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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: Capt Ciaran Duignan as No 4 during formation training using a GoPro Camera. For more Defence Forces photographs, checkout: www.flickr.com/ photos/dfmagazine EDITORIAL H | 5 ello and welcome to April's mag, again we have packed it from cover to cover. Starting with our In Focus pages on the recent Cadet Commissioning Ceremonies. We have a very interesting feature on Military Archives and its staff by Wesley Bourke. Our next main feature is a look at Air Corps Operations during 2011. There are some extra articles this month, the first is on the recent ECDL eLearning launch by D Trg and the Mil Admin Sch, the other is Recce Down South with the 4 Inf Bn. Our centre spread is a photographic celebration of St. Patrick's Day Home and Away. In our Strategic Review this month we had the opportunity to speak to the EU Battlegroup Comdr Brig Gen Leidenberger in Cathal Brugha Bks. Our In Reserve feature is on a CIS Ex with the 62 Res CIS Coy. Military Historian Paul O'Brien MA writes for us in our History section about fighting during the 1916 Rising. In Sport we have Part 3 of Lt Col Dolan's Cycling feature Travels with Surly and finally our other regulars - On Parade, Tac Aide, Reviews and What I Do. Some exciting news for you is Joe Mallon Motors with an exclusive reader offer for a new Renault car (advert page 2), we also have an exclusive discount offer from Funtasia Waterpark in May (advert page 30), and finally next month we will have a new Equipment Review page sponsored by our new partner Team Alpha check out their new website at www.team-alpha.ie Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor 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

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