The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has appointed new senior commanders and directed affected officers to take up their posts and complete handovers by 13 November.
Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, its spokesperson, announced the postings in a statement on Sunday. Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke approved the exercise on Saturday.
The changes take effect this month and include leadership of the Tactical Air, Mobility, Logistics, Special Operations and Ground Training commands.
Air Vice Marshal N I Ilo becomes Air Officer Commanding, Tactical Air Command, while Air Vice Marshal B R Mamman takes charge of Mobility Command.
Air Vice Marshal O S Ogunsina leads Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal M N Onyebashi takes Special Operations Command and Air Vice Marshal F C S Nwakara leads Ground Training Command.
At NAF Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal P N Amadi becomes Chief of Air Intelligence and Air Vice Marshal N N Ananaba becomes Chief of Operations.
The postings also name new heads of training institutions. Air Vice Marshal P B Philips becomes Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, while Air Vice Marshal O C Ubadike leads the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Air Vice Marshal G I Jibia also becomes Deputy Force Commander of Operation Hadin Kai.
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