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Agusta Westland 139 pilot - Irish Air Corps

 

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A Ranger rolling on the range with his "sword" and shield..

 

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LÉ Samuel Beckett of the Irish Naval Service with New York City in the background

 

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1 Mechanised Infantry Company unloading of Mowag APC's on return from UNDOF/UNIFIL

 

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Army Ranger Wing

 

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Irish Air Corps PC-12, delivered last month.

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I;m just parking this here....

 

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Óglaigh na hÉireann Army Ranger Wing (2020)

 

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Irish Army Sáirsint (Sergeant) carrying a Carl Gustav m/45 SMG in County Donegal, with the border of Northern Ireland, November 1985.

 

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July 2017, Sgt David Greene helps Cpl Nigel Callanan find the target at the Defence Forces’ International Marksmanship Skills Competition in the Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Defence Forces

March 2017, Irish Army Ranger, Fort Bragg.

Sept 2019, Special Operations Forces Qualification Course

 

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28 Inf Battalion GPMG course.

 

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The DF are currently in the process of trialing new BA to replace the current kit...here are the contenders from earlier. It's been narrowed down since. There will also be a new helmet...less info about that though.

 

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28 Inf Battalion GPMG course.

My old Battalion between 1976-1997, spent a lot of time on those ranges.

 

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Ranger doing MFF..

 

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28 Inf Battalion GPMG course.

Interesting, never realized the Irish Defence Force used non disintegrating belt on the MAG.

 

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Rangers in their shoothouse.

 

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7th Battalion 3 stars undergoing CBRN and FIBUA training