An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
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30 for entry details. 2. High Level Action plan for the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. 3. Chief of Staff all stations letter, Building for the future – change from within. 4. Organisational Culture Standing Committee update report. 5. MP recruitment poster. 6. EOIs. 7. General Staff update. 8. Internal Comms weekly updates. 9. Photo Albums: • National day of Commemoration. • Naval service commissioning. • 1st NATO Homemade Explosive International Workshop. • Veterans Day 2022. • Father's Day messages from overseas. • DF Small Arms Competition. • Famine Commemoration. • 1Bde Arty Regt. • Curragh Military museum. • An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD visit to UNIFIL • International Sniper Competition. INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE By Capt Austin Doyle of PR Branch Photos Provided by Capt Austin Doyle INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE 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. JTF Update Op Fortitude • Roughly 30 DF pers deployed weekly – over 123,300 to date so far. • DF support to vaccination centres ceased on the 27th of May. Op Fáilte – DF support to receive and assist Ukrainians seeking protection in Ireland. • DF continues to maintain Gormanston Emergency accommodation and reception centre. • Kerry CC have requested the use of Ballymullen Bks for accommodation. • Roughly 15 DF pers deployed weekly – over 1,800 Pers deployed to date so far. • 43 tents deployed to Gormanston Emergency Accommodation and Reception centre. • Four 20ft containers deployed to Citywest Emergency Accommodation centre. Op Fairway – DF support of Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). • 431 DF pers deployed to date so far. • The DF will undergo training and be on standby to assist DAA from 6 Jul – 15 Aug 22. • DAA staff have begun a "train the trainer" course. • DF pers will not be in public facing roles. • 116 DF pers have been tested and certified by the IAA with more training planned in Dublin airport. Content on the Member's Area (MA) of Military.ie The Member's Area of Military.ie has been updated with the infor- mation below. You will find the most up-to-date Internal Commu- nication information on the Member's Area. 1. Upcoming Events: • Air Corps Duathlon - 30th of Aug - Contact your unit PTI National day of Commemoration DF Adventure Race 1st NATO Homemade Explosive International Workshop To view more information on all the above please go to The Member's Area of Military.ie. Scan the QR code to straight the Member's Area. If there is Defence Forces Internal Messages you wish to have published here or on Military.ie please email feedback@defenceforces.ie internalcomms@military.ie Veterans Day 2022