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www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 5 Manager Capt Declan Barrett info@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5306 Editor Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald magazine@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5307 Photo/Journalist: VACANT Connect Sgt Karl Byrne connect@military.ie Photographer Cpl Neville Coughlan photo@military.ie 045 44 5307 Subscriptions Cpl Kelly Gallagher +353 (0)45 44 5312 subs@military.ie Magazine Archivist Mr Sean Shinnors DF/PR Information: Cpl Lee Coyle admin@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5308 DF Webmaster Sgt Mick Burke +353 (0)45 44 5309 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 Earl Street, Longford, Ireland Tel: +353 (0)43 3350500 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: +353 (0)45 445312 Front Cover Sgt Alan Martin of No 3 Ops Wing, photographed by Armn Pat Reilly, now retired. For more Defence Forces photographs, checkout: www.flickr.com/photos/ dfmagazine editorial Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor H ello and welcome to our April issue, let's hope the remaining spring weeks improve. Your photos from around the Defence Force community are On Parade – so keep them coming. In Focus features the prestigious Gaisce - The President's Award, with a profile look at recent recipient Cpl Anthony O'Donoghue and then for International Women's Day we have Woman to Woman: we can help each other by 1st Lt Inka Venho, FINIRISHBATT in UNIFIL. Veteran's News looks at the 5 Inf Bn Association and the newly formed 28 Inf Bn Association. In our first main article Comdt David Slattery briefs us on Exercise 'Golan Days' with the 46 Inf Gp, UNDOF. In our front cover story read about the lifesaving software LocateMe112 developed by Air Corps pilot Lt Colin Gallagher. Next is Accreditation Where Credit is Due, written by Capt Gavin Egerton, an instructor in the Officer Training Wing who are running the Jnr Command & Staff Course or JC&S. Winter Mountaineering by Cpl Tomás Everard features some excellent photographs on his recent mountain training course held in Switzerland in January. In our Strategic Review feature Spreading Terror in Nigeria - Boko Haram, Paul O'Brien looks at the first anniversary of the 276 abducted schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria in April 2014. Next in Driving Up Standards, we hear from students on the recent MT Driver Instructors course accompanied by Sgt Karl Byrne's photographs. Our History feature Death in the City: Dublin 1916, by Paul O'Brien reminds us of the scale of death and destruction of the 1916 Easter Rising. In Sport, Sgt Rena Kennedy writes about two recent Swimming courses conducted by the DFPES in Water, Water, Everywhere... Plus we have all our regular features and reviews. Winner! Winner! On the 24th March, Lt Col Michael Dawson, OiC PR Branch, selected the winning entry from our immensely popular competition with the ex- cellent prize of an M1 or M2 Military Spec Watch worth €645.75, kindly sponsored by Míleata Military Watch Company, Ireland. See their advert on page 30. The correct answer was 80,000 (www.mileata.com), and our congratulations to the winner RobeRT TayloR, Dublin 15. Recruit Platoon Reunion Pictured are members of the 59th Recruit Pla- toon, 5 Inf Bn who held their 25th year reunion while taking in a tour of Collins Bks, Dublin and later in the NCOs Mess McKee Bks, Dublin on 21st February 2015. They are pictured with Lt Col Colin Dwyer (Pln Officer), Sgt Major Tony Murray Retd (Pln Sgt) and Sgt Paddy Moore Retd (Sec- tion Cpl). Many thanks to all those who travelled near or far, and from their recent obscurity – stay in touch. Photo: Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, PR Branch

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