– The Nigerian Air Force has graduated another 150 of its personnel
– The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said NAF needed more strength in the face of serious crimes around the country
– The officers were trained by an Israeli team led by Major Roy
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated an additional 150 personnel of the Regiment Specialty after an eight-week intensive “Special Forces training” conducted by an Israeli company.
The graduation ceremony held at the NAF’s Regiment Training Centre (RTC) in Kaduna.
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was also the guest of honour, inspected a static display of Special Forces gears, survival equipment and first aid kits just before the commencement of the graduation ceremony.
A display by the graduating officers. Credit: Nigerian Air Force
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Some of the trainees also displayed their newly acquired skills in self-defence while others demonstrated their ability to rescue captured colleagues from the enemy’s camps, with air cover provided by a NAF helicopter.
ZENITHBLOG.com learnt that the Special Forces also treated the selected audience to a demonstration of an assault attack.
The Chief of Air Staff addressing the guests. Credit: Nigerian Air Force
Speaking at the event, the head of the Israeli training team, Major Roy, commended the resilience of the trainees, most of whom he said qualified as Special Forces, based on performance.
Roy said the impressive performance of the trainees went a long way in indicating the high level of professionalism in the Nigerian Air Force.
Addressing the guests, Group Captain Isaac Subi, commended the Chief of Air Staff for engaging the organisation in capacity building.
Subi noted that the extra effort of inviting foreign experts to train students in RTC had added much value to the training capability and stature of the centre.
One of the helicopters used for the training. Credit: Nigerian Air Force
He then enjoined the graduates to imbibe and make constant use of the lessons from the various courses.
Abubakar explained that the objective of the Special Forces Course and the other courses was to bridge the identified gap between force projection and force protection.
He stated that the exploits of the NAF in projecting air power in the various conflict areas in Nigeria and even beyond the shores of the country, was not in doubt.
He said the organisation had identified the need to build more capacity in the area of force protection.
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“The NAF needed to train more personnel that are capable of undertaking special operations, considering the country’s prevailing security challenges of insurgency and terrorism,” he said.
Accordingly, the second batch of 150 NAF personnel shortlisted for the Special Forces course would commence training soon.
ZENITHBLOG.com had earlier that the Nigerian Air Force continued its operation against Boko Haram terrorists as its latest attack on their building led to the death of some of the extremists’ fighters.
In a statement released by Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya on Sunday, September 10, it was revealed that the operation was carried out in Borno close to Lake Chad.
Watch this video of the parade by some flying officers of the NAF:
Source: Zenithblog.com
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