Nigerias security concerns assume new dimension - Chief of Air Staff

The Chief of Air Staff,Air MarshalMohammed Dikko Umar, has warned that the nations security concerns have assumed new dimensions that require the transformation of the armed forces to meet security challenges.According to him, it is imperative that the Nigeria Air Force develop as well as build competencies to enable an overall strategy to meet the contingencies demanded by contemporary geopolitical realities.In an address entitled Positioning the NAF for Sustained Employment of Air Power, said that new initiatives had been introduced to address areas of immediate needs since his assumption of office seven months ago.He declared that the new approach was for them to refocus on their core values in relation to their constitutional mandates as they strived to take the Air Force to enviable heights, hence his vision to reposition the Air Force for sustained employment of air power to meet joint national defence imperatives, as well as provide swift response capabilities for emergencies and internal security challenges.
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