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Army Airborne Rangers lead the way to Nigeria’s independence parade

Ekene Lionel by Ekene Lionel
October 1, 2022
in FEATURED, Land
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Paratroopers with 16 Air Assault Brigade jump from a Royal Air Force Hercules aircraft over Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire during Exercise Wessex Storm.

The British Army's airborne and armoured reaction forces came together, with the fast and light forces of 16 Air Assault Brigade training with the slower but more powerful troops from 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade.

Exercise Wessex Storm saw the airborne infantry of C Company, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) and the Apache attack helicopters of 4 Regiment Army Air Corps work alongside 1st Battalion Scots Guard, a mechanised infantry unit.

Paratroopers with 16 Air Assault Brigade jump from a Royal Air Force Hercules aircraft over Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire during Exercise Wessex Storm. The British Army's airborne and armoured reaction forces came together, with the fast and light forces of 16 Air Assault Brigade training with the slower but more powerful troops from 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade. Exercise Wessex Storm saw the airborne infantry of C Company, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) and the Apache attack helicopters of 4 Regiment Army Air Corps work alongside 1st Battalion Scots Guard, a mechanised infantry unit.

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In the late hours of Wednesday, 28 October, two Nigerian Air Force C-130H Hercules and two Aeritalia G-222 tactical transport aircraft airdropped a contingent of paratroopers in the urban Abuja metropolitan area.

The paratroopers are part of the regular October 1st Independence parade to mark the day Nigeria became an independent country from colonial Britain.

Nigerian Army paratroopers go through rigours of ground training, tactical and jump phases where they did five requisite jumps which included three high altitude jumps, a combat equipment jump, and a night jump.

They are likely graduates of the Basic Airborne Course in the Nigerian Defence Academy. Basic Airborne Course is considered a specialised warfare course in the Nigerian Army.

Nigerian Army paratroopers are trained to exhibit leadership, self-confidence, and an aggressive spirit through mental and physical conditioning.

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During the rehearsal in Abuja, eyewitnesses who captured the training in Abuja revealed that it went wrong at some point as some of the paratroopers landed on poles, and trees. This can be attributed to several uncontrollable factors like wind speed and direction.

The Nigerian Air Force on its part will display a wide variety of its aircraft particularly those recently acquired.

Aircraft expected to participate in this year’s Independence Day parade includes C-130Hs, G-222s, Cessna CJ3, Dassault Alpha jets, A-29 Super Tucano, F-7N AirGuard, L-39ZA Albatross, and JF-17 Thunder.

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For helicopters, the line-up includes Mi-24/35 assault gunships, Agusta A-109 Powers, Mi-17 helicopter.

This year’s celebration will like see the flight of unmanned aerial vehicles for the first time. Drones like the Wing Loong II, Bayraktar TB2, CASC CH-4, and Yabhon Flash 20 UAV.

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