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Army Ranger Wing on patrol in Chad Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle armed with a 30 mm autocannon. The Army is the land warfare branch of the Irish Defence Forces and consists of two brigades, a training centre, providing training to all the defense forces, and other units, including musical units.
The Defence Forces (Irish: Fórsaí Cosanta, [7] officially styled Óglaigh na hÉireann) [8] [9] [Note 1] are the armed forces of Ireland. They encompass the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service, and Reserve Defence Forces. The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces is the President of Ireland. [10]
The Irish Army (Irish: an tArm) is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. [5] The Irish Army has an active establishment of 7,520, and a reserve establishment of 3,869. Like other components of the Defence Forces, the Irish Army has struggled to maintain strength and as of April 2023 [update] has only 6,322 active personnel, and ...
The Department of Defence (Irish: An Roinn Cosanta) is the department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for preserving peace and security in Ireland, and administers the Irish Defence Forces. The department is led by the Minister for Defence.
Rank insignia in the Irish Defence Forces are an indication of the wearer's military rank, and worn by officers and enlisted members of Ireland's Defence Forces as an element of their uniform, typically on a single chest tab or as a shoulder board.
The handover ceremony comes during a pivotal moment for the Irish Defence Forces after a commission recommended major upgrades and reforms. The Commission on the Defence Forces earlier this year ...
This is a list of Irish military installations occupied by the Defence Forces (including Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces) in the Republic of Ireland by province and overseas. The Irish Defence Forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. [1]
The Irish Defence Forces have personnel serving in various UN operations across Lebanon, Syria and Israel. Some 342 of these personnel are currently serving in the United Nations Interim Force In ...