On the 26th March 2021, Irish Defence Forces soldiers serving with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Syria were presented with their UNDOF service medal by Force Commander UNDOF, Lieutenant General Ishwar Hamal. The 129 personnel of the 62 Infantry Group which deployed to Camp Faouar on the Golan Heights last October provided the mission with the Force Reserve Company, a highly robust, mobile and mechanised element which constitutes a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) capable of responding to any incident throughout the UNDOF area of operations 24/7. even during the Covid Pandemic, The 62  Infantry Group carried out many operations during their tour of duty ranging from Area Domination Patrols (ADPs) to the search and clearance of UNDOF positions and routes with suspected ERW/UXOs (Explosive Remnants of War, Unexploded Ordnance) .