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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE AIR WAR COLLEGE GRADUATES SECOND SET OF PARTICIPANTS

The Nigerian Air Force Air War College (NAFAWC) has graduated it's second set of participants of Air War Course on 8 December 2017 during a ceremony held on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Makurdi, Benue State. The Air War Course 2/2017 consisted of 19 senior military officers out of whom 16 were from the NAF, one from the Nigerian Army (NA) and 2 from the Nigerian Navy (NN). The Course, which was inaugurated on 16 June 2017, groomed the participants in airpower education and its application while preparing them to lead in the strategic environment with emphasis on the employment of airpower in both joint and independent operations.

During the ceremony, the Chief of the Air staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Chief of Training and Operations, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Nurudeen Balogun, congratulated the participants on the successful completion of the Course. Speaking further, he urged them to bring to bear, the skills and lessons acquired during the Course with utmost sense of patriotism. The CAS disclosed that the NAF had improved, expanded and upgraded the facilities in the College to the standards obtainable in similar air war colleges worldwide to aid teaching and learning. Accordingly, “the NAF will continue to do its best within the limits of available resources to provide the needed support for realistic and result oriented training”, he said. While enumerating the numerous achievements under his administration, the CAS stated that the NAF would continue to place premium on capacity building as well as effective and efficient service delivery. He expressed his belief that the purpose for which the College was established would begin to have the desired level of impact on the Service in the very near future.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Commandant of the College, AVM James Baba said that the graduation of the second set of participants was an attestation to the rationale behind the establishment of the College. The Commandant added that the feedback being received by the College on the performance of its pioneer graduands was pleasing, as they were in line with the College’s set objectives. The highlight of the graduation ceremony was the conferment of the “Fellow of Air War College” on the participants by the Commandant. The participants that distinguished themselves during the Course were also given special awards, in order of merit. In that wise, Group Captain Ehimen Ejodame bagged the Best All Round Award while Group Captain Nasiru Saidu won the CAS Award with Group Captain Emeng Imoke carting away the Commandant’s Award.

The attendance of Air War Course 2 by participants from the NA and the NN was in keeping with the tradition from when the NAFAWC was established towards deepening the collaboration between the 3 arms of Services in the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Meanwhile, arrangements are already in top gear towards nominating participants for Air War Course 3, scheduled to commence shortly.

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Ibrahimanees:
Well, this is getting very confusing because according to CBN, they are all the same.
https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cbn.gov.ng/intops/ReserveMgmt.asp&ved=0ahUKEwicurDUuv3XAhVLzqQKHb02CnAQFggbMAA&usg=AOvVaw3Vy-zs3wLm7HXkz0ZXkmzN

It's very simple: foreign exchange reserves reflect what a particular country's reserve bank holds in store in "hard currency" - dollars, euro, Swiss franks, yen etc - for whatever purposes. This may be for a rainy day, fighting off currency speculators, boosting the value of the local currency, guaranteeing payments of imports in the event of sanctions/war etc.

Externally held reserves may mean payment for exports to a particular country which still reside in the importer's country and are destined to wind up in the reserve bank of the exporting country.

That's just how I understand it coming from a country reputed to have the most open government budget in the world and the best developed banking and accounting system in terms of reporting not only in Africa, but of all non-1st world countries.

Again I say, the prior argument here depends what definitions one chooses to use!

#NN

bidexiii:
#NN

See the logo of the school Bad designer

Odunayaw:
See the logo of the school Bad designer

Anti submarine warfare and anti mine. What are they using to practice those stuffs?

tdayof:
Anti submarine warfare and anti mine. What are they using to practice those stuffs?

At least we have one...........

PRESS RELEASE
THEATRE COMMANDER’S REDEPLOYMENT – A ROUTINE POSTING
The attention of the Headquarters Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole has been drawn to an online article in The Nigerian Voice publication of 8 December 2017 titled “How Major General Attahiru lost his job for not supporting fraud”. Contrary to the opinion being peddled in the said article, the redeployment of Major General Ibrahim Attahiru to Army Headquarters as the Deputy Chief of Policy and Plans is a routine posting premised on needs assessment and is a normal exercise in the Nigerian Army. The Theatre Command therefore wishes to note that such insinuations being touted by a cross section of the media are far from the truth, misleading and capable of eroding the successes so far achieved in the fight against insurgency in the North East. It could also send a wrong signal and precipitate disaffection among troops of the Nigerian Army and indeed the Theatre of operation. It is imperative therefore to implore members of the public to please discountenance these erroneous impressions.
Please disseminate this information to the general public through your news media.
Thank you for your usual cooperation.

Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu
Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE

tdayof:
Anti submarine warfare and anti mine. What are they using to practice those stuffs?

