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www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE
THE LEADERSHIP HUB
To complement and support the introduction of our new Leadership Doctrine, we have
developed a Leadership Hub on CONNECT. The Leadership Hub provides a Space where
all within our organisation can access useful resources that can support our daily work.
We have included all types of interesting and easily accessible resources including, an
Audiobook version of the Doctrine, podcasts on leadership, associated articles and books,
presentations, lectures and lots, lots more. The Leadership Hub can now be accessed on
CONNECT with a QR code provided below.
HISTORICAL VIGNETTE 9
2004 Kosovo Riots
On St. Patrick's Day 2004, widespread inter-ethnic rioting erupted in Kosovo. My platoon found ourselves on the front line and
isolated from other KFOR troops for up to 12 hours. EU security and police forces were deployed to assist us and as the only
KFOR military commander, they all sought my direction. The physical and moral courage, espoused in the Defence Forces Values,
demonstrated by each platoon member in this highly volatile environment was exemplary. This experience demonstrated the
confidence we can take from our training. The overall success of the mission rests with the conduct, calibre and influence of the
NCOs on the ground. Their discipline and mind set throughout set the standard and ensured the best from the troops.
— Lt Ed Holland, Pl Comd, 27 Inf Gp, KFOR
ARW soldiers