An Cosantóir

www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 5 Manager Capt Declan Barrett info@military.ie 045 44 5306 Editor Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald magazine@military.ie 045 44 5307 Photo/Journalist: Sgt Karl Byrne 045 44 5307 Connect Cpl Paul Millar connect@military.ie 045 44 5307 Photographer Cpl Neville Coughlan photo@military.ie 045 44 5307 Subscriptions Cpl Kelly Gallagher 045 445312 subs@military.ie Magazine Archivist Mr Sean Shinnors DF/PR Information: Cpl Lee Coyle admin@military.ie 045 44 5308 DF Webmaster Sgt Mick Burke 045 445309 webmaster@military.ie Designer/Advertising JM Publishing & Media, Arklow, Co. Wicklow,Ireland Tel: +353 1 443 3476 Tel: +353871344135 Web: www.jmpublishing.ie Email: info@jmpublishing.ie Printer Turner's Printing Co., Ltd The fact that an article appears in this magazine does not indicate official approval of the views expressed by the author. © Published by OiC Public Relations Branch for the Defence Forces at DFHQ, Block 5, Ceannt Bks, DFTC, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare, Ireland. Tel: 045 445312 Front Cover Ptes Jennifer Byrne (left) and Nicole Kelly (right) both 3 Inf Bn serving with 44th Inf Gp, UNDOF. Photo by Fijian photographer. For more Defence Forces photographs, checkout: www. flickr.com/photos/dfmagazine editorial Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor N ovember's issue is jammed, we had to make it a 40 pager just to get it all in, and not all your photos made to our On Parade section – 19 did, there's always December for the rest. We would like to welcome Cpl Lee Coyle to the team as he takes up the gauntlet as PR Branch Admin NCO. In Focus features a lesser-known movie made in the 1960s and utilised PDF soldiers as movie extras The Viking Queen, followed by some Air Corps and Naval Service news. Page 10 has been used to bring you a short piece on the recent Press and Information Officers (PIO) course in Hold The Press! by Capt Laura Keane. Our first main feature and cover story is Praise for UNDOF, which is an abridged version of Brig Gen Tony Hanlon's speech to the Irish personnel on their medal parade. Next up are two reports, starting with the recent PDFORRA ADC held in Sligo, and it's accompanied by Military Logistics as a Business, which was the theme for this year's Logistics conference held in Farmleigh House. An interesting story that will grab you is The Devil's Paintbrush, by Sgt Stephen Mc Cabe on how a German MG08 machine gun (WWI vintage) was found in Mountjoy Prison and was later restored by members of the Ordnance School. In Human Rights Training, Sgt Rena Kennedy writes about the students' experiences on the 9th International Human Rights Train the Trainer course held in the UNTSI recently. Our centre spread Fighting Fit features DF members on the latest unarmed combat training instructors' course. Following on in our Life after the Defence Forces series, Captain (retd) Willie Nugent explains how he has utilised is military skills by setting up a training company that caters for NGOs, humanitarian workers and journalists working in dangerous and volatile countries. Our Strategic Review feature A Tiny Eye in the Sky by Major (retd) Walter Christian Håland, features the latest hand held surveillance micro-drone technology. Our RDF feature by CQMS Michael Barrett is about the positives of completing the new RDF Life Tests. This month in History author Damian Shiels looks at Ireland's Forgotten Great War: The American Civil War 1861-65. In Sport, we have the results and photos from this year's 35th An Cosantóir Run. Plus we have all our regular features – Tac-Aide, Gear Review, Noticeboard, Reviews and What I Do. The winners of the An Cosantóir Next Top Model Competition are: Rory McCann, Kildare; Colin Delany, Meath; Brendan Clarke, Wicklow; Robert Sheehan, Dublin and Jack Fahy, Kilkenny. T-shirts are in the post! ONE BRANCh OF thE YEAR On September 27th/28th ONE held their ADC in Tul- lamore. The Conven- tion covered many matters regarding the welfare of homeless ex service- men and women. The Lower Ormonde Branch, Nenagh were announced as the ONE Branch of the year for 2014. Congratulations to all branch members for all their hard work. Pictured are Branch Chairman Seamus Lawlor and Secretary Tony Canning being presented with the 'Fuchsia Bowl' by ONE CEO Ollie O'Connor. Photo: Seamus Lawlor ONEt CONvENtION Pictured are some delegates of ONE at their ADC Conference in Tullamore. Photo: Sean Shinnors & John Whelan.

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