– The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been consistent with its route march exercise
– The third quarter 2017 route march exercise for officers and airmen/airwomen serving in Abuja was held recently
– The march was led by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar,
The third quarter 2017 route march exercise for officers and airmen/airwomen serving in Abuja was held on Saturday, October 7.
The personnel marched off from Mogadishu Cantonment to Niger Barracks and back, covering a distance of 10km walk, within the Abuja Metropolis.
The march exercise was led by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar. Photo credit: NAF
According to a statement by NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, the aim of the quarterly exercise is to constantly keep NAF personnel physically and mentally fit to enable them discharge their constitutional duties efficiently.
ZENITHBLOG.com observed that members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) akso joined the NAF personnel in the exercise.
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Members of the NYSC also participated in the exercise. Photo credit: NAF
Men of the NAF were also stationed at the various routes to and from the barracks to ensure a hitch-free exercise.
The officers and airmen/women were excited about the exercise as many of them sang, danced and gyrated to the rhythms of the NAF band as they marched.
The march exercise has become a quarterly routine for NAF. Photo credit: NAF
Addressing participants at the end of the route march, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar commended them for demonstrating a high level of physical fitness, noting that no matter how intelligent or dedicated they were, it would be practically impossible to effectively discharge their statutory responsibilities without a sound body.
He reminded personnel of the need to exercise regularly because “today’s military is a military that requires a sound mind in a sound body.”
Air Marshal Abubakar hammered on the need for all NAF personnel to have a sound body. Photo credit: NAF
The CAS, who spoke on the current efforts at addressing the security challenges in the country, stated that the NAF and other security agencies were working in synergy to ensure a conducive and peaceful atmosphere for businesses to thrive.
While expatiating on some of the recent landmark achievements in the NAF, Air Marshal Abubakar recalled that the NAF successfully airlifted relief materials donated by the federal government to the mudslide and flood victims in Sierra Leone, using the NAF C-130 Hercules aircraft.
The CAS also said that the NAF, in recent times, had successfully airlifted participants of the National Defence College in Abuja and the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji to various African countries on study tours and would continue to do so.
NAF continues to provide air support for the Nigerian troops in the northeast as well as other national assignments. Photo credit: NAF
He added that the NAF was also on the verge of airlifting participants at the Air Force War College on a study tour of 2 African countries.
He then commended the personnel, remarking that all the feats of the NAF would not have been possible without their commitment and dedication to duty.
He informed the personnel that the federal government and indeed Nigerians in general appreciated their sacrifices. He advised personnel not to rest on their oars but rather redouble their efforts until those efforts result in completely stabilizing the security situation in the country.
Meanwhile, the CAS, on Friday, October 6, said the military had successfully stabilized and secured the northeast from Boko Haram insurgents.
Abubakar said this in Port Harcourt at a skills acquisition and vocational training graduation ceremony for 150 youths organised by the Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA).
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