Nice to see the Nigerian Navy training with the BIMATT

INTERNAL SECURITY: NAF TRAINS 701 PERSONNEL ON FORCE PROTECTION IN COMPLEX GROUND ENVIRONMENT

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has inaugurated the Force Protection in Complex Air Ground Environment Course (FP-CAGE Cse) 7/2018 aimed at equipping NAF personnel with necessary skills to tackle asymmetric and dynamic security challenges in the country. The inauguration of the Course, comprising 701 participants, took place yesterday, 6 November 2018, at the Regiment Training Centre (RTC), NAF Base Kaduna. Speaking during the event, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Air Officer Commanding Ground Training Command, Air Vice Marshal Idi Amin, expressed profound appreciation to the British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) for its contributions and commitment in ensuring that the RTC remains a centre of excellence.

Air Marshal Abubakar charged the students to remain dedicated, focused and disciplined throughout the Course to enable them get the best from the Instructors’ wealth of knowledge and experience. He also expressed his immense appreciation to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, for his support towards ensuring that the NAF is better equipped to fulfill its statutory responsibilities. The CAS reiterated NAF’s commitment to ensuring the security of lives and property of Nigerians and upholding democratic ideals for the progress and collective prosperity of the nation.

Earlier in his welcome remarks, the Commandant RTC, Wing Commander Steven Sekegor, stated that the one-month Course would incorporate drills in a complete array of both combat and non-combat scenarios in offensive and defensive operations, enabled by information superiority. He said it had been deliberately structured to be very intensive to make it effective and efficient in training personnel to meet the ever changing complexities of military operations during war and peace time, while also furnishing them with the requisite skills and competencies to effectively carry out their duties of securing NAF assets for sustained operations. The RTC, in partnership with BMATT, has ensured that modern training techniques are incorporated in the FP-CAGE curriculum to meet the asymmetric and dynamic challenges confronting the nation. The Centre has so far trained 2,208 personnel in FP-CAGE.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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*LEADERSHIP IS KEY TO VICTORY IN BATTLES*
- ADJUTANT GENERAL CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD

The Adjutant General California National Guard in United States of America Major General David Baldwin has described leadership as key to winning battles while delivering a lecture titled Strategies and Operation Leadership:Challenges to participants of Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Course 2/2018 at the TY Buratai Main Lecture Hall of the College.

According to Major General David Baldwin 3 things are essential in the business of war. These include leadership that has impact on decision making, spirituality to take care of things beyond control and care of the family who bears the brunt of the military profession as a result of the disposition of military personnel to the service of the nation. He said his engagement team was in Nigeria to dialogue and explore partnership opportunities in areas of building leadership capabilities, I Think and disaster response.

In his remarks, the Commandant AWCN Major General EJ Enenche said the college was conceptualised to develop the capacities of Nigerian Army officers in Operational Art including campaign planning management of war as well as development of basic strategic military skills. He said prior to the establishment of AWCN, several committee were set up more than 10 years ago to come up with modalities for the establishment of the College. However with the appointment of Lt Gen TY Buratai as the Chief of Army Staff, he took a bold and decisive step to speed-up the process as a result of the observed gaps in the Nigerian Army training curriculum.particularly at the operational level

Maj Gen Enenche further said to ensure that AWCN participants get optimum learning experience during the course programme, the newly purposed built and fully furnished complex was constructed within 6 months. The new complex contains 29 offices, 8 syndicate rooms, library, work production centre, war gaming room and lecture hall with about 180 seating capacity supported with 250 K A standby generator and 350 standby generator for the participants respectively.

To achieve the objectives of the college, he said "participants were exposed to 8 teaching modules comprising Foundation, National security and Organisation of Defence, Inter-agency Cooperation and Coordination in military History, Operational Art and Campaigning and Peace Support Operation". The knowledge gained is to enhance their capacity to function effectively in joint environment he said.

The highlight of the visit include the inspection of quarter guard, brief on activities of AWCN, interaction with participants of the college and group photograph

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bidexiii:



At least we see the AFSF with laser designator attached to there riffles, even during day times. Av you seen a picture of a SBSC with laser

Just curious..

I have always harboured a "WTH-Are-they-using-It-for" thought in my heart.

I understand your curiosity, I am curious too. However I know laser designators for rifles are useless in the day.

Anyway I trust these units are masters at this job so they alone can satisfy our curiosity

Odunayaw:
I have always harboured a "WTH-Are-they-using-It-for" thought in my heart.

I understand your curiosity, I am curious too. However I know laser designators for rifles are useless in the day.

Anyway I trust these units are masters at this job so they alone can satisfy our curiosity

Even if they are useless in the day why go through the hassle of taking it on and off?

Plus these operations can go sideways at anytime, you think you’re going out for a 2hr patrol and then you find yourself in a six hour gunfight dragging into the night.

jakeporeshenko:


Even if they are useless in the day why go through the hassle of taking it on and off?

