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Pictured: Lt General Séan McCann (COS) met with General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on a recent visit to Washington.
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Baldonnel. We have a colourful feature on Naval Service Cadets in training and on MUAS (mini unmanned aerial system) by Wesley Bourke. Other articles this month are; in Strategic Review we have Cyber Warfare – The Fifth Domain by Robert Tar- rant BA and In Reserve we have an excellent feature on the RDF's Exercise 'Jupiter' as the enemy for the EU Battle Group by CQMS Mike Barrett (62 Res Inf Bn). Our centre spread is a photographic diary from Lebanon by Capt Paul Holohan (105 Inf Bn). James Scannell writes for us in our History section about WWI & WWII Sunken Treasure discovered off the coast of Ireland late 2011. In Sport we have a feature on Defence Forces Boxing with great photos by Cpl Noel Coss, and finally our other regulars - On Parade, Tac Aide, Reviews and What I Do. I hope you will agree that we really did get around this month. If you have any story or topic you feel we should cover, please don't hesitate to email or call.
ello and welcome to our May issue, we really got out and about this month. Starting with our In Focus pages, introducing you to the Military Vehicle Club of Ireland (MVCI) and the Sir Roger Casement Branch of ONE based in
Check out our new feature 'Gear Review', sponsored by our new partner Team Alpha also check them out at www.team-alpha.ie
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