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Colm Mangan
Lieutenant General Colm Mangan was Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces from September 2000 until February 2004. Mangan joined the Defence Forces as a cadet in 1960 and is cited as having ''"overseen major strategic initiatives in the key areas of state defence, provision of peace support and government support services, equipment and infrastructual modernisations programmes and human resource management."'' He oversaw the deployment of Irish troops to East Timor (1999–2002), Kosovo (1999-), Eritrea 2001-2003 and Liberia (2003-). He was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States in September 2003, and the Cross of Honor in Gold by Germany in January 2004. In recognition of his service to the Defence Forces and the nation, the Irish government awarded him the Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a high award of a nation. Examples include: *Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) (established 1991), awarded to personnel of the Australian De ...
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Chief Of Staff Of The Defence Forces (Ireland)
The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (COS) ( ga, Ceann Foirne na bhFórsaí Cosanta) is charged with the executive management of the Irish Defence Forces, and is the most senior military officer of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps branches. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President of Ireland, who is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces, on the recommendation of the Minister for Defence subject to the approval of the Government of Ireland. The office of the Chief of Staff consists of his personal staff, a strategic planning office, a public relations section and the military judge. The Defence Forces Chief of Staff sits on the government's National Security Committee (NSC). The Chief of Staff delegates remaining executive duties to two deputy chiefs of staff (who hold the rank of major general or equivalent) and one assistant chief of staff (brigadier general or equivalent); * The Deputy Chief of Staff Operations (D COS Ops) is tasked with operational m ...
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David Stapleton (Lieutenant-General)
Lieutenant General David "Dave" Stapleton DSM (26 September 1937 - 13 June 2016), was an Irish army general officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces and previously as Force Commander of UNDOF in the Golan Heights. Early life Stapleton was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland on 26 September 1937, where he attended the local Christian Brothers school. Military career He joined the Irish Defence Forces The Defence Forces ( ga, Fórsaí Cosanta, officially styled ) derives its origins from the Irish Volunteers. Whilst the Irish for ''Defence Forces'' is , as Ó Cearúil (1999) points out, the Defence Forces are officially styled . is used in ... Cadet School in 1955 and was commissioned into the Supply and Transport Corps. During a forty five year long career he held the senior positions of Commander 6th Infantry Brigade, Director of the Transport Corps, Quartermaster General, Force Commander UNDOF and Chief of Staff. Personal life He was ...
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People Educated At Rockwell College
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Foreign Recipients Of The Legion Of Merit
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Irish Army Generals
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Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
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Living People
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Irish Defence Forces
The Defence Forces ( ga, Fórsaí Cosanta, officially styled ) derives its origins from the Irish Volunteers. Whilst the Irish for ''Defence Forces'' is , as Ó Cearúil (1999) points out, the Defence Forces are officially styled . is used in other contexts (e.g. is ''Defence Force Regulations'') as well as having a defined meaning in legislation. are the military, armed forces of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. They encompass the Irish Army, Army, Irish Air Corps, Air Corps, Irish Naval Service, Naval Service, and Reserve Defence Forces. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. All Defence Forces officers hold their commission (document), commission from the President, but in practice the Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defence acts on the President's behalf and reports to the Government of Ireland. The Minister for Defence is advised by the Council of Defence on the business of the Department of Defence (Ireland), Department of Def ...
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East Timor
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James Sreenan
Lt. General James Sreenan is a former Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces. A native of Ballymote, County Sligo, Sreenan was a member of the army from 1963 to 2007, serving initially with the 5th Infantry Battalion, as well as 8th Infantry Battalion and 20th Infantry Battalion An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil, FCA. In 1963, Sreenan, along with the 37th Cadet Class of the Irish Defence Forces, performed a drill at the funeral of former president John F. Kennedy. In 1970 he was appointed Assistant QuarterMaster of the 5th, and Company Commander in 1979. Prior to 1985, his assignments included Asst QM at McKee Barracks, Instructor at Military College, and Chief Instructor at Cadet School. His overseas experience includes; Platoon Commander, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, UNFICYP, 1967; Military Observer, UNTSO, 1975; Battalion Commander 76 Inf Bn UNIFIL, 1994; Deputy Force Commander UNIFIL 1999–2000. He moved to the ...
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Distinguished Service Medal (Republic Of Ireland)
The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ( ga, An Bonn Seirbhíse Dearscna) is a military decoration issued by the Irish Government. After the Military Medal for Gallantry (An Bonn Míleata Calmachta), it is the next highest award of the Military awards and decorations of Ireland Though Ireland has no formal Irish honours system, honours system, there are systems of awards run by the state. Among those systems is the system of awards and medals awarded to members of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Defence Forces. In additio .... It is issued in three grades: : Distinguished Service Medal 1st Class or The Distinguished Service Medal with Honour, in silver. : Distinguished Service Medal 2nd Class or The Distinguished Service Medal with Distinction, in bronze. : Distinguished Service Medal 3rd Class or The Distinguished Service Medal with Merit, in bronze. External links Medals of the Irish Defence Forces by BQMS Ger O'Connor 54 Reserve Artillery Regiment Mullingar 2010 Orders, ...
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