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ShaqFu:
Cool. Those C130 still work. Remember seeing them alot when growing up during NAF day.

I'm not sure if the NAF celebrate it again because of the level of insecurity in the country.

Those days, NAF day was like Christmas day.

Cc: naptu2.

Looks like 3 Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft’s are on standby for evacuation mission to Egypt.
The latest info is that thousands of Nigerian students are stuck at the border and have been refused entry into Egypt.
Nigeria’s largest Airline @flyairpeace also remains on standby

NAF C130 has departed for Egypt.

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

NAF C130 has departed for Egypt. https://t.co/wyVv4cmPwu pic.twitter.com/AtAbBTCe5x

— Jake (@Jakepor21) April 29, 2023

NAF C130 has departed for Egypt.

EVACUATION UPDATE:

NAF C 130 prepares to depart to Egypt to evacuate Nigerian Nationals stranded in Sudan.
They are going with a lot of dry food, water, Medications, etc.

Our Prayers are with them.
#Sudan #SudanConflict #SudanEvacuation

EVACUATION UPDATE:
NAF C 130 prepares to depart to Egypt to evacuate Nigerian Nationals stranded in Sudan.
They are going with a lot of dry food, water, Medications, etc.

Our Prayers are with them. #Sudan #SudanConflict #SudanEvacuation pic.twitter.com/Qq3bJlzHtd

— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) April 29, 2023

naptu2:
Photo gallery of ADCs

Picture 1: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his ADC


Picture 2: Former French President Francois Holland (C) gives documents to his aide-de-camp after a meeting entitled 'Climate, Energy and Society: the College de France in Paris, France, 09 November 2015.


Picture 3: The ADC followed President Hollande to the podium, placed the speech on the lectern and went to sit just off-stage.



Picture 4: Former French president, François Hollande congratulated by Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, after his speech before the Greek Parliament in Athens on October 23, 2015. Behind them are their ADCs.


Picture 5: President Hollande inspecting a guard of honour.




Jamaica

Picture 6: These Boys Scouts share in a one on one conversation with Governor-General and Chief Scout, Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left) at their annual Founder’s Week Public Meeting held at King’s House on Thursday, February 23. Major Garth Anderson, Aide de Camp to the Governor-General (background) looks on.

butterfly777:
Lol

The banner is not well thought.

Maybe it's Photoshop.

naptu2:
The UK

In the United Kingdom, an aide-de-camp is a senior member of the armed forces or a member of the royal family. Equerries on the other hand are usually of the rank of major, lieutenant colonel or colonel and are appointed only to senior members of the royal family. There are now three equerries to the Queen of the United Kingdom, at least one of whom is in attendance on the Sovereign on a daily basis.


Photo 1: Queen Elizabeth, President Obasanjo, the Commander of the Brigade of Guards and (behind) Major James Duckworth-Chad (the Queen's equerry). Major Duckworth-Chad is from a very influential family.


Photos 2 and 3: Lieutenant Commander Andrew Canale (Royal Navy) was the Queen's equerry from 2012 - 2015. In the pictures below he helps the Queen to hold a cake that was presented to her by an Asian Women's Group during a visit to Chadwell Heath Community Centre on July 16, 2015 in Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom.



Photo 4: Wing Commander Samuel Fletcher (Royal Air Force) is the Queen's current equerry. In the picture below he welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family to Buckingham Palace as they arrive to meet the Queen.

IGP COMMENDS WOMAN POLICE FIGHTER

As Juliet Ukah Stuns SA's Crystal, Emerges African EFC Mixed Martial Arts Champion

The Nigeria Police Force multi-dexterous Combat Athlete PC Juliet Ukah, following a successful Professional Training Tour fought and won against South Africa's Crystal Van Wyk who until the bout was undefeated, in Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) 102. The fight which took place on Thursday 13th April 2023, in Johannesburg – South Africa, was a 3-Round bout and Juliet showed all-around superiority to emerge the winner by Unanimous decision (30－26, 30－26, 30－27). Juliet also went on to defeat Clodia Vochung Shivabo (IMBGIM FC) of Cameroun on Saturday 22nd April 2023.

PC Juliet is one of two Police Female MMA Fighters recently released by IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, for a 6-Week Professional Training Tour in Thailand. Recruited into the Force in 2018, the talented Woman Constable has continued to show tremendous promise, broad skills, and passion for excellence over the years, conquering the Boxing, Kickboxing, and now MMA world of Nigeria and Africa. With this feat, PC Juliet Ukah, who now has an unbeaten streak after 4 Professional Fights (4 wins - 0 loss - 0 draw), is the African EFC Champion and the No. 1 Contender for the World EFC Female Straw Weight Title Belt.

The Inspector-General of Police congratulates the officer for the feat and acknowledges the contributions of the Nigeria Police Force to sports development in the country. He commended the officer for making the Nigeria Police Force, and by extension, the nation proud. The IGP further promised to continually discover and showcase new talents in the Police.

CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra,
Force Public Relations Officer,
Force Headquarters,
Abuja.

28th April, 2023

naptu2:
The United States


The President of The United States has 5 full time ADCs (one each from the army, navy, air force, marines and coast guard) and 45 part time ADCs. One of the full time ADCs must be with the president at all times (hence the nickname "elbow man" ).



The ADC also acts as the Presidents Personal Assistant when the Personal Assistant is unavailable. The President's ADC is usually of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or its equivalent.



General George Washington retained his aide-de-camp when he became the first President of the United States. All US presidents have had military ADCs since then. The job of the full time ADCs initially included coordinating the military units that provide services to the president, eg The White House Mess/kitchen (navy), The Old Guard (army), HMX1 (Marine Helicopter Squadron), the 89th Airlift Wing (Air Force 1), Marine Security Company Camp David, Marine Presidential Guard (The White House), etc, but these services are now coordinated by the White House Military Office.


The full-time ADCs also assist the president at military parades, military and state funerals, wreath laying ceremonies and medal presentation ceremonies. The ADCs also act as the president's personal assistant when his personal assistant is unavailable.



The full time ADCs carry the president's emergency nuclear satchel, aka the nuclear football (a Halliburton Zero briefcase). This has been the case since the early 1960s when John F. Kennedy was president. The nuclear football contains options for launching a nuclear strike, a code book and a communication system by which the President can transmit his orders to the National Command Centre. The main purpose of the nuclear football is to authenticate that it is actually the President that is giving the order to launch nuclear weapons and to ensure that he can give that order from where ever he is in the world.



The president also keeps a plastic card called "the biscuit" in his pocket. This card contains launch codes for nuclear weapons and is used in conjunction with the nuclear football.

The president has been separated from his ADC (and the nuclear football) a few times. John Hinckley shot President Reagan in 1981 and Reagan's chief detail immediately pushed him into the limousin and ordered the driver to drive to the hospital. The ADC (and thus the nuclear football) was left behind. The nuclear biscuit couldn't be found at first, but it was later found amongst President Reagan's bloody clothes in a plastic bag at the hospital.

On one occassion President Clinton left his ADC behind when he suddenly decided to leave a hotel at which he was attending a function. The ADC had to run all the way back to the White House (it wasn't safe to take a taxi while carrying the nuclear football).

President Clinton also once misplaced the nuclear biscuit and this earned him severe criticism from several of his ADCs many years later.


US Marine Lieutenant Colonel David Kalinske was President Obama's Marine ADC until 2010. Interestingly, Colonel Kalinske was a footballer in school and he ended up carrying the most important football in the world for the US President.

naptu2:
He is the equerry (ADC) to the British monarch and his name is Major Johnny Thompson. He has been really very busy in the past 2 weeks. From receiving the new Prime Minister and announcing her presence to Queen Elizabeth II, to dealing with the death of the Queen and then following King Charles on his tour of the UK, his schedule has been very full.

He was the person that removed the pens and ink from the desk when King Charles wanted to sign the document, he placed the King's speech on the lectern when the King addressed Parliament and he is the person that has announced the presence of all the prime ministers, ambassadors and religious leaders who have come to pay their condolence to the King.

He serves in the 5th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and that's why he wears a kilt.