Monthly Archives: May 2015

New to the inventory: REVA MRAPs and commandos of the Nigerian Army’s 72 Strike Force A foreign war correspondent (VICE NEWS) walks behind Nigerian soldiers as they march into battle Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service commandos and Nigerian Army soldiers, … Continue reading →

A Vickers Mk.3 Eagle tank seized by Nigerian troops from Boko Haram seen here in Bazza, after the Nigerian military recaptured it from the insurgent group. Perils of a soft-skinned vehicle: A military vehicle pockmarked with bullet holes is seen … Continue reading →

Nigerian armoured column on the move with a Steyr APC following a MT-LB multipurpose tracked vehicle PHOTO CREDIT: BBC A T55 tank used by Boko Haram Islamic militants captured by Nigerian troops at Uba, North East Nigeria, 01 March 2015. … Continue reading →

BEEGEAGLE’S BLOG 24 May, 2015 General Muhammadu Buhari, President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria TERMS OF REFERENCE * TRAINING, DOCTRINE AND ORBAT – Adjustments to doctrine – Thrust of national DEFSEC policy – Content and thrust of local training … Continue reading →

L-R: New hardware all round – REVA MRAP, a BVP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and a T72 battle tank T72 tanks and a REVA MRAP

A trail of destruction left behind by Boko Haram terrorists Apprehending a suspected insurgent in the beautiful Mandara Mountains town of Gwoza Nigerian troops and an Otokar Cobra APC near Gwoza Nigerian troops and a T72 M1 tank at Gwoza

A T55 tank in Boko Haram hands destroyed by the Nigerian military (AFP) Securing a landing site for an incoming helicopter at a makeshift landing strip Commando of the 72 Strike Force and a REVA MRAP(in the background) Nigerian soldiers … Continue reading →

HOW TO keep an army supplied: a usable assemblage of three T72 tanks and two REVA MRAPs…both vehicle types new to the arsenal NAF 260, an upgraded Mil Mi-35 attack helicopter delivered August 2014 A Nigerian soldier walks by a … Continue reading →

Troops at the wrecked palace of the Emir of Gwoza Door gunner on a Super Puma on combat patrols in northern Borno Rearing to go…no guts, no glory!! M-O-R-A-L-E…high!!