An Cosantóir

www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 5 Manager Comdt Colin Lawlor info@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5306 Editor Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald magazine@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5307 Connect Sgt Karl Byrne connect@military.ie Photo/Journalist Cpl Lee Coyle journalist@military.ie Photographer Armn Adam Murphy photo@military.ie 045 44 5307 Subscriptions Cpl Kelly Gallagher +353 (0)45 44 5312 subs@military.ie DF/PR Information Cpl Lynn Ryan admin@military.ie +353 (0)45 44 5308 DF Webmaster Sgt Mick Burke +353 (0)45 44 5309 webmaster@military.ie Magazine Archivist Mr Sean Shinnors Designer/Advertising JM Publishing & Media, Arklow, Co. Wicklow,Ireland Tel: +353 15331911 Tel: +353871344135 Web: www.jmpublishing.ie Email: info@jmpublishing.ie Printer Turner's Printing Co., Ltd Earl Street, Longford, Ireland Tel: +353 (0)43 3350500 The fact that an article appears in this magazine does not indicate official approval of the views expressed by the author. © Published by OiC Public Relations Branch for the Defence Forces at DFHQ, Block 5, Ceannt Bks, DFTC, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare, Ireland. Tel: +353 (0)45 445312 Front Cover An Air Corps pilot from the Flying Training School (FTS) in a Pilatus PC-9M. Photo by Mark Pollack, Baldonnel For more Defence Forces photographs, checkout: www.flickr.com/photos/ dfmagazine Editorial H ello and welcome to our October issue. This month our main theme is the Air Corps; looking at what they do in the air and on the ground as part of their daily operations. As with every issue, the best photos are standing tall On Parade. Our In Focus pages look at veterans of different eras, starting with 2005 Medal of Honour recipient Lt Michael Murphy remembered in US Navy SEAL Honoured in Kinnitty Castle. This is followed by a look at the career of An Cosantóir's founder in Lt General MJ Costello Remembered. Our Veterans News looks at the book launch of About Face: Finding Peace Within the Battle in Cathal Brugha Bks last month, the proceeds of which are going to ONE for the welfare of DF veterans. Our first article examines the first five years of the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) in Reconnecting the Chain of Survival before our front cover feature looks at the Air Corps Flying Training School (FTS) and its responsibility for training pilots for the Defence Forces. Back on the ground we look at the Air Corps Military Training School (MTS), which has developed the SERE and joint personnel recovery capability within the Defence Forces. Next, Cpl Lee Coyle visits the second Employment Support Scheme (ESS), which is part of the Defence Forces' Corporate Social Responsibility Programme to help develop a path to economic independence for unemployed young people. Next we have a short piece on the Siege of Jadoville veterans who were recently honoured by Westmeath Co Council. This is followed by another short piece on the recently published, 15-volume 26 County Casualties of the Great War, a 15-year labour of love by DF veteran and historian Tom Burnell. Our In Reserve feature by RDF CQMS Michael Barrett looks at the two-week, full- time training of 7 Inf Bn's reservists in RDF Recruits Put Through Their Paces. Our first history feature looks at the story behind the novel This Tumult by Caroline Preston. Our second history feature is Revolution & Counter Revolution: Russia 1917 by Paul O'Brien MA. Four pages of sport feature the recent All Army Boxing Championships, soccer's Cunningham Cup, GAA All Ireland winner Cpl Gemma O'Connor, and an Irish rugby league player's world cup debut. Plus, all our regular features: Tac-Aide, Gear Up, Noticeboard, Reviews, and What I Do. Finally, check out our competitions and results on pages 35 and 36. Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor Mowag pull in aid of down SyndroMe Centre, MidlandS BranCh O n 19th of July 2017, over 60 DF members from the DFTC completed a 52km journey, pulling a Mowag APC for much of it, in aid of the Down Syndrome Centre, Midlands Branch. The pull was to raise much-needed funds to pro- vide essential services and support to people with Down Syndrome and their families in the Mid- lands (Kildare, Laois, Offaly and Carlow). Starting in Joe Mallon Motors in Portlaoise, the soldiers completed a 30km relay to Kildare Village, where they met up with the Mowag from 1 MIC and pulled it the remaining 22km to Joe Mallon Motors in Naas, who were one of the main sponsors. Units that took part included: 107th Recruit Pl from 1 ACS, 1 MIC, Tpt Group, and Medics from the CMU. The event was organised by Pte David Murray, DFTC Museum, who is the Director of Fundraising of the Down Syndrome Centre Midlands Branch. The event raised €5,150. Pte Murray thanked Brig Gen Joseph Mulligan GOC DFTC and many others, who without their help and support couldn't have completed the event.

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