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www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE
7th
Battalion
Recruits
on
TOET's
getting
ready
for
the
ranges
The DFTC Christmas fun run raised €800 for the Curragh Family Resource
Centre
NS Reserve OC Limerick Unit and OC Waterford Unit
visited Murphy Marine, Co. Kerry to review progress
on the build of YP02 and YP03
Members
of
the
65th
Ammunition
Examiners
course
recently
completed
live
disposal
of
'blinds'
to
qualify
them
to
Conventional
Munitions
Disposal
Level
1
Cork
Unit
NSR
conducted
combined
YP
and
RHIB
exercise
including
passing,
personnel
transfer
underway,
towing
and
man
overboard
drills
Chief
Petty
Officer
Hull
Artificer
Keith
Mallon,
along
with
Hull
Artificer
staff
assigned
to
Fleet
Support
Group,
oversees
the
installation
and
commissioning
of
state-of-the-art
Epilog
CO₂/
Fiber
laser
engraving
and
cutting
technology.
This
equipment
will
enhance
maintenance
and
fabrication
capabilities
in
direct
support
of
the
Fleet.
Major
General
John
Whittaker
has
been
appointed
as
the
new
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff
(Operations)
by
the
Minister
of
Defence
and
Government
Commodore
Darragh
Kirwan
has
been
appointed
as
the
Flag
Officer
Commanding
Naval
Service
(FOCNS)
OC
7
Inf
Bn
Lt
Col
Courtney
and
BSM
McKenzie
welcome
their
newest
3
Star
soldiers
to
7th
Battalion
after
their
passing
out
parade
As
part
of
the
IRL-UK
Army
Staff
talks,
Prof
Julie
Greeves
(Research
Director
and
Principal
Physiologist
British
Army
HQ)
briefed
DF
personnel
on
her
research
in
the
British
Army
training
environment
to
reduce
injuries.
Upper
and
lower
body
resistance
training,
aerobic
training,
load
carriage
exercises,
nutrition
and
sleep
were
flagged
to
assist
in
the
reduction
of
injuries
in
the
training
environment
