Secretary General at the Department of Defence, Maurice Quinn; Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett; Assistant Secretaries Des Dowling and Robert Mooney; Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Major Generals Kieran Brennan and Sean Clancy; Director Clare Tiernan; Assistant Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Peter O’Halloran; General Officer Commanding 2 Brigade, Brigadier General Howard Berney; GOC Air Corps Brigadier General Rory O’Connor; RDF Director, Colonel Ger Buckley; Assistant Secretary Department of the Taoiseach Andrew Munroe who is a former member of the Reserve Defence Forces, Representatives from the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (RDFRA); Local Representatives; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen.