Chris Reynolds
@Crickie2
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Former Director of the Irish Coast Guard 2007 - 2017, 2017 - 2023 Head of EU Mission to Somalia, 2023 -24 UN Maritime Security Lead in Malaysia.
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And so I come to my last day of 44 years of uniformed service to my country. With a heavy heart I will not be returning to the Coast Guard but staying on in Somalia. After a decade as Director probably enough.
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Pleasure to extend my appreciation to the Somali police Commissioner in recognition of his leadership and constant professionalism.
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Getting in some rugby before tonight's match here in Mogadishu. Come on Ireland🥵
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Last year the Police Bomb Disposal Team had no sniffer dogs. So they found the cleverest stray pups in Mogadishu and trained them themselves. Went to see them in action today with the deputy Commissioner and DG of the Ministry.
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Proud to have handed over a refurbished dormitory to the Police Commissioner so that the police can train an extra 140 officers per training cycle. That's 560 more police officers each year. project manager a fellow Irishman Hugh Moody.
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Never mind the legal complexities I am blue in the face advising the department, as the man who ran the last 3 SAR Heli procurements, that they do not have the time left between now and June 2025 to safely, and I stress safely, transition to new machines.
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After 6 years in Somalia I presented my last 6 monthly report to the EU Member States this week. No idea what I will be doing next year but hopefully something useful?
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Some more pics from yesterday and meeting with Minister of Defence, Land Forces Commander, Deputy CoS and Admiral of the Navy.
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I offered my pro bono support to the Department to help sort the mess out but was strongly declined. someone in there needs to take a grip.
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So great Christmas present for my son Peter Reynolds. Image from his camera on the outside of the separation of third stage launch vehicle with the James Webb telescope - camera built and designed in Dublin. Extra joy for the Reynolds household today
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Great to be invited to Parliament to listen to the development of Irelands defence capabilities and later discuss all things security with Deputy Cathal Berry and Senator Craughwell in more casual surroundings
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Ireland thinking of joining our sister maritime mission. fingers crossed.
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Honor to receive the EU Military support medal on Thursday
Celebrating diligent work and good cooperation for more secure Somalia. On 9/7 in Mogadishu, EU Ambassador Nicolas Berlanga Martinez awarded Common Security and Defence Policy Support Medal to EUCAP Somalia Head of Mission Chris Reynolds & EUTM-S Force Commander Antonello de Sio.
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Very weird to see my photo with Lara and Robert Fisk all these years later on her front cover of her new book. Grapes of Wrath War briefing as Convoy Commander heading out into the war zone.
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New mount looking good
Fabulous set of medals from a former Irish
@defenceforces
officer and current
@IrishCoastGuard
Commander. Really unique to see these medals together, a testament to his service to the state.
#citizensinuniform
@DF_COS
@DFPRB
@UNIFIL_
@EUCAPSOM
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Farewell ovation from the team had me quite emotional leaving.
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Like the new call sign but that undercarriage looks very tight for our mountain terrain needs. Plenty of training with MRTs needed there.
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Honour to be present today with the President of Somalia at the TurkSom Passing out parade of Somali Officers and NCO's. Only member of the International Community on the podium.
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Very happy to receive confirmation of an extension of my mandate as EUCAP Somalias Head of Mission to 31st December 2021.
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St Patricks Day in the Obama White House 2015. Who would have thought that Trump would be the next host? Met Obama and Biden but never Trump and never would want to.
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My interview in Todays Sunday Independents. Coast Guard needs to be independent of the Department of Transport who made bad decisions around IRCG safety, NVG, quality control & SAR legislation that I could not overturn even when taken to the top of DoT.
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Enjoyed laying down my military oral history for the Defence Forces archives yesterday. A day of remembering the good and bad elements of service and beyond.
#ColumbBarracksAndMe
recording the Oral History of Lt NS Chris Reynolds & his Service to our Citizens & Country for
@dfarchives
@Wmeathheritge
.
@naval_service
@dfreserve
@RACO_DF
@_IDFOC
@defenceforces
@IrishCoastGuard
@IrishAirCorps
@cian_mcparland
@GCraughwell
BZ
#DFVeteran
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Some very impressive looking war horses coming in to land today
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So I leave Mogadishu for the very last time after 6 wonderful years but I leave behind a tree planted in the compound with my name on it. Wonderful gesture from a wonderful team at EUCAP. They promised to send me a yearly photo as it grows.
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This is a great story. When the EOD team lost their sniffer dogs they went and found the cleverest street dogs in Mogadishu and trained them themselves. First Class Somali Police Force!
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Irish Flag right sleeve and Coast Guard Flash above our logo. Proud Day for EUCAP and Ireland.
Our Head of Mission,
@Crickie2
has this week given a presentation to EU Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CivCom), on the mission’s work supporting Somali partners on maritime architecture,
#coastguard
& wider
#police
development as well as
#Covid19
during 2020
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INTERPOL HQ visit to Mogadishu now over. Good success story for the Somali Police Force, INTERPOL and the Mission.
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Article in Leinster Rugby brochure European Champions Cup v Northampton on life in a uniform and on a pitch
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Delighted to be able to continue to serve as Head of Mission throughout 2022 with a great team in EUCAP. Lots of work still to do.
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Rumbling along as I expected. The department will find it hard to deliver this change in the time aloted in the contract or even impossiblr.
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So waking up today for the first day since July 1979 without a day job!!! Roll on whatever 2023 holds but I think I ain't done yet?
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@simoncoveney
Sorry Simon I disagree. Until Palestine is normalised it should not be formalised. It rewards Hamas.
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Presenting the Mission yesterday to the European Parliament and guess who was a contributor
@MickWallace
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6 years on from St Patrick's day at the White House I get to spend my 4th St Patrick's Day in Mogadishu. Life moves on.
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Today is my 5th Anniversary of arriving in to EUCAP Somalia. Incredible journey with incredible people including my very tolerant family. Here's to another year.
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EOD passing out parade this morning. Over 2 hours under the baking sun is not good for any ginger.
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As someone who has led the last 3 contract transactions, I offered my advice FOC but the department did not take it up. The timeline is not doable.
Uncertainty over future of Coast Guard jobs as helicopter crews transition to new operator
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@LeeRoyIreland
A disgrace and whoever was involved in this procurement process should be held accountable. I can assure you it would not have happened on my watch to treat our aircrew like this and was one of the reasons I put them in Coast Guard uniforms. They are our team and not for sale.
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@paulmurphy_TD
Paul. You obviously don't know how the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy works within the overall Common Foreign Policy umbrella. I lead a CSDP Mission training police how to fight terrorists up until recently so DM me and I can teach you the basics of this if you are keen?
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It is a very sad time in Mission mourning the death of our colleague and friend from COVID, which he contracted working for security reform in Somalia. Our greatest tribute is to carry on with his work. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
It is with great sadness that we share notice of the passing of a Finnish Mission Member, who passed away on 21/03/21 after contracting COVID-19. We send our deepest condolences to his family, friends & colleagues & to the Finnish Government for his loss:
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@GCraughwell
@IRLDeptPER
@defenceforces
@IrishAirCorps
@naval_service
@pdforra
@RACO_DF
@simoncoveney
I think the Single Pension Act was the singlemost piece of legislation to hurt the DF. Before most stayed in 20 years to gain the pension. Now there is little incentive to stay which has added to the drain and limited recruitment
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10 years ago this week in the US as part of the group accepting the first new S92 into the IRCG contracted fleet. New RF tender just published very very similar to our ground breaking one a decade ago but with much needed fixed wing 24/7 service.
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Proud Dad alert. Lovely ceremony yesterday and a great evening with Stephen, Louise and Ger.
Lovely afternoon with
@Crickie2
, Stephen & Louise in TCD for Stephen's PhD conferal (only 2 years later due to CoVid!) and staying up for the night, going 'out out' to catch up and celebrate. So proud of my hubby & our three amazing sons! 👏❣👏❣👏❣👏❣
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Great to see our helis doing 3 long range missions during the week but 2 questions hopefully somebody can answer. 1. Did we use our Advanced Paramedics to admin the right drugs for long range care? 2. Why did we use the UK fixed wing assets and not Irish??
Footage from yesterday's long-range medical evacuation by Rescue 115 approximately 160nm off the south west coast with support from the UK Coastguard RESCUE99 aircraft. This is the second long-range medical evacuation coordinated by the Irish Coast Guard in recent days.
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Ireland heads towards level 5. In Somalia where heard immunity was the only possibility no reported COVID death in two months. Lack of testing sure but its more than just that. Interesting study some day.
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I will be on the
@TodaywithClaire
show today at 1015 talking about the so-called floating Russian superbomb the MV Ruby broken down in the Channel under tow and looking for a place of refuge. 7 times more NH4NO3 that the Beirut port explosion.
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@roy_kinsella
Passex is not an interop ex. Its two ships passing each other and maybe some formation maneuvering. The INS has no missile protective systems, no ASW capability, no convoy protection capability, etc. It is a constabulary coast guard in all but name and legislative powers. Sorry!
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Great to see the Somali police back in INTERPOL with a little help from EUCAP Somalia and the British Embassy Mogadishu
These officers from Somalia🇸🇴 & the Maldives🇲🇻 are spending the week at our General Secretariat in Lyon. Thanks to Project GEMINI, they’ll be trained on our global databases and will leave better equipped to identify & stop the cross-border movement of foreign terrorist fighters.
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Great to meet the Irish Ambassador to Kenya and Somalia
@FionnualaQuinl2
in Mogadishu for the EU Meeting with the PM and his Cabinet
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Next Coast Guarding job and related travel out of Europe starting soon. Details when finalised.
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Hope this resolves quickly for everyone's sake.
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Terrible accident last night. Looks like generator failures x 2 meant the ship lost steerage; Thick smoke is the Captain going full astern. Doesn't seem to have let go an emergency anchor and hit the pillar at significant speed. Large loss of life reported.
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After dropping wifey off to her flight to Lisbon was able to get on the first Tee Box for 0600 and followed with a full Irish for Fathers Day. Great start to any Sunday.
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Visit over the weekend by UN Police Review Team from New York
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Might seem minor but a useful initiative. Foot washing stations being added for prayers preparation.
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Good to join the EU Ambassador to listen to the Prime Minister and his cabinet at the Somali Partnership Forum on the future for Somalia
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Just read Mountain Rescue Irelands submission to the next aviation contract and it is pretty much the same as last time and many errors in its logic. They want the 2 east Coast Bases dedicated to mountain rescue with small helis......
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Working lunch with Minister Simon Coveney on security situation in Somalia as IRL has a rotating seat on UNSC with responsibility for the Somalia file. I discussed our role with the Darwish, regularising state militias and the role of improved interop of SNA, Darwish and police.
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Puntland making great steps in suppressing piracy. This recent initiative and the passing out of the PMPF recruits points to sustained efforts.
@Plstatehouse
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Great to see Mountain Rescue Ireland coming out public on this. The mis-information and outright nonsense I have pointed to has no place in defining Irelands SAR needs nor should vested interests. MRI and IRCG continue to work closely as partners for the good of those in peril.
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I will be a guest tomorrow morning on
@TodaywithClaire
speaking about the maritime security crisis in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea
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Mogadishu beach today and winning the nearest to the pin shot.🙂
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Office being renovated so working from my apartment. Not a bad view of the Indian Ocean despite the one-way film.
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So today is my last day working for the UN in Malaysia. Nothing else planned so if you have an interesting project that fits my profile you know where to find me.
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So my sons optical kit he has been working on for a long time will get launched on Arianne 6 today. This completes his ambition of 3 - to get his kit on manned flight in the Space Station, stellar flight and inter-stellar existing solar system missions. Guess which one he is?
🚀 Exciting news! 🌌 Réaltra have delivered the Engineering Qualification Model of the PayLoad Interface Unit (PLIU) for the
@esa
PLATO mission. Proud to contribute to detecting exoplanets with
@OHB_SE
and shaping the future of space exploration! 🛰️
#IrishSpaceIndustry
@Entirl
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In the 80's the Royal Navy sent marines to Rockall via Helis to build a plinth claiming UK ownership. They brought everything except water thinking they would use sea water. When this was not possible they urinated to make the concrete. Taking the p*ss?
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Table set. March in the turkey. Have a lovely day everyone.
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I am often asked how do you get a job in a Mission. First you must register your CV at …/…/11010/details.do. Then keep and eye out on the EEAS site for job openings called Call for Contributions.
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Robert Fisk sent me a letter and photo when I got home. Like Robert the letter has faded with the sun but engrained memories remain of a terrible time and particularly the Qana massacre
@LaraMarlowe
.
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Navy on SAR duty yesterday
Ciidanka badda iyo difaaca Xeebaha Soomaliya ayaa soo Badbaadiyay doon Kalluumeysi oo badda ku dagtay.
@ModFederal
@TheVillaSomalia
@SomaliPM
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When our PM visited a Naval vessel wearing a Coast Guard jacket I had presented him with....Priceless. have to say he was one of the best Ministers I severed under but Pascal Donoghue was my all time favourite as an excellent and inspirational leader.
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Working lunch today with the Police Commissioner and General Dore.
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Our latest recruitment drive for International Mission Members is now out. 41 positions are advertised. Remember you must use the online Goalkeeper system - national Goalkeepers for seconded and EU Goalkeeper for seconded/contracted.
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Today we should pause and remember R111
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As always a very cordial and productive meeting with the Police Commissioner
Waxaan shir wada qaadannay Madaxa Xafiiska
@EUCAPSOM
Chris Reynolds, annagoo ka wada hadalnay iskaashiga iyo ka wada shaqaynta mashaariicda horumarineed ee aannu isla wadno. EUCAP waxay CBS ka caawisaa gaadiidka, isgaarsiinta & tababaridda unugyada Booliiska ee ilaaliya xeebaha.
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Good to join the UK Ambassador, , Minister of Defence, Chief of Somali Defence Forces and the Chief of British military in Somalia at the end of a four week Planning and ops Room Course. EUCAP supported the Somali police elements of the joint planning phase.
Showing the Defence Minister and CDF our ground-breaking course for SNA officers who will set up the HQ of 8 Brigade in Baidoa. We will also provide long-term mentoring + help with HQ facilities. Effective planning and oversight of operations is vital to defeat Al Shabaab!
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