NAF Women of War
NAF Women of War
NAF Women of War
Women of War: NAF Deploys Female Combatants to
North-East
The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has deployed air women and female air
officers, known as Women of War, for military operations in the
North-East.
The female military personnel, according to Chief of Air Staff,
Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar are actively involved in the on-going
counter-insurgency operation with special forces against Boko Haram
terrorists and other criminal elements.
NAF Women of War
Air Marshal Abubakar told PRNigeria that NAF is a
gender-sensitive service that encouraged its personnel to explore
their potentials without inhibition in the armed forces.
The Air Force Chief said: “We call them Women of War as they are
well trained to engage in combat and combat support operations for
peace, security and national development.
“The female personnel like their male counterparts, help in
neutralizing insurgents during airstrike missions, while also
providing tactical supports for the ground troops.
NAF Women of War
“Some of our air women and female officers are regular
combatants who have completed specialised trainings at home and
abroad. Some of them regularly fly Beechcraft, a special fighter
plane used for gathering intelligence, carrying out surveillance
and reconnaissance.
“In the last few months, they courageously flew our aircraft
across North-Eastern states, especially in Borno and the fringe of
Lake Chad to detect and strike at insurgents’ locations. They fly
sometimes between four to six hours on the ISR platform.
NAF Women of War
“The Women of War have continued to showcase their professional
capacity as fearless and courageous military personnel as pilots,
loadmasters, aircraft maintenance engineers, aerospace engineers,
armament specialists, squad leaders, combatants, loadmasters,
Military police, and air traffic controllers among others.”
While, the NAF’s Women of War are productive and adding value to
the service in critical specialties, PRNigeria gathered that a
Nigerian female officer is currently undergoing training in the
United States of America to become the first female fighter pilot
in the history of the NAF while another one is undergoing training
in South Africa to become the first NAF female helicopter gunship
pilot.
By PRNigeria