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www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 7 all arMy MarkSMan Sgt Jason Caulfield, F Coy, 3 Inf Bn (Waterford) a member of the RDF since 1988, and is a postman in Waterford City in his civilian occupation. He has achieved success in rifle marksmanship at Coy, Bn and Bde level but always fell just short of achieving his long-term goal of winning the prestigious All Army Rifle competition. However, in Finner Camp, this year he achieved what all military marksmen aspire to, taking first place with the highest score in the All Army rifle competition. This is the first year both the PDF and RDF shooting teams amalgamated to compete on the same rifle competition. Well done and congratulations from all 3 Inf Bn Officers, NCOs and other ranks who are very proud of his achievement. Photo: John Farrell all arMy WInnerS 2015 Pictured at the All Army Shooting Competition in Finner Camp recently are the Falling Plates Winners: 1 Cn Cois. They are: L/R: Pte McCormack, Cpl McCormack, Sgt Madden (Team Captain), Lt Col Carroll (OC 1 Cn Cois), Pte McCormack, Pte's Keenan, Hogan, Phelan and Nugent. Photo by: Pte David Hogarty, 2 Bde HQ MakIng hIStory The 6 Inf Bn won the All Army 81mm Mortar Competition for the first time in the units history recently. Pictured with the winning team in front of Bn HQ, in Custume Bks, Athlone are: Lt Col David Goulding (OC 6 Inf Bn & Custume Bks), Comdt Michael Daly (OC Sp Coy, 6 Inf Bn), Sgt Maj Frank Prendergast (6 Inf Bn), Sgt Jinks (Team Capt) Cpl Kelly (CPO) and Sgt Murphy (MFC). Missing from photo are team members Pte Grehan and Pte McNally. Photo by: Pte Aiden Sherlock, 6 Inf Bn "exercISe BlueBIrd" Pictured on 23rd May 2015 during "Exercise Bluebird" in Sector West HQ, UNIFIL in South Lebanon, are from L/R: Capt Miciotto, Maj Caputo, Col Potenza, Maj Karanjder, Comdt David O'Shaughnessy, Col Harju, Gen Cuoci, Lt Pioli and Lt Col Kurkenen. The 48hr exercise was in order to assist with the mass evacuation of UN civilian employees of approx 500 personnel. Comdt O'Shaughnessy (Tactical Command Post Commander) briefed Gen Salvatore Cuoci (SW Cdr) on the situation as it developed. Photo: Comdt O'Shaughnessy un InternatIonal PeacekeePerS day Members of the 48 Inf Gp participated in the UN International Peacekeepers Day in Camp Ziouani on 29th May 2015. Where OC 48 Inf Gp, Lt Col Mark Prendergast laid a wreath on behalf of the Irish Contingent and Father PJ Summers conducted a mass in memory of all the military and civilian peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the service of peace. Photo by: Cpl Ronan Matthews, 48 Inf Gp goc dftc Stand-doWn Brig Gen Seamus Ó Giolláin recently had his stand-down parade. He is pictured with the Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Conor O'Boyle who made a presentation of a Magee Gun to Brig Gen Ó Giolláin. Photo by: Sgt JJ Ryan, HQ DFTC eu nordIc BattlegrouP Brig Gen Kieran Brennan, GOC 1 Bde (now Maj Gen D COS Ops), welcomed the EU Nordic Battlegroup Commander Col Torbjorn Larsson to Collins Bks Cork on Friday 5th June 2015. Col Larsson was visiting the 180 Irish troops who make up the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Task Force to the Battlegroup. He thanked them for their contributions before the Battlegroup stands down on 30th June 2015 after six months on standby. Pictured is Col Thorbjorn presenting Cpl Anthony Kingsway with the NBG15 coin. Photo by: AB David Jones, NS

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