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Wing Commander Chimda Hedima 1975 - 2014.

On 11/09/14, a company of NA soldiers attempted to overrun a Boko Haram position in Borno. Due to the low altitude, the plane suffered significant damage from the terrorists' gun fire. Wing Commander Hedima and his partner realized that they were going to crash.

Instead of hurriedly parachuting to safety within Nigerian controlled territory, they chose to embark on a mission to destroy as many terrorists and their weapons as possible. They parachuted out at the last minute but not before ensuring their plane slammed into a column of terrorists in which 63 Boko Haram members were killed as a result of their bravery.

Wing Commander Hedima was captured. On 12/09/14, he was killed by the Boko Haram.

He chose Nigeria, he chose all of us. We cannot forget him. Please share his story. His name should be known by everyone.

Rest In Peace Commander, we are grateful.

May you find eternal peace in the bosom of the almighty God.

--------------AIT African Independent Television

jakeporeshenko:
Someone took my complaint seriously I like the customer service here.

heard this is the currency commonly accepted here

Hmmmm...

#SBS

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IDPs IN LAGOS BENEFIT FROM NAF FREE MEDICAL SERVICES, AS AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP FLIGHT ENDS

Over 100 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) benefited from free medical services provided by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in collaboration with the United States Air Force Africa Command, as part of activities to end the week-long African Partnership Flight Conference The free medical services provided to the IDPs included laboratory tests, eye and dental check-ups, provision of free eye glasses, drugs and voluntary HIV test, among others.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Honourable Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, reiterated the need for combined training and common doctrines by armed forces of African countries to tackle the menace of terrorism and other security challenges on the continent. While expressing gratitude to the United States Government for her untiring support towards capacity building initiatives in the NAF, the Honourable Minister expressed his belief that the training programme would help reduce the problem of integration of human and material resources from different operational backgrounds.

In his remarks, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, represented by the Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal IJ Yahaya, noted that the African Partnership Flight was designed to build strong and transparent partnerships that would foster regional stability and security through formal alliances, partnerships and exchange of ideas among African air forces. The Conference, with the theme “Aeromedical Evacuation and Medical Deployment”, concentrated on capacity building of the aircrew and medical personnel who would be involved from time to time in humanitarian and aeromedical evacuation operations.

In his remarks, the representative of the United States Team, Major General Baldwin, noted that the programme was very important to developing the critical capability of the participants to take care of casualties adding that the role of the military globally was more than securing the country. The Conference, which was jointly organised by the United States Air Force in Europe and the NAF, brought together participants from Benin, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria as well as facilitators from the United States of America.

DOPRI

Bundeswehr plans first deployment of MANTIS to Mali



http://www.janes.com/article/73209/bundeswehr-plans-first-deployment-of-mantis-to-mali#.WZcs5_PdoZU.twitter

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL MILITARY AFFAIRS HOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKSHOP IN MONGUNO

In an effort to deepen troops understanding and appreciation of Human Rights issues and their impact on military operations, the Army Headquarters Department of Civil Military Affairs have organised Human Rights Sensitization Workshop for officers and soldiers of 8 Task Force Division in Monguno.

Declaring the workshop open, the Chief of Civil Military Affairs, Major General Nuhu Angbazo noted that the Nigerian Army is currently experiencing fourth dimension warfare; where the assymetric nature of the enemy has demanded that the army must work more closely with the civil populace, in order to understand, identify, engage and defeat the enemy. To achieve this strategic objective, Major General Angbazo added that "the Nigerian Army has embarked on this sensitization workshop so that our troops can become knowledgeable in the Laws of Armed Conflicts and therefore avoid those unprofessional conducts that could destroy their career and tarnish the good image of the Nigerian Army ".

Earlier, the acting General Officer Commanding, 8 Task Force Division, Brigadier General Stevenson Olabanji commended Major General Angbazo for the timely initiative and assured him that commanders would use the knowledge acquired to fashion out professional approaches to their military duties, in conformity with the vision with the Chief of Army Staff which is to ''Have a Professionally responsive Nigerian Army in the discharge of it's constitutional roles".

Please disseminate this information to the general public.

Col Timothy Antigha
Deputy Director
Public Relations
8 Task Force Division

TROOPS OF 8 TASK FORCE DIVISION NEUTRALIZE 10 TERRORISTS
-- RECOVER LOGISTICS AND RUSTLED ANIMALS

In continuation of ongoing efforts to deny terrorists freedom of action in it's Area of Responsibility, troops of 8 Task Force Division have neutralized 10 terrorists in Maza village in Marte Local Government Areas of Borno State. The terrorists fell into an ambush laid by troops at about 9pm last night, as they attempted to sneak back into their swampy hideouts in the Lake Chad.

Items recovered from the terrorists include 10 bicycles, 11 carts containing food items and 2 cows. In a related development, troops also recovered 50 cows abandoned by fleeing terrorists, during clearance operations conducted in Danari and Mowo villages in Monguno Local Government Area.

It should be noted that as the noose continue to tighten on Boko Haram terrorists, couple with the wet season, they have resorted to the use of bicycles and charts as means of transportation.

Please disseminate this information to the general public.

Col Timothy Antigha
Deputy Director
Public Relations
8 Task Force Division

#Niger: 4 Nigerien soldiers killed & 5 severely wounded under unclear circumstances in plain desert between Dirkou & Seguedine, #Agadez

Former #Libyan air defense 2K12 Kub system: SURN 1S91 radar & 2P25 TEL

#Egypt's Saiqa Special Force Unit.

The upgraded version of #Egyptian-made Timsah APC in #Sinai

#Important: The Egyptian-made MRAP 'Temsah 2' in service with security forces of the Interior Ministry in North #Sinai.

#Libya|n cadets (Air Force) graduated in Egypt AF Academy in July 2016 seen at Benina airbase two weeks ago

#Egypt's Gowind 2500 Corvette:
Disp: 2,600t
Planned: 4+2
Range: 6,900km
Enduranc: 11 days
x16 Mica surf-air (20km)
x8 MM40 anti-ship (180km)

#Important | Egyptian police special operation forces killed 3 terrorists in New Valley Governorate

US army will participate with 200 solider in bright star military Exercise with Egypt ,The exercise will focus on counter terrorism training

Egyptian special forces man from Battalion 103 Sa'ka in El-Arish city #Sinai armed with Beretta ARX160 equipped with night Vision Telescope

Course taught by UK, US forces improves AMISOM intel-gathering capabilities https:///3Uu4KNzdcL @CJTFHOA

@CJTFHOA and @UPDFSPOKESMAN train UPDF on psychological operations to counter al-Shabaab and VEOs in East Africa #amisom #USACAPOC

Third field army seized a large amount of electronic circuits components which used in manufacture of IEDs #Sinai .

3 Al shabaab suspects behind the beheading of four villagers in Witu area, Lamu County arrested by police #EpukaUgaidi

Libyan citizens are again warned not to enter into areas of armed clashes until after the areas have been surveyed for explosive hazards

IEDs seized inside Egypt (from 2016)

New UN report includes photos of Igla-1 MANPADS seized from armed group in DRC

Senior officers from Nigerian Defence Headquarter Inspect Proforce New "PF ARA" (Thunder)Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle

when the New Proforce "PF ARA" (Thunder)Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle was still under construction

Large rebel quadcopter drone armed w/ a mortar round captured by loyalists in Suweida area -h/t @AllyOfTruth

Another very large pressure plate-initiated #IED designed for targeting vehicles rendered safe in #Benghazi, #Libya

jakeporeshenko:
Bidexiii you chose the wrong day to not show up at work.

Anyways a full squadron of Jf-17

Just took few days off.

Beautiful birds, nothing bad if we av at least 3 squadrons of the jf17.

#COIN
#SF

Xbee007:
Isn't that too much? 20years imprisonment would do now.

Justice well served !!!!!

You pulled out a revolver and shit a fellow human being like out of jealousy & anger.

Even soldiers who killed captured BHT are given death penalty/life imprisonment .