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editorial MANAGER: Capt Rory Esler 045 445306 info@military.ie EDITOR: Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald 045 445307 magazine@military.ie JOURNALIST: Wesley Bourke journalist@military.ie CONNECT: Cpl Paul Millar connect@military.ie PHOTOGRAPHERS: Airman Neville Coughlan Mr Jim O'Connor (FÁS) photo@military.ie SUBSCRIPTIONS: Cpl Finola Lafferty 045 445312 subs@military.ie MAGAZINE ARCHIVIST: Mr Sean Shinnors DF/PR INFORMATION: Cpl Noel Coss 045 445308 admin@military.ie DF WEBMASTER: Sgt Mick Burke 045 445309 webmaster@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: 120mm Mortar Shoot Photo By: Airman Neville Coughlan Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor NOTICE: WE STILL HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF A5 AN COSANTÓIR 2012 DIARIES AVAILABLE @ €10EA WITH FREE P&P. PLEASE CONTACT CPL FINOLA LAFFERTY ON 045 44 5312 OR SUBS@MILITARY.IE TO ORDER. For more Defence Forces photographs, check out: www.flickr.com/photos/ dfmagazine/sets/dfmagazine An Cosantoir 2012 Diary - €10 We are now taking orders for this diary: email: subs@military.ie or Post: An Cosantóir, Block 5, Ceannt Barracks , The Curragh Camp Wr i t i n g a r t i c l e s a n d l e t t e r s Ideally we would like articles and letters sub- mitted in by email or disc (CD/DVD). Hardcopy 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 than 1.5Mb and no bigger than 3Mb (as jpegs) • Resolution: 300 DPI • Dimension: 150x100mm (6x4in) minimum Naturally, if you are sending in a number of digital 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 writing on the back of them. If you can't do this, please send them in as big (size) as you can, unchanged or unedited. www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE EDITORIAL H | 5 ello and welcome to this month's issue, I would like to thank you for your continued contributions be it a photo, article or just a point in the right di- rection, and to encourage more of you to do so, as the saying goes "it's your magazine", so we can try to provide you with a well balanced military magazine. It is great to see the magazine growing month by month, and we are delighted with the results. On Parade pages are spilling over with your photos. In Focus this month takes a look at The Curragh Hospital and The Irish Naval Association (INA). Our main articles this month are SERE Survival Instructors Course held in the Air Corps and the 1st International CIMIC course held in the UN Sch, Curragh Camp recently. Battle Stripes UK is an article by Sgt Gerry Duff (Cadet Sch) who travelled over to the Infan- try Battle School (IBS) in Brecon, Wales last year. Our Def-Tec centre spread is on the RUAG 120mm Mortar. Our In Reserve feature is by Capt Joe Sargeant (62 Res Inf Bn) on the 2nd RDF Standard Officers Course held in 2011. In History this month Brig Gen Paul Fry (GOC AC) tells us about the DH Chipmunk. Our Sport section has Part Two of Comdt Mark Brownen's latest dive in Antarctica, we have an extra book review on a historic graphic novel by a former member of the DF and our other regulars - Tac Aide, Reviews, Noticeboard and What I Do. I would like to welcome Jim O'Connor who recently joined us through FÁS for work experience as a photographer; "I hope you don't mind getting dirty Jim! Enjoy". An Cosantóir The Defence Forces Magazine 2012 Diary www.dfmagazine.ie

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