Plus these operations can go sideways at anytime, you think you’re going out for a 2hr patrol and then you find yourself in a six hour gunfight dragging into the night.

Very true sha

Senegalese Air Force mi-24 and mi-35p attack helicopters. (UN assignment)

jakeporeshenko:
Senegalese Air Force mi-24 and mi-35p attack helicopters. (UN assignment)

I wish to see Nigeria, Senegal and any other WA neighbor willing to carry their own weight doing exercises together

P.S Not including any white cheeks, innit men or Bonjour people

Odunayaw:
I wish to see Nigeria, Senegal and any other WA neighbor willing to carry their own weight doing exercises together

P.S Not including any white cheeks, innit men or Bonjour people

Hahaha init men

Edward@DonKlericuzio :https://twitter.com/DonKlericuzio

Al-Qaeda AQIM has successfully brought together Sahel's & Maghreb's Jihadists Abu al-Houman repping Arab groups, Amadou Kouffa commander of the Peul/Fulani Macina front now wit JNIM & Iyad Ghali of the Touaregs fighters. Concern for Burkina, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon &Tchad

Some responses below:

Olohunse@rockcitiboi
Replying to @DonKlericuzio @efeoghene4god

We shall overcome.

Africa is a different place entirely.

They could cause problems in the north because they need a level of local support in a head-on war.

Let them try.

‏ @efeoghene4god

It's a warning. The war is not over yet

‏ @rockcitiboi

It's also good that these people are more foreigners and there's, I hope, a bit more awareness and hatred for these terrorists.

And the fact that they're trying to fight 5 or 6 countries, they're making the biggest errors, costing their lives.

Onuche Ogala@Theogala1

Critically thinking, these people just want to cause havoc, wreck societies. Even if we strike back, and they incurred more casualties, they're not pained. We don't plan for casualties, we don't even want it. They want it. That's what they breathe on.We need to dialogue smarter

HeyLagos!@heylagos


Replying to @DonKlericuzio Cc. @HQNigerianArmy @DefenceInfoNG

Good Morning our Ogas! Una dey dia? Una don see this info? Time don reach make we begin dey port dey go Canada abi?

Ehis Agbon @Ehis_Peacemaker

Vigilance pls @DefenceInfoNG @HQNigerianArmy @MBuhari @PastorEAAdeboye @DavidOyedepoMin @NOA_Nigeria

Deji Teye @mydeji247 Replying to @DonKlericuzio

Don,
Please help us to ask them what they want. Biko.
We can settle these issues over some plates of Nkwobi or Fish pepper soup.
Seriously Sir.

@OLOWOnoonii Replying to @DonKlericuzio

see PACT oooo!!!

Yasuke Incarnate @aluhfrancis Replying to @DonKlericuzio @nnamdianekwe

The Triumvirate of Terror

Replying to @DonKlericuzio @The_Jonathanian

na today?

bunmi fasae@bunmifasae Replying to @DonKlericuzio

This is scary especially for Malians..these guys re seasoned warriors

@remchida7 Replying to @DonKlericuzio

Why are this people bent on destroying people and territories. Chimmm ooo

rahmatullah@rahamahj Replying to @DonKlericuzio @elnathan_john

Wait what?!

@lillpacboi Replying to @DonKlericuzio

they have destroyed middle East, not its africa?

brūn@IsioduObinna Replying to @DonKlericuzio

Hello sir, kindly elaborate on what exactly can be inferred as the implications of this recent development to the aforementioned countries sir?
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BREAKING ; Boko Haram terrorists allegedly launch attack on Yobe town




https://www.legit.ng/1202632-boko-haram-terrorists-allegedly-launch-attack-yobe-town.html

Litmus:
Edward@DonKlericuzio :https://twitter.com/DonKlericuzio

Al-Qaeda AQIM has successfully brought together Sahel's & Maghreb's Jihadists Abu al-Houman repping Arab groups, Amadou Kouffa commander of the Peul/Fulani Macina front now wit JNIM & Iyad Ghali of the Touaregs fighters. Concern for Burkina, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon &Tchad

al-Qaeda AQIM has successfully brought together Sahel's & Maghreb's Jihadists Abu al-Houman repping Arab groups, Amadou Kouffa commander of the Peul/Fulani Macina front now wit JNIM & Iyad Ghali of the Touaregs fighters.

Concern for Burkina, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon &Tchad

These shit is getting serious

#NN
#SBSC

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PRESS RELEASE

ARMY FOILS BOKO HARAM ATTACK IN YOBE STATE

1. Troops of 120 Battalion deployed in operation LAFIYA DOLE have successfully foiled an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to attack one of their locations at Katarko , in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State following a tip off.

2. The troops immediately swung into action and were able to pushed the terrorists backward following a superior fire power of the troops.

3. However, some members of the terrorists group escaped into nearby bushes and efforts are on by troops to get the fleeing members of the group.

4. Meanwhile, the situation has been brought under control by the troops who are currently embarking on clearance patrol.

