Tag Archives: DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS

HANGING OUT WITH ECOMOG VETERANS PT.II – A FOOT SOLDIER’S STORY.

Posted on August 31, 2012 by beegeagle

Photo: AFP Sometime last year, BEEG EAGLE’S BLOG published details of narratives given by commissioned officers of the Nigerian Army who participated in the West African ECOMOG military interventions in the Liberian and Sierra Leonean Civil Wars. The narratives were … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, POLITICS, SIERRA LEONE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, VETERANS AFFAIRS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

NIGERIAN JOINT MILITARY/SECURITY OPERATIONS: COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTERINSURGENCY DUTIES

Posted on August 22, 2012 by beegeagle

Soldier of the 1 Mechanised Division’s 3 Motorised Brigade does his duty in Kano JSTF combined forces – soldier(l), MOPOL(c) and seaman(r) search a vehicle at Maiduguri Soldiers of the 3 Motorised Brigade in Kano Amphibious Forces of the JTF … Continue reading →

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THE NIGERIAN MILITARY’S UNKNOWN JUMBO HAUL OF RIVER GUNBOATS

Posted on August 21, 2012 by beegeagle

RIVERLINE WARFARE COMBATANTS GALORE!!! A few years ago, Nigeria made a requisition for 200 river gunboats from the USA. This, according to information put out in the public domain at that time, was to enable the Nigerian military stay on … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE INDUSTRIES & PRODUCTION, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, MILITARY EXERCISES, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, OIL & GAS, POLITICS, RISK ANALYSIS, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, VETERANS AFFAIRS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

PREVIEW OF POLICE+INTELLIGENCE SERVICES FY 2012 PROCUREMENT: FG TO SPEND US$438.5 MILLION ON HARDWARE; POLICE BUDGET IS US$1.985 BILLION

Posted on August 7, 2012 by beegeagle

DAILY TRUST 19 December 2011 Abuja The Federal Government’s jumbo budget for the Security sector is to be partly used to buy advanced weapons and security gadgets, including armoured tanks, bomb detectors, cellphone tracking system, and arms and ammunition, according … Continue reading →

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(RECAP) NIGERIAN NAVY SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE: NAVAL UNIT WHERE WOMEN ARE NOT WELCOME

Posted on July 24, 2012 by beegeagle

NAVAL UNIT WHERE WOMEN ARE NOT WELCOME By PHILIP NWOSU DAILY SUN Newspapers Friday, December 25, 2009 The Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service (SBS) is gender insensitive and the commanders are not hiding it. Indeed, in this special naval service, … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN ARMY OPERATIONAL PHOTOS

Posted on May 8, 2012 by beegeagle

Major General Moses Obi, Force Commander, UNMISS South Sudan and a 37-year veteran Brig.Gen Paul Boroh of the NA Infantry(l) and Brig.Gen Arinze Ebenebe, Commander 42 Div NA Engineers Brig Gen Ebenebe,Commander 42 Div NA Engrs(l)and Lt Col Kapel Kazir, … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS: K9 TEAM AT WORK

Posted on May 8, 2012 by beegeagle

A K9 team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps demonstrate their skills

Posted in AFRICA, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA, NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

NIGERIAN ARMY: GENERAL OFFICERS COMMANDING…WHERE IT IS HOTTEST

Posted on May 7, 2012 by beegeagle

Major General Garba Wahab, General Officer Commanding, 1 Mechanised Infantry Division, Nigerian Army Major General Jack Okechukwu Nwaogbo(r),General Officer Commanding,3 Armoured Division,Nigerian Army Major General Olayinka Oshinowo(r), General Officer Commanding, 82 Composite Division, Nigerian Army PHOTO #1: Major General Garba … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA IN CRISIS: DEFENCE AND SECURITY FORCES AT WORK

Posted on May 6, 2012 by beegeagle

Army troops, MOPOL cops and an Otokar Cobra APC near a bomb blast scene in Jos Men of the Special Task Force’s Police Mobile Force(MOPOL) contingent at work on the Jos Plateau A Prison guard near a sandbagged position checks … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOS ETHNORELIGIOUS CONFLICT, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIA PRISONS SERVICE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

NIGERIAN ARMY COIN-CT OPERATIONS: CONFIDENCE-BUILDING PATROLS

Posted on May 5, 2012 by beegeagle

Troops undertake confidence-building foot patrols inside a market in central Nigeria

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment