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  • Very interesting segment. I didn't realise we had Series I Land Rovers in 1956. Anyone know when they were first acquired ?
    “The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.”
    ― Thucydides

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    • Originally posted by Shaqra View Post
      Very interesting segment. I didn't realise we had Series I Land Rovers in 1956. Anyone know when they were first acquired ?
      The first Land Rovers entered service in 1954.

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      • Peekers on exercise/ march and helmets for cermonial .
        Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .

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        • Some on the march made it look like a retreat,heat must have been fierce in July.

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          • "In November 1960 the Irish contingent serving in the Congo were redeployed to Katanga, an area of operations fraught with danger where vicious inter-tribal warfare was taking place between the Balubas, the Conekats and the Pygmies. Armed groups were rampaging through the countryside, burning villages and attacking trains. Shortly after moving into the area the tragic Niemba ambush took place on November 9th when 9 of an 11-man Irish patrol were killed by Baluba tribesmen.

            These men were from the first complete unit from the Defence Forces to serve overseas, they had deployed from Dublin bound for the Congo in the Summer of 1960, after Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lamumba successfully appealed to the UN for intervention and Ireland was one of the countries requested to provide troops to the proposed ONUC mission ( 'Opération des Nations unies au Congo' / United Nations Mission to Congo,) a move that is regarded as a pivotal change of posture for both Ireland and the Defence Forces, having now firmly taken its place on the international stage. It had been a difficult and traumatic mission (one MMG and 65 DSMs were awarded over the four years) in which the Irish troops' performance and even-handedness in dealing with all parties had earned them a new respect within the UN. This archive footage restored by Defence Forces Audiovisual Unit, shows the personnel as they board a U.S Airforce C-124 in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel embarking for the searing heat of Central Sub-Saharan Africa where they can be seen on patrol, drilling, weapons training and hurling, much to the entertainment of the assembled local populace.

            The Congo was the genesis of over 50 years of unbroken service on UN missions for the Irish Defence Forces. Cuimhnímis - We Will Remember"

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            • Originally posted by Rhodes View Post
              "Unique film footage of the Irish Army marching into Youghal back in 1956.
              Fantastic bit of history. Great post. Great tunes as well.
              We travel not for trafficking alone,
              By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned,
              For lust of knowing what should not be known,
              We make the Golden Journey to Samarkand.

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              • Originally posted by Shaqra View Post
                Very interesting segment. I didn't realise we had Series I Land Rovers in 1956. Anyone know when they were first acquired ?
                19 x series one 86'' bought in March 1954, next batch with a different engine were May 1955, 88'' chassis introduced in March 1958 along with the longer wheelbase 109" which serve along side the 107" which had come into service in 1956.
                Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe

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                • Recent half hour piece on Collins Barracks shown on IrishTV. (Sky 191). The Great Gerry White featured in the second half.
                  For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                  • "In October 1999 respected political analyst Noam Chomsky held little optimism for resolution to the chaos engulfing East Timor; "In that tortured corner of the world there is still time, though precious little time, to prevent a hideous conclusion to one of the most appalling tragedies of the terrible century that is winding to a horrifying, wrenching close."

                    After voting for independence from Indonesia the previous August, East Timor erupted into violence and bloodshed, with an estimated 1,400 civilians believed to have lost their lives at the hands of militia. In June 2000, a platoon from the 2nd Infantry Battalion, Dublin, replaced the special forces Army Ranger Wing, as the Irish contribution to the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET.) The soldiers were serving alongside troops from New Zealand in D Coy, NZBATT2. The Platoon was based in Taroman, a small village near the tense border region with West Timor and had responsibility for an area roughly the size of Kildare, achieved by routine foot patrols, with particular attention given to the border and securing safe passage for refugees. Patrols entered a high intensity period after an ambush in which one of their colleagues from New Zealand was killed in action. Irish troops were also asked to reinforce neighbouring areas, like when they came to the operational assistance of Nepalese troops after 3 of their number were killed in an ambush. This was a particularly challenging deployment and one that both the personnel involved and the wider Defence Forces learnt from. The Defence Forces continued to supply a platoon to East Timor until May 2004. This restored footage of the 2nd Infantry Battalion deployment shows them training, on patrol, liaising with refugees and tending to the medical attention of locals. Later they can be seen laughing and playing with East Timorese children, showing some light and humanity in one of the darkest political episodes of the last century."

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                    • "The need for a high level of preparation and stealth to deal with any request is inherent in the Army Ranger Wing Unit mission. Training for urban, airborne, maritime, intelligence, offensive and defensive operations are all part of daily life. The unit is officially designated 'Sciathán Fianóglaigh an Airm' which is translated as 'The Army Ranger Wing' (ARW.) There is no direct English translation of the term 'Fianóglach' so the designation Ranger is the accepted version.

                      No military unit works in a vacuum. Here we see previously unreleased footage of the Rangers as they board a passenger ferry in an all branches operation involving both the Irish Naval Service and Air Corps, executing maritime and aerial insertions. The skill and agility shown by the pilots, sailors, and the Rangers themselves showcase the successful culmination of years of experience and hours and hours of joint planning, rehearsal and finally implementation."

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                      • Blessed with the weather for the exercise, wouldn't have fancied the wire ladder in roughers.
                        Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe

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                        • A RTE news report from on a large Army exercise in 1984.

                          Last edited by Rhodes; 14 March 2015, 13:31.

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                          • "We look back in this short video to 1997 when within weeks of her inauguration President Mary McAleese became the first Irish president to visit Irish troops serving overseas. For Lebanon, it was a time of sustained tension in a region devastated by decades of war and occupation.

                            The video shows the 82nd Irish Battalion Commander, then Lt Col Colm Doyle (Retd) welcoming President McAleese to ‘Camp Shamrock’. During her time in camp she laid a wreath in memory of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace.

                            Forty-seven Irish peacekeepers have lost their lives in the cause of peace in Lebanon. We take this opportunity to recall the sacrifice of these brave Irish peacekeepers and the terrible loss to their loved ones."

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                            • I was on the honor guard the day she arrived There for the banquet also.
                              "Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.

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                              • Originally posted by apod View Post
                                I was on the honor guard the day she arrived There for the banquet also.
                                Hi apod. Is that the current GOC 1 Bde IC the GOH?

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