A
three-week joint military training exercise involving the Nigerian Armed Forces
and its foreign counterparts will commence soon in the South-West and
South-South coastal areas of Nigeria.
The
exercise which is designed to improve the capacity of the Armed Forces of
Nigeria towards effective planning and execution of joint operations in the
maritime environment will be based on the training activities of the Joint
Maritime Security Training Centre and the Nigerian Army Amphibious Training
School.
The
exercise which code name is “AFRICAN WINDS” is being spearheaded by the
Nigerian Navy and will be facilitated by a Mobile Training Team made up of
marines and Special Forces drawn from the Netherlands, United States (US),
United Kingdom (UK), Spain and Italy under the auspices of the African
Partnership Station (APS).
The
Netherlands Navy Amphibious Support Ship, the HMNLS ROTTERDAM, which is
scheduled to arrive Lagos and later proceed to Calabar will feature as the
major platform in the exercise.
The
Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force are all expected to participate in training
event with the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) monitoring and superintending the
conduct of the exercise.
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