.
The force protection of all personnel remains the priority of the
General Staff.
The following decisions were provided by the General Staff:
• Mess Functions: Wedding receptions are authorised to take place
in messes in line with national guidelines. All other functions are not
authorised at this time.
• Mess Bars: Indoor and Outdoor service is authorised in line with
national guidelines.
• D MB has advised that the COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory for
all DF pers deploying overseas.
• Antigen testing will be introduced for pers of No.1 Sec Coy, Recruit
platoons on arrival as well as self-testing for career courses in the Mil
Col in the coming months.
• Overseas MRX: Commencing with the 119 Inf Bn UNIFIL it is
expected that MRXs are conducted as they were pre COVID-19.
• An Cosantóir 10km road race will be virtual again this year. See
advertisement on back page of this issue of An Cosantoir.
JTF STATS FROM JULY AND AUGUST
Resource Summary of Personnel and Vehicles (Weekly)
INTERNAL
COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE
INTERNAL COMMS
By Lt Austin Doyle of PR Branch
Photos provided by the Defence Forces Flickr page
Test Centres (Daily)
Vaccination Centres (Daily)
Mandatory Quarantine Scheme (Daily)
