An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
Issue link: https://digital.jmpublishing.ie/i/672007
www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 7 StORm SkiLLS tRAininG Storm Skills Training in Risk Management in Suicide and Self Harm, the first course conducted by Defence Forces with the Kilkenny Fire Service. Front Row L/R: S/O M Doyle, Cpl D McCauley (Instr), Comdt R Kearney A/ OC 3 Inf Bn, Kilkenny Mayor J Malone, B Taffe USA SACFO, F Dunne, A/BSM G Waters, S/O P Comerford. Back Row L/R: FF/DR E Brennan, FF G Dohney, FF/DR P Stokes, Sgt D Hogan, FF/DR J Bowden, FF P O'Sullivan and SSO G Griffin. Photo: Pte Jimmy Darcy, 3 Inf Bn 16 POt nCO COURSE Brig Gen Phillip Brennan, GOC 1 Bde is pictured presenting Tpr Jason Cotter, Cav Sqn 1 Bde with his certificate for completing the 16th Potential NCO course, along with the other recipients recently. Photo: Sgt Don Sheehan, 1 Bde HQ nAvAL CmdRS viSit On Friday 1st April a large visit took place in Cathal Brugha Bks with Navy Commanders from five different NATO nations: Germany, Belgium, UK, Holland and Norway. They are pictured with Irish Naval Service personnel and the 2 Bde EO Col Brendan McAndrew, OC 7 Inf Bn & Bk Comdr Lt Col T. O'Brien, Cllr/Deputy Ambassador Thomas Kluck (Dutch Embassy Dublin) and Cpl Noel Brady, 7 Inf Bn Piper. Photo: Pte Dave Hogarty, 2 Bde HQ SPiRit OF tHE COmmUnitY AwARd The Defence Forces were recognised with a Spirit of the Community Award for the work during the November 2015 floods on 8th April 2016 at the West Cork Community Awards held in the Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon. Pictured L/R: BSM Leslie Doyle (RDF 1 Bde HQ) with Guest of Honour Mary Kennedy and Capt Ian Collins (1 CIS), and from Bandon. Photo: Denis Boyle Photography nORwEGiAn vEtS viSit iUnvA HQ On 8th April 2016, nine UN Veterans from Norway visited IUNVA HQ and Post 1, on Mount Temple Rd., Dublin 7. Pictured L/R: John Twomey, Chairman Post 1, Noel McGivern, Kaptin Jan Larsen, Michael Colton, President of IUNVA and Paul Smith. Photo: Sgt Mick Burke, PR Branch 27 inF bn nEw 3 StARS Pictured are members of 51st Pln, 27 Inf Bn,with their instructors after 3 star course passing out parade in Aiken Bks, Dundalk on 29th March 2016. The Pln Comdr was Lt Ian Lonergan, Pln Sgt Jeff Meehan, with Lt Col Walter Hunt OC 27 Inf Bn centre front row. Photo: Sgt Damian Faulkner, 105 Sqn, AC