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ello readers, please accept our apologies for the change of location for our annual 10K road race, unfortunately we didn't get the memo on the park closure in time! We didn't get our new website launched last month,
because of this we made the online version free again last month. This months is- sue is bumper packed, our On Parade pages feature our regular reader's photos, and we have renamed pages 8-9 to 'In Focus' were we can showcase small features on people, places, courses etc. this issue we honour our Congo veterans. In Strategic Re- view this month we have an article on the Air Corps with Brig Gen Paul Fry (GOC Air Corps) by Wesley Burke. We have a very heart-warming article about the recent Tpr Mullins Memorial by Brig Paul Pakenham (GOC 1 S Bde). In our Def-Tec centrespread we have a photo montage of Cavalry Day, where the newly refurbished Sliabh na mBan Rolls Royce armoured car was unveiled by An Taoiseach. Our History article is a very interesting on the 50th anniversary of Cadet Ron McPartland's successful ejection from a Vampire Jet. The RDF feature this issue is on a PT Leader's course, we now have a long queue of articles lined up from our Reserve colleagues (but keep them coming!). In Sport we have a cycle touring guide out to Howth Head, in Gadgets we have a great review by Robbie Lawless from the Great Outdoors store along with our other regulars - Tac Aide, Reviews and What I Do.
The staff would also like to welcome Airman Neville Coughlan to the team as the new DF PR Photographer, and all the best to our new Connect News- letter Editor Cpl Paul Millar who joined us last month from the 5 Inf Bn. I'm sure they will enjoy the change, and start to make our media team and publications stronger and better!
Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald Editor
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An Cosantóir 10k - Baldonnel
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