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List Of Irish Military Casualties Overseas
This is a list of Irish military personnel of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Defence Forces who have died while serving overseas. Since the 1960s, 88 personnel (87 from the Irish Army and one from the Irish Air Corps, Air Corps) have died in overseas deployments. Fatalities have primarily occurred as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions, with 26 lives lost in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), Congo under United Nations Operation in the Congo, ONUC; 9 in Cyprus under United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, UNFICYP; two in the Middle East under United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, UNTSO; 47 in Lebanon under United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL; one in East Timor under United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, UNTAET; one in Liberia under United Nations Mission in Liberia, UNMIL and two in Europe under the EU Nordic Battlegroup and European Union Military Staff, EUMS. Irish Defence Forces Roll of Honour Fatalities by mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Guard Ceremony, Merrion Square 31 August (9634883631)
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distinguished Service Medal (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 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. In addition to the medals issued by the Irish government, .... 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directorate Of Military Intelligence (Ireland)
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Army Ranger Wing
, image = , caption = Shoulder flash and insignia of the Army Ranger Wing , dates = – present , country = , branch = , command_structure = Defence Forces , garrison = DFTC, Curragh Camp, County Kildare , size = Classified , type = Special forces , role = Counter-terrorismSpecial operations Direct actionCounterinsurgencySpecial reconnaissance , motto = ''Glaine ár gcroí, Neart ár ngéag, Agus beart de réir ár mbriathar''("The cleanliness of our hearts, The strength of our limbs, And our commitment to our promise") , nickname = ''Fiannóglaigh/Fianóglach''" , colours = Black, Red and Gold , battles = UNOSOM IIINTERFETUNPROFOR UNFICYP UNIFILMINURSOUNMILMINURCATMINUSMA , identification_symbol = , identification_symbol_label = Green Beret , identification_symbol_2 = ARW , identification_symbol_2_label = Abbreviation , website = The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) ( ga, Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm, "''SFA''") is the special operations force of the Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
