An Cosantóir

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: Recce Concentration 2012, Blessington Lakes. Photo By: Armn Neville Coughlan EDITORIAL H | 5 so new now) Designer / Advertiser team at JM Publishing. And especially you the Contributor, Subscriber, Reader or Advertiser, as we certainly couldn't do it without you - Thank You. This month in our In Focus pages we look at The Cavalry Club and long-term member Capt John Chadwick (Retd). Wesley Bourke got the chance to see the Engineer Corps latest piece of equipment, the Minewolf (MW240) de-mining machines. We also have a short piece on the Mayor of Tibnine (South Lebanon) who visited Cobh for the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic disaster. We have a nice piece on the IRISH/FINISH Battalion that left for Lebanon recently! Our Def-Tec centre spread is on the recent DF RECCE Concentration 2012 with some excellent photos taken by the guys here. In Strategic Review this month Graeme Batsman of Data Defender Ltd. warns us on the dangers of Internet Espionage. Our In Reserve fea- ture is about medical training with the 54 Res Med Coy in Galway. Paul O'Brien MA writes about the Irish Civil War 1922 in our History section. In Sport we have a Ladies Soccer tournament in Lebanon and finally our other regulars – Gear Review, Tac Aide, Reviews and What I Do. Pictured: Sgt David Nagle (previous Editor of An An Cosantóir) at his retirement function, he received a personalised Press Office). A good night was had by all. copy of An Cosantóir and soldier statuette from Comdt Denis Hanly (DF ello and welcome to our June issue, it's now over a year that I have been edi- tor here, I would like to thank the new team here in the An Cosantóir office, and the staff of our long term partners Turners Printing Co. and our (not Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor 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 Wr i t i n g a r t i c l e s a n d l e t t e r s 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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