Hehehe. I don't know
Seeing that's where the SBS conduct their maritime phase of BOC/C it should be impressive stuff

We have stocks of mine we use to train our Mine Counter measure Vehicle personnel so maybe the SBS has some it uses to train in demining
Furthermore, I got a snippet from someone (don't ask who )that SBS train in advance delivery techniques (via subs) in Pakistan

I wish we had subs #sigh

tdayof:
Anti submarine warfare and anti mine. What are they using to practice those stuffs?

Mines are actually easy. You dont need any thing special for that.


"We have been defeated by country with out a navy, using weapons from world war 1 and boats from the time of mosses"


Para phrasing the USN command during the Korean war

bidexiii:
RG-31 Mk5 MRAP and AMX Leclerc main battle tank are some of the UAE land force equipment's,shipped to Sudan .to be used in the upcoming military exercise Code-named ‘Coasts Heroes 1,between UAE and sudan land forces .

Funny thing is that some African militaries might just buy that impressive RG-31 mortar system from the UAE, to externalise funds, when they can procure it cheaply from the source at Denel Land Systems, South Africa.
Example: Senegal just placed an order for mortar bombs from Denel's factory in Saudi Arabia at 30% more than what they'd have paid buying directly from SA!
I know the Saudis are paying them to fight in Yemen, but is it really worth it?

Odunayaw:
Hehehe. I don't know
Seeing that's where the SBS conduct their maritime phase of BOC/C it should be impressive stuff

We have stocks of mine we use to train our Mine Counter measure Vehicle personnel so maybe the SBS has some it uses to train in demining
Furthermore, I got a snippet from someone (don't ask who )that SBS train in advance delivery techniques (via subs) in Pakistan

I wish we had subs #sigh

since I watched the video of that AVM about issues with NAF in which he made mention of political will to fund the defence sector. I just gave up in expecting a large and impressive military purchase .


I need to know why we didn't go for the well armed type 056. Any idea?

andrewza:
Mines are actually easy. You dont need any thing special for that.


"We have been defeated by country with out a navy, using weapons from world war 1 and boats from the time of mosses"


Para phrasing the USN command during the Korean war

Thanks.

tdayof:
since I watched the video of that AVM about issues with NAF in which he made mention of political will to fund the defence sector. I just gave up in expecting a large and impressive military purchase .


I need to know why we didn't go for the well armed type 056. Any idea?

WitchCraft

Odunayaw:
WitchCraft

Haha. Wait is it DHQ that has the final say on defense purchase? Or the navy just decided no missiles?

tdayof:
Haha. Wait is it DHQ that has the final say on defense purchase? Or the navy just decided no missiles?

I don't really know how it works but each service has some flexibility in procurement (which I hate). But concerning the type056 that was the navy's parade however with MOD & MOF being the bone in the throat. That order should have started a chain reaction for other purchases but we all know how well the last administration did

tdayof:
Haha. Wait is it DHQ that has the final say on defense purchase? Or the navy just decided no missiles?

you really can't blame us as funding has been our constraint, each service has to prioritise and look after needs first.

jpphilips:
The information is not hidden, some folks swore an oath to remain ignorant.

Right, if you say, my man.

Egyptian Air Force Westland Commando MK2. Legend.

Tunisian Special Forces

#Photooftheday Beni, Mavivi airport, NK, DR Congo: 8 December 2017, medical evacuation to Goma of peacekeepers wounded in the deadly attack by alleged ADF, against a base of the #MONUSCO Force in Semuliki, on Thursday, 7 December 2017. #DRC

#Egyptian Airforce MK2

With the Bangladesh army's UN contingent in Mali's northern deserts .

tdayof:
Anti submarine warfare and anti mine. What are they using to practice those stuffs?

read my mind exactly..

#Exclusive - The first appearance for CZ-807 assault rifle with #Egyptian paratroopers units .

another exclusive pic , show CZ-807 assault rifle with a member from "Sa'ka" units / #Egyptian special forces .

Is there Any progress on these projects
Ara MRAP
Gulma and amebo drones.
Light utility aircraft
Guided missiles by narsda.
Things are a little bit quiet, Just hoped they ve not shove it under the carpet.

Ibrahimanees:
Is there Any progress on these projects
Ara MRAP
Gulma and amebo drones.
Light utility aircraft
Guided missiles by narsda.
Things are a little bit quiet, Just hoped they ve not shove it under the carpet.

As far as I know

*ARA MRAP is under state trials. for how long only men with red necks can tell
*Amebo was a technology demonstrator to build Gulma. I think some gulmas are in service already and work is ongoing to refine it as we walk down the path
*The aircraft. Radio silence Cc:TdayoF iwo da!
*Missiles, we are years away

Odunayaw:
As far as I know

*ARA MRAP is under state trials. for how long only men with red necks can tell
*Amebo was a technology demonstrator to build Gulma. I think some gulmas are in service already and work is ongoing to refine it as we walk down the path
*The aircraft. Radio silence Cc:TdayoF iwo da!
*Missiles, we are years away

Nice report.....

#RANDOM