NAF conducts air strike exercise in Benue

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) connected Thursday conducted aerial onslaught exercises successful Benue.

Speaking during the workout astatine Kwernev Air Range, Makurdi, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Tactical Air Command (TAC), AVM Patrick Obeya, said the unit was committed to restoring bid successful the country.

Obeya said the exercise, which is tagged “Air-to-Ground Integration Exercise”, is organised by NAF’s Air Warfare and Doctrine Centre, Abuja.

The AOC stated that the workout was conducted arsenic portion of the ongoing Advanced Air-to-Ground Integration Course 3/25, Joint Fires Observers Course 2/25, and the Annual Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) proficiency training.

He said the exercise, which had 86 participants drawn from the Army, Air Force and Navy, was a testament to the NAF’s committedness to professionalism, associated operations, and continuous improvement.

Obeya pointed retired that the workout showcased NAF’s resoluteness to stay combat-ready and strategically aligned with nationalist information objectives.

AOC added that the lawsuit represents NAF’s effort to heighten synergy betwixt aerial and onshore components for effectual ngo accomplishment.

“The workout you volition witnesser contiguous is simply a live-firing objection designed to heighten the capableness of associated terminal onslaught controllers and associated fires observers.

“These unit service arsenic the captious nexus betwixt aerial and crushed forces during combat operations, ensuring that precision aerial strikes are efficaciously coordinated to execute tactical and strategical objectives portion minimising collateral damage.

“Through realistic grooming specified arsenic this, we guarantee that our aircrew, crushed liaison elements, and supporting units run with shared understanding, precision, and communal trust,” helium said.

Obeya commended the Air Warfare and Doctrine Centre for its accordant committedness to processing dependable doctrinal frameworks and high-quality grooming for the NAF.

The AOC further commended Gov. Hyacinth Alia for his visionary leadership, continued enactment and cordial civil-military narration enjoyed by the Force successful the State.

Earlier, the Commandant of the Air Warfare and Doctrine Centre successful Abuja, AVM Michael Ekwueme, stated that the workout aimed to heighten a agreed beforehand during operations.

Ekwueme said it would not lone guarantee much occurrence for information operatives against the enemies but would besides trim collateral harm and different mistakes recorded during operations.

He said the workout would guarantee that the targets identified by crushed troops are cautiously eliminated with velocity and precision.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that precocious points of the lawsuit were the performances of the students who neutralised their identified targets with velocity and precision.

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