The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Saturday 12 October 2019 in Bauchi State commences the training of 200 carefully selected regiment personnel as "Special Forces" to tackle insurgency and other internal security problems across the country.
According to the Air Officer Commanding, Ground Training Command, Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Idi Amin who inaugurated the Special Forces Course-5/2019 training in Bauchi, the exercise became imperative to ensure a robust counter-force to respond to insurgencies.
AVM Amin was quoted saying “At the end of the nine-week training, successful participants will be deployed to defend NAF air assets and bases, as well as critical national infrastructure and assets against the terrorists.”
He observed that NAF has grown in size, spread, and equipment holding, in a bid to fulfill its obligations of protecting and defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria from the air.
The Commanding Officer also reiterated that the training would also develop the capacity of the Personnel to fight under all types of terrains and weather conditions.
He emphasized that the Service was also doing so much in further developing and improving its capacity for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in troublesome areas across the country.
