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AIR MARSHAL ABUBAKAR SPENDS SALLAH WITH FRONTLINE TROOPS IN MAIDUGURI AS NAF COMMISSIONS NEW MULTIPURPOSE HALL

In keeping with the tradition established since becoming the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) in July 2015, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, yesterday 15 June 2018, arrived in Maiduguri to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr with Nigerian Air Force (NAF) frontline troops serving in Maiduguri. He was accompanied by senior officers from NAF Headquarters, Abuja. The visit also provided an avenue for the NAF to commission a newly built multipurpose hall at NAF’s 105 Composite Group, Maiduguri. The hall, which was named after late Air Vice Marshal Emmanuel Edem, a one time Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command, was commissioned by Senator Duro Faseyi, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Air Force. Also present at the occasion was Mrs Bernardette Edem, wife of the late senior NAF officer that was honoured.

While commissioning the AVM EE Edem Hall, Senator Faseyi observed that the construction of the hall for use by the frontline troops was another significant achievement by NAF. He therefore praised the CAS and the rest of the NAF leadership for their unflinching commitment, which had resulted in the repositioning of the NAF for better service delivery. He stated that the Senate Committee on Air Force was a witness to the commissioning of several projects across all NAF units, geared towards enhancing NAF’s operational effectiveness and raising the morale of personnel. On the naming of the newly built hall after late AVM Edem, Senator Faseyi was of the view that it was an indication that the NAF, and the country at large, would forever be grateful to those who had served the nation well, even in death. He then charged personnel of 105 Composite Group to properly maintain and make good use of the new facilities. He also saluted the personnel for their bravery, which according to him, was responsible for the relative peace being enjoyed in Maiduguri and the overall corporate existence of Nigeria. He then stated that the nation truly appreciates their daily sacrifices and therefore urged them to remain committed in the interest of the nation.

In his remarks, the CAS said he had come with other senior NAF officers to celebrate the Sallah with the personnel, in appreciation of their efforts towards ensuring that Nigerians are secured and are able to pursue their legitimate aspirations without any hindrance. He therefore thanked guests, particularly Senator Faseyi and Mrs Edem, who came to join in celebrating with the frontline troops, who constantly put their lives on the line to ensure the security of our communities. He recollected his promise in the preceding year that the troops would no longer have to eat under the hot sun while collectively celebrating festive seasons. Air Marshal Abubakar therefore expressed his delight that the promise had been fulfilled with the commissioning of the hall, which had created a more conducive environment for the troops to celebrate.

The CAS informed the troops that the NAF had made a lot of gains in the efforts to re-professionalize the NAF. He disclosed that the NAF had been expanded for enhanced operational effectiveness, administrative efficiency and better service delivery. In particular, he mentioned that several Special Forces personnel had been trained and already deployed to newly established NAF units all over the country. In addition, the NAF has largely addressed the welfare needs of personnel, especially through the provision of residential accommodation, distribution of uniforms, among others. He added that the Federal Government had also been quite supportive in the efforts to enhance the capability of the NAF through the acquisition of new aircraft and reactivation of grounded ones. He therefore expressed the gratitude of the NAF to President Muhammadu Buhari, members of the National Assembly and other government agencies for facilitating the re-professionalization of the NAF. Air Marshal Abubakar also disclosed that, earlier in the day, President Buhari had specifically directed that he should convey his appreciation to the troops, for their daily sacrifices while reminding them that we had no other country but Nigeria and we should therefore work harder to ensure its unity and safeguard its territorial integrity.

On late AVM Edem, the CAS revealed that the late senior officer was a highly committed and detribalized individual, who was only interested in the values that personnel could add to the Service and not their tribes or religious inclination. He then recounted some deeds by the late Snr Offr, who he reported to be a man who exhibited much integrity. According to Air Marshal Abubakar, those were some of the reasons the late senior officer was being honoured by naming the new hall after him. He then encouraged all NAF personnel to emulate those unique values exhibited by late AVM Edem.

The Commander Air Task Force, AVM Idi Lubo, in his brief welcome address, extolled the virtues of the late AVM Edem, who he said he had a pleasant encounter with, while still a young officer. He added that he was not surprised that the edifice was being named after late AVM Edem, judging by what he personally knew of the late senior officer. While Senator Faseyi and Mrs Edem had since departed from Maiduguri, the CAS and members of his entourage were still with the troops as at the time of filing this report.

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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Belarus developed drone kit for anti-tank rocket launcher

http://defence-blog.com/aviation/belarus-developed-drone-kit-anti-tank-rocket-launcher.html

DEA agent Steve Murphy poses with the body of Pablo Escobar after he was shot dead on a rooftop in his home city of Medellín, Colombia. 1993

EAF Beechcraft-1900c electronic warfare & surveillance aircraft spotted at Václav Havel International Airport in Czech Republic.

Egyptian paratroopers in the #Sinai peninsula with CZ-807 BREN & AKM assault rifles .

German Kampfschwimmers during underwater training operations [1577x1044] - #army #military

jakeporeshenko:
UPDF, looks photoshopped to me

Yeah

jakeporeshenko:
NAF Studet pilots, student from other countries might also be included

Nice pictures.

A special photo of one of the heroes of # forces and shows his arming with assault rifle cz-807

Mig-29's MIG-2 AND MIRAGE 2000 of the Egyptian Air Force in Cairo sky

#EA

A Picture of the Corvette Al-Guy Al-Masri.

