Odunayaw:
Presently the Army is trying to look good whenever the opportunity presents itself

I am a realistic guy, not a look good guy......i think any CO should be like me at a war front......drilling starts , especially at night

NA personnel training in an Egyptian military facility

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Stephandeswardt:



Samething i thought, they are guaging the response they would get , before uù major attack, instead of celebrating, if i was a CO, I would be running drills, on how to bait the BHT into designated kill zones for my heavy equipments.......something bigger is coming, unless the bulk of BHT are engaged in major clashes with the military elsewhere

They are either probing attacks or feints. Our military should have been experienced enough to be proactive in this fight. They should have learned so much about how the enemy thinks and operates.

#NA
#COIN

Armed members of Kenyan police squad storm Nairobi hotel after attack




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBgML6zTLZE

Odunayaw:
Probing attacks

The only upside we can get from base defence engagement is that we can force the terrorists to lose men (infact I prefer giving them injuries than killing them so they become liabilities).

Those are most likely Shekau faction.

Xbee007:
Those are most likely Shekau faction.

Yeah.

Off topic

bidexiii:
NA personnel training in an Egyptian military facility

Expect to see our guys in Egyptian camo and patches in the coming months in the north east

Fynline:


Expect to see our guys in Egyptian camo and patches in the coming months in the north east

No I don't think so........

Me think that as BH has recently been on the offensive and it's election season, this God forsaken bastards might attempt to hit a major city with a bomb. I hope the intelligence services are up and proactive.

Mali: Helicopter crush today at Kati. Video via @WalidAg_M


https://twitter.com/rmaghrebi/status/1086634400199180288?s=19

#Libya- interesting #TPF photos from recent fighting in #Tripoli, starting with a very rare sighting of a STREIT Group Spartan, which despite being delivered in 2014 in violation of UN embargo, were rarely seen in recent years:
https:///nW39gylGRW https:///c65iqXg6j5

It’s hard to come by pictures of this NA unit on the internet, who can help me name them ?

Stephandeswardt:



But why the reduction in the manpower and equipment of the recent manpower attacks? We have seem Bh come with as many 10 technicals with AAA guns and hundreds of foot soldiers......these numbers are fewer than they would normally be.

Like others have alluded to, this is a classic probing attack. They will come back with 20 or so technicals. The base needs to either reinforce its defences or completely change it to something more mobile. The fact that it worked today doesnt mean it will work next time.
I'm praying they learn from experience.

jakeporeshenko:
It’s hard to come by pictures of this NA unit on the internet, who can help me name them ?

NA SF Brigade

bidexiii:
NA personnel training in an Egyptian military facility

Sweet.

All-African training...........zero white man physical presence

Fynline:


Expect to see our guys in Egyptian camo and patches in the coming months in the north east

Patches yes, camo highly doubt it

#NA

bidexiii:
#NA

Nice Shots, taken close to Leventis roundabout kaduna @ about 1300hrs..

bidexiii:
#NA

What NA battalion has this rifle ? I’ve seen these guys before boarding a C-130 herc

AFSF BN

jakeporeshenko:

What NA battalion has this rifle ? I’ve seen these guys before boarding a C-130 herc

Most of these guys are in kaduna and other troubled northern states. I don't know there battalion .

AFSF Bn

NAF ghosts

Ivory cleats has placed an order for a single C-295 cargo variant.

NAF expressed interest in these planes in 2016 but I guess budget constraints and prioritization of attack platforms has slowed that down.

jakeporeshenko:
It’s hard to come by pictures of this NA unit on the internet, who can help me name them ?

AHSG

AIRCRAFT REACTIVATION: CAS INSPECTS ONGOING IN-COUNTRY PERIODIC DEPOT MAINTENANCE ON 3 ALPHA JET AIRCRAFT, OTHER PROJECTS IN KAINJI

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, today, 22 January 2019, undertook an inspection visit to 407 Air Combat Training Group (407 ACTG) Kainji to assess progress of the ongoing in-country Periodic Depot Maintenance (PDM) on 3 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft. The CAS, who was accompanied by other senior officers from Headquarters (HQ) NAF, was received on arrival in Kainji by the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command (AOC ATC), Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Suleiman, and briefed on the progress of work by the Commanding Officer 16 Logistics Wing (CO 16 Log Wg), 407 ACTG, Wing Commander Agyo Haruna, who stated that the team of expatriate and NAF engineers and technicians, working jointly, had so far stripped some of the major component parts of the aircraft and were working to get the job done on schedule. The CAS also inspected ongoing work on the Engine Bay, Aircraft Electrical and Instruments Engineering Workshop as well as the Offices of Hangar Chief and Engine Dock Chief, among others, which were being renovated and upgraded with modern test equipment and new furniture to improve the maintenance capacity of the Wing. While in Kainji, the CAS also inspected the construction work on a block of 18 units of 2-bedroom Married Senior Non Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) Accommodation, as well as other facilities in the Base.

In his remarks after the inspection tour, the CAS expressed satisfaction with the progress of work on the PDM and also commended the Commander 407 ACTG, Squadron Leader Kingsley Igwegbe, and CO Eng Wg for their hard work, commitment and dedication in ensuring steady progress of the job. He emphasized that, apart from hastening the overall timeframe of the maintenance job, the in-country PDM, would allow the NAF engineers and technicians involved in the project to build their capacity to enable them ultimately carry out major aspects of such high level maintenance activities on their own in the future. The CAS therefore urged the personnel to make maximum use of the opportunity to enhance NAF’s self-reliance. Speaking further, Air Marshal Abubakar noted that completion of the in-country PDM would boost the NAF’s Air Power employment capability by increasing the number of Alpha Jet aircraft available for combat operations in the various Theatres of Conflict. The CAS said HQ NAF, on its part, would continue to do its utmost, to improve the welfare of personnel. “The human being is the most critical factor to the effective and efficient performance of any organization. Hence, we will continue to place premium on addressing the welfare needs of our personnel”, he said. The CAS and members of his team have since returned to Abuja.

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

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jakeporeshenko:
NAF ghosts

You've made my day with these lovely pictures @jake...

jakeporeshenko:
AFSF Bn

2nd to the right guy....... ;was.in a shot video; where AFSF where loaded in a truck, he was the was saying; " Shekau yaa mutu" in haulage language.