Colm Mangan
Colm Mangan | |
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Allegiance | Republic of Ireland |
Service/ | Irish Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Irish Defence Forces |
Alma mater | Rockwell College |
Lieutenant General Colm Mangan was Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces from September 2000[1] until February 2004.[2]
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."[citation needed]
He oversaw the deployment of Irish troops to East Timor (1999–2002), Kosovo (1999-), Eritrea 2001-2003 and Liberia (2003-).[citation needed] He was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States in September 2003,[citation needed] and the Cross of Honor in Gold by Germany in January 2004.[citation needed] In recognition of his service to the Defence Forces and the nation, the Irish government awarded him the Distinguished Service Medal (with honour) on Thursday 19 February 2004.[3] He was succeeded by Lt. General James Sreenan in February 2004.[citation needed]
See also
- Irish Defence Forces
References
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Preceded by David Stapleton | Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces 2000–2004 | Succeeded by James Sreenan |
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(1922–1924)
- Eoin O'Duffy
- Richard Mulcahy
- Seán Mac Mahon
- Peadar MacMahon
(since 1924)
- Peadar MacMahon
- Daniel Hogan
- Seán Mac Eoin
- Joseph Sweeney
- Michael Brennan
- Daniel McKenna
- Liam Archer
- W. A. Egan
- Patrick Mulcahy
- Sean MacEoin
- Sean Collins Powell
- Sean MacEoin
- Patrick Delaney
- Thomas O'Carroll
- Carl O'Sullivan
- Louis Hogan
- Gerald O'Sullivan
- Tadhg O'Neill
- James Parker
- Noel Bergin
- Gerald McMahon
- David Stapleton
- Colm Mangan
- James Sreenan
- Dermot Earley
- Sean McCann
- Conor O'Boyle
- Mark Mellett
- Seán Clancy