The launch is scheduled to take place after the Holy Eid-E-Miladunnabi, God willing

ADDRESS BY THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF LT GEN TY BURATAI ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE COMMITTEE TO PLAN AND ORGANISE ACTIVITIES FOR OPERATION LAST HOLD AND NIGERIAN ARMY DAY CELEBRATION 2018

1. It gives me great pleasure to receive you all today for the inaugural ceremony for the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2018 and the activities for Op LAST HOLD. NADCEL, as you all know has been an annual event which was first celebrated on 6 Jul 78 in remembrance of the tragic events of the Nigerian Civil War. It is also used as a platform for the NA to reflect on its performance and celebrate its achievements.

2. This year, the NADCEL is scheduled to hold from 1 – 6 Jul 18 and it is intended to celebrate NA achievements and also to showcase the NA’s operational activities as well as its transformational strides in innovation, research and development, civil military relations and technological advances. More importantly, the NADCEL 2018 will provide an opportunity for participants and guests to be embedded in a real life military operation codenamed Op LAST HOLD.

3. The fusion of a full scale military operation with the NADCEL is a novelty which supports the drive to enhance professionalism in the NA. It is also in line with my vision for the NA which is “to have a Professionally Responsive Nigerian Army in the Discharge of its Constitutional Roles”. In view of the need to commence preparation towards ensuring a successful NADCEL 2018, there was a need to convene a Committee to plan and organize the activities for the joint conduct of Op LAST HOLD and NADCEL 2018.

4. As Committee members you have all been selected based on the appointments you hold, your individual astuteness and my personal observations about your character and ability to deliver on assigned tasks. I am thus very hopeful that you will carry out this task with the utmost attention and dedication to ensure we have the best NADCEL. I have directed that the NA’s innovative exploits be showcased during the NADCEL via a trade fair. You must therefore work with the Adamawa, Borno and Yobe State Governments to ensure we have a successful trade fair. In this regard, I wish to thank the representatives from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states who are here today for honouring our invitation to serve on this Committee.

5. The Committee is to note the Terms of Reference and ensure that all tasks are completed on time. On this note, it is my pleasure to officially inaugurate the Committee to plan and organize activities for Op LAST HOLD and NADCEL 2018.

nemesis8u:

What's these..

Odunayaw:
when I began to read this post I first thought bidexii, baba will eject danu . You didn't disappoint

If Naa you Koo, you no go eject.

NA neutralises a V.B.I.E.D during the fall of camp Zairo....

Xbee007:
YouTube recommended this chilling video for me although I have seen it before several years ago.


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

I hope that gallant soldier survived though.

I don't know if he was given a medal for his gallantry act but he deserves one.

PHOTOS:

Earlier today, President Muhammadu Buhari got briefed by Security Chiefs, at the State House, Abuja.

Present at the meeting were: Minister of Defence, Brig Gen Mansur Dan Ali, Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Buratai, Chief of Naval Staff is Ibok Ekwe Ibas, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and a few members of cabinet.

saintjoel:
With English subtitle or Chinese.??

Go for the;"english subtitle".

The one I downloaded was Chinese.

This is what I call -A Real Hero!
Air commodore Sanjay Chauhan died in a Jaguar crash.He didn’t eject because aircraft was over the village and could have taken many lives ,so he went down with his plane ! Accepting certain death and not abandoning his plane. This is true spirit and courage of brave soldier..RIP
Salute you sir for your unconditional services for motherland. Jai Hind
Via Maj Surendra Poonia



If it's me kiaaa.... I don eject

As per news reports, a Jaguar aircraft which had taken off from the Air Force base at Jamnagar has crashed at Gujrat's Kutch.

The pilot of the Jaguar jet Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan lost his life in the crash.

"Today morning a Jaguar aircraft on a routine training mission from Jamnagar crashed around 10:30 hours. The pilot Air Cmde Sanjay Chauhan sustained fatal injuries during the crash," Times Now quoted said Lt Col Manish Ojha as saying.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident.

The wreckage of the crash was seen spread all over the field and a few cows grazing in the area were also killed.

Chauhan, a station commander, was one of the senior-most officers of the IAF. His rank is known to be equivalent to that of a Brigadier in the army.

The aircraft was on a routine trying mission.

@AirforceAssociation @IBtimes

The Multinational Joint Task Force Shows the Strengths and Limits of Collective Security Action

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Nigerian Jailbreak: Gunmen Attack Minna Prison Kill Guards And Release Over 200 Inmates Including 16 Condemned Prisoners


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joshingjosh:
For those that wants to download that operation red sea....this is the link




http://refilm.net/movie/operation-red-sea-2018-215

It was a crazy movie like.

2hrs plus of action.

lionel4power:
Why do you guys always make reference to the above bolded statement?

From beegeagle blog down to Twitter and now here...

Never in the history of NAF have they ever eluded to having interest in acquiring such platforms...

It all started from Mr. Beegeagle's own personal shopping list which became a "thing" and the story caught on...

Now we're all waiting for su-27/30 series for years now...

Take a chill pill.

I never said the NAF is getting the su27/30 now , what I meant is we might get it in the nearest future.

And I don't Base my assumption on beegeagles blog, it's over 2years plus when I last visited is blog or Twitter handle.

A NA hilux vehicle destroyed by I.E.D