An Cosantóir

editorial MANAGER: Capt Rory Esler info@military.ie EDITOR: Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald magazine@military.ie JOURNALIST: Wesley Bourke CONNECT: Sgt David Nagle PHOTOGRAPHER: Cpl Greg Dorney photo@military.ie SUBSCRIPTIONS: Cpl Finola Lafferty subs@military.ie DF/PR INFORMATION: Cpl Noel Coss admin@military.ie DESIGNER/ADVERTISING: JM Publishing, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland Tel: +353871344135 Email: info@jmpublishing.ie PRINTER: Turner’s Printing Co., Ltd The fact that an article appears in this magazine does not indicate of- ficial approval of the views expressed by the author. © Published by OiC Public Relations Section for the Defence Forces at DFHQ, Block 5, Ceannt Bks, DFTC, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare, Ireland. Tel: 045 445312 Front Cover: Mowag seen in Chad. Photo by: Armn Billy Galligan (Retd) www.amanwithhiscamera.com For more Defence Forces photographs, checkout: www.flickr.com/photos/dfmagazine An Cosantóir Online To access past issues of An Cosantóir, log onto: dfmagazine.ie. This month’s username is: july and the password is: july (lower case). Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald Editor Wr i t i n g a r t i c l e s Ideally we would like articles and letters submitted in by email or disc (CD/DVD). Hard- copy articles are also accepted. As a general rule, we look for 2-3 page articles with 600 to 700 words per A4 page. Larger articles are considered, though they may be spread over two issues or submitted to the ‘Defence Forces Review’ publication with the author’s approval. All material submitted should have a military related topic or be interesting to our readers. Sending in a photograph When sending photographs in, especially by email, please consider the following: • Save as jpeg format • File size: No less that 1.5Mb and no bigger a n d l e t t e r s than 3Mb (as jpegs) • Resolution: 300 DPI • Dimension: 150x100mm (6x4in) minimum Naturally, if you are sending in a number of digi- tal photographs, burn them to disc and post in! Clearly mark envelope ‘CD with Photographs’. Also submit a short note with details like: • Who took the photograph • What was the occasion • Where did it happen • Who is in the photograph (left to right, back to front, rank, first and surnames) If sending in photographic prints, avoid writ- ing on the back of them. If you can’t do this, please send them in as big (size) as you can, unchanged or unedited. THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE EDITORIAL Defence reviewing the 104th Inf Bn in Athlone, they left for Lebanon on the 23 and 27 May. Our lead article and main focus this month is a look at the Mowag APC, in its 10th year of excellent service, Sgt David Nagle got the chance to go out for 3 days (and nights) on ‘Exercise Capstone’ with B Coy, 3 Inf Bn. In our Strategic Review sec- tion, we have an article from Comdt Paddy Maher of the Nordic Battle Group’s Force HQ based in Sweden. In our centrespread we have a photo montage of the recent All Army Shooting H Competition with both PDF and RDF results. In our History section we have a great article on the Queen’s visit to the Garden of Remembrance, by author Paul O’Brien MA. Also, in Sport we have a roundup of the Defence Forces Sports awards, in Gadgets we have another excellent prize to give away valued at €200 sponsored by the Great Outdoors Store and finally, we have our other regulars - Tac Aide, Reviews and “Cha” And All That! Please support ONE’s Fuchsia campaign this month, €2 is a reasonable chari- table donation to our Ex-Service Personnel who have fallen on hard times. The Defence Forces were recently presented with a Public Service Excel- lence award by An Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny TD. The award, “GRADAM an TAOISIGH” which was accepted by Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sean McCann, was presented “For exceptional Service in May 2011 during the visits of Queen Elizabeth II and President Obama.” Congratulations to all involved. Photo courtesy of: Mr. Tony Maxwell of maxwellphotography.ie ello and thank you for all the great comments on the new look. Our new on-line magazine was a very welcome addition to our produc- tion, it’s still available free for a limited time and it will only get better from here on... Our On Parade pages feature Mr Alan Shatter TD, the Minister for | 5

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