NAF HOLDS INTENSIVE RAPPELLERS RECURRENCY TRAINING FOR TROOPS IN KADUNA
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully conducted Rappelers Recurrency Training at the Regiment Training Centre, Kaduna, as part of efforts to enhance operational efficiency in line with the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar’s, focus on “deliberate training and mission-oriented force development.” The exercise was designed to sharpen the skills of Regiment Special Operators in insertion and air assault operations, thereby boosting their capability to support surface forces in eliminating and denying terrorists and bandits the freedom of action.
The intensive training programme covered rappelling activities, aircraft operations, range exercises, and tactical live shooting drills. Operatives also undertook range classification exercises to improve firing accuracy, culminating in a tactical assault simulation involving fighting in built-up areas and hostage rescue operations.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Air Officer Commanding Ground Training Command, Air Vice Marshal AA Shinkafi, expressed appreciation to the CAS for prioritising capacity-building initiatives such as the Rappellers Recurrency Training. He noted that the programme not only enhances the proficiency of NAF’s special operators but also reinforces the Service’s commitment to ensuring national security. AVM Shinkafi commended the Commandant of the Regiment Training Centre, Air Commodore CO Olayera, alongside his officers, airmen, and airwomen, for the seamless conduct of the training and assured them of the CAS’s continued support for regiment training activities at the Centre.
