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Exnavyboy62:
And I thought my country’s leaders were foolish. Billions of dollars of security investments, foreign military base on soil, a very expensive private plane. All these for security guarantee, only to be played for fools.

kabe1:
Nigerian Tier 1 Operators

DSS STATT conduct simulation exercise in Abuja

kenpaul0:
What is the full meaning of STATT?

kabe1:
Nigerian Tier 1 Operators

DSS STATT conduct simulation exercise in Abuja

Karis1:
Congratulations to Nigeria on the very well equipped operators, but I'll have to correct you on the use of the term "tier 1".
That term is very loosely thrown around in recent times, and in this scenario is inaccurate.
Tier 1 teams achieve the status not from equipment, but training and the missions they run. There is no tier 1 team on the continent, and very few even amongst the world's strongest militaries.
In the US, with the most publicized tier 1 ODA's, only DELTA and DEVGRU attain that status, and there is no military on the continent capable of providing the support a tier 1 team would need to run a mission.

kabe1:
You're taking my description too literally.

What I mean Tier 1 in a Nigerian context is, the best Tactical Team Nigeria has to offer.

Also I don't really agree with your classification of a Tier 1 Team, except you have been on missions with these teams, you can't definitely say they are incapable of running complex missions.

The USA has the best supported and Trained teams but we regularly see that they go on failed missions.

I mean only recently we got to know of their failed operation in North Korea.

A couple of years ago French Special forces were clapped hard in Somalia during a failed rescue mission.

Then their are operations like Operation Spiderweb carried out by Security Services of Ukraine.

So what and who defines a tier 1 team.

Ukraine doesn't have a Tier 1 Team on paper, but they regularly carry out Tier 1 missions.

So what and who defines what a Tier 1 Team is?

In my opinion the classification Tier 1 is determined by the complex missions a team can undertake.

In this context, Nigeria's Tier 1 Team is DSS STATT.

kabe1:
You're taking my description too literally.

What I mean Tier 1 in a Nigerian context is, the best Tactical Team Nigeria has to offer.

Also I don't really agree with your classification of a Tier 1 Team, except you have been on missions with these teams, you can't definitely say they are incapable of running complex missions.

The USA has the best supported and Trained teams but we regularly see that they go on failed missions.

I mean only recently we got to know of their failed operation in North Korea.

A couple of years ago French Special forces were clapped hard in Somalia during a failed rescue mission.

Then their are operations like Operation Spiderweb carried out by Security Services of Ukraine.

So what and who defines a tier 1 team.

Ukraine doesn't have a Tier 1 Team on paper, but they regularly carry out Tier 1 missions.

So what and who defines what a Tier 1 Team is?

In my opinion the classification Tier 1 is determined by the complex missions a team can undertake.

In this context, Nigeria's Tier 1 Team is DSS STATT.

Lurker4Long:
SA Police Service, SAAF, Emergency Medical Services conducting rescue training on the Gariep Dam.

Karis1:
Does this unit have the capability to infiltrate a neighbouring country, stir civil unrest, orchestrate a coup, insert a puppet regime and exfil undetected?
Do they have the capability to conduct a hostage rescue in any other AOR outside of ECOWAS in 36-72 hour notice?
Instead of roleplaying scenarios, this unit's so called tier 1 capability should be put to better use at the regional front in West Africa with the ever growing reach of armed groups.

Karis1:
Research the October 2020 hostage rescue of an American citizen in Nigeria by DEVGRU and familiarize yourself with what it truly means to run and support a tier 1 unit mission before you continue on this chest thumping parade.

Tier 1 status is earned from tactical and battlefield experience, tough lessons learnt from losses in realtime. That's why, for all their failed missions, the US military will continue to maintain dominance over China's ; nothing beats real life experience when it comes to war.

And there is nothing like Nigeria's version of tier 1, there is only a universal standard, which this particular unit is no where close to attaining.

The Ukrainians may run tier 1 missions, but these are mostly based on Western Intelligence, Western provided equipment, training and support, which could easily serve as the perfect cover for American operatives to conduct reconnaissance, assault and credit the Ukrainians, with plausible deniability.

Karis1:
Research the October 2020 hostage rescue of an American citizen in Nigeria by DEVGRU and familiarize yourself with what it truly means to run and support a tier 1 unit mission before you continue on this chest thumping parade.

Tier 1 status is earned from tactical and battlefield experience, tough lessons learnt from losses in realtime. That's why, for all their failed missions, the US military will continue to maintain dominance over China's ; nothing beats real life experience when it comes to war.

And there is nothing like Nigeria's version of tier 1, there is only a universal standard, which this particular unit is no where close to attaining.

The Ukrainians may run tier 1 missions, but these are mostly based on Western Intelligence, Western provided equipment, training and support, which could easily serve as the perfect cover for American operatives to conduct reconnaissance, assault and credit the Ukrainians, with plausible deniability.

Karis1:
Does this unit have the capability to infiltrate a neighbouring country, stir civil unrest, orchestrate a coup, insert a puppet regime and exfil undetected?
Do they have the capability to conduct a hostage rescue in any other AOR outside of ECOWAS in 36-72 hour notice?
Instead of roleplaying scenarios, this unit's so called tier 1 capability should be put to better use at the regional front in West Africa with the ever growing reach of armed groups.

kabe1:
Tier 1 status is earned from tactical and battlefield experience, tough lessons learnt from losses in realtime.

This comment here can be said of all specialized units operating in Africa.

This your description is not limited to the US armed services alone, and I can tell you for free that the DSS has conducted, many complex operations of recent. I'm just too lazy to post sources for you.

Again you need to understand my point, the capabilities of the US armed services significantly out-weigh that of Nigeria, but the missions Nigerian armed services conduct are just as complex.

You correctly cited an example of a DEVGRU mission in Nigeria, but you ignore the fact Nigerian armed services have also routinely carried those sort of operations, including many that are more complex than the example you have cited.

So it's not about chest beating, the unit that has the best capability to conduct complex missions in Nigeria is the DSS STATT.

Hence they are Nigeria's Tier 1 unit.

I mean, the DSS operates armed UCAVs.

kabe1:
Nigerian Tier 1 Operators

DSS STATT conduct simulation exercise in Abuja

jteku:
Seems the DSS have ditched the Israeli made TAVOR and stick with the M4

jteku:
Seems the DSS have ditched the Israeli made TAVOR and stick with the M4

kabe1:
That's not an M4 though.

It's an M4 pattern rifle. We don't know yet what type or make of rifle that is.

DSS started using these from 2024.

kenpaul0:
What is the full meaning of STATT?