5. Residents of Yobe State in general and Katarko in particular are advised to go about their legitimate businesses and to report any suspicious activities or movement in their area to the law enforcement agents for prompt action.

6. You are please requested to disseminate this information to the general public through your medium.

7. Thank you for your kind cooperation.

TEXAS CHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations

NO HIDING PLACE FOR ARMED BANDITS, AS CAS VISITS KATSINA, GUSAU TO ASSESS PROGRESS OF OPERATION DIRAN MIKIYA

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to flush out armed bandits and criminals from the North West of the country. The CAS stated this yesterday, 7 November 2018, while conducting a one day operational visit to NAF units in Katsina and Zamfara States. The visit, which was aimed at assessing the progress of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA, also afforded the CAS the opportunity to ascertain the state of facilities at NAF Base Gusau as well as interact with the troops. While in Katsina, the CAS, who was accompanied by other senior officers from NAF Headquarters, also paid a courtesy visit to the Katsina State Governor, Honourable Aminu Bello Masari, at Government House Katsina.

In Katsina, the Air Task Force (ATF) Commander Operation DIRAN MIKIYA, Air Commodore Ayo Jolasinmi, while briefing the CAS on the status of the operation, reported that significant successes had been achieved since the operation began on 31 July 2018, noting that the ATF had flown about 740 hours in 540 surveillance and combat sorties, resulting in the decimation of scores of armed bandit kingpins and their fighters as well as the destruction of several camps and hideouts with thousands of rustled cattle recovered. The CAS commended the ATF Comd and his team for their efforts and urged them to re-strategize in order to more effectively tackle the evolving nature of the threat within the area, while working closely with surface forces and other security agencies.

During the earlier courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Katsina State, the CAS expressed profound appreciation to the Government and good people of the State for the immense support the NAF had enjoyed since Operation DIRAN MIKIYA began. Air Marshal Abubakar pledged the whole-hearted commitment of the Service towards ensuring that the activities of the armed bandits are brought to a complete stop and normalcy restored to the affected areas. He informed the Governor that he was in Katsina to assess the progress of the Operation with a view to re-strategizing for improved results. In this regard, the CAS intimated the Governor that the NAF was establishing a Forward Operating Base (FOB), along with a helicopter landing pad and support facilities, at Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State. This, he said, would further strengthen NAF’s ability to deal with the armed bandits, while working in synergy with other security agencies.

Governor Masari responded by appreciating the CAS for the unwavering commitment shown by the NAF and the tremendous contributions made by the Service in dealing with the menace of armed banditry. He acknowledged the successes recorded since the commencement of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA, noting that over 250 armed bandits reportedly fled across the border to Niger Republic as a result of NAF air strikes in the months of August and September. He however opined that the recent resurgence of the activities of the armed bandits required the intensification of operations to effectively deal with the criminals. He said, on its part, the Katsina State Government would increase advocacy to limit the involvement of youths in the border areas while continuing to facilitate the provision of useful information to security agencies. The Governor ended by once more appreciating the efforts of the NAF not just in the Northwest but also in other theatres of operation across the country.

At Gusau, the CAS was received by the Commander 207 Quick Response Group (207 QRG), Squadron Leader Sunkanmi Akinbohun, as well as the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, other top government functionaries and heads of security agencies in the State. He was conducted round facilities within NAF Base Gusau, including fuel storage facilities and some buildings that had been repaired after their roofs were blown off by rainstorms earlier in the year. Air Marshal Abubakar subsequently received a briefing from the Commander 207 QRG and later addressed the troops encouraging them to remain focused on their assignment. He also urged them to conduct themselves professionally and deal ruthlessly with the armed bandits while ensuring they respect and protect civilians in their places of deployment. The CAS and other senior officers have since returned to Abuja.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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jakeporeshenko:
Senegalese Air Force mi-24 and mi-35p attack helicopters. (UN assignment)

probably one of those mi-24 recently refurbished from Poland

https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2017/12/senegalese-air-force-mil-mi-24-returns-from-poland-after-refurbishment

SAAF can only put two C-130s into the air at any one time



Ever-increasing demands coupled to diminishing resources are putting what was once called "The Pride of the Nation" into an unenviable situation.
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According to the 2017/18 Department of Defence (DoD) annual report, the SA Air Force (SAAF) used 81% of its targeted flying hours with by far the majority of these - more than three thousand six hundred - spent on force employment. Read more;

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/mobilesite/defenceweb/home/item_id-53676/

lionel4power:
probably one of those mi-24 recently refurbished from Poland

https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2017/12/senegalese-air-force-mil-mi-24-returns-from-poland-after-refurbishment

No that was a different batch, the helicopters seen on that UN mission got that DSP-HD ISR sensor upgrade in 2016, meanwhile the helicopters from Poland were overhauled and delivered in 2017 with no camera payload.

Saudi Arabia wants to buy DENEL for $1billion .

Mi 24 MK III algeria

NAF regmt then (2013) vs now