frumentius:


Stop man, stop. Just because the civilian leader appropriates BDUs doesn't necessarily adversely reflect on all the armed services.

Moving right along: Senegalese Commandos.

NighttWalker:
Caption this

Credit: Nigerian Military history

Patchesagain:


Excuse me?

frumentius:


As this was a fully-funded gift from Uncle Sam, I doubt dude in black shirt was brought in. Though one never knows with militaries where civilians are applauded for putting on BDUs because CinC.

U.S. accused of killing 22 in misdirected Somalia air strike

An air strike in northern Somalia left as many as 22 soldiers dead overnight, local officials said on Wednesday, and one region said the United States had been duped into attacking its troops.

Galmudug's Security Minister Osman Issa said 22 of his region's soldiers had been killed in the strike, adding that the rival neighboring region of Puntland had requested it on the pretext that the men were al Shabaab Islamist militants.

"Puntland misinformed the United States and thus our forces were bombed," he told Reuters.

In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters that the United States had carried out a "self-defense air strike" after Somali troops faced fire from militants as they tried to stop an improvised explosive device (IED) making network.

Davis said that nine al Shabaab militants had been killed in the strike, but the Pentagon was looking into reports that the strike could have killed others.

"We will look at the reports to see if they are credible and if they are credible we'll investigate them," Davis said.

A Puntland police officer said the attack had killed "more than a dozen" members of al Shabaab, which is waging an insurgency against Somalia's Western-backed government and regional authorities.

Galmudug and Puntland regions have often clashed over territory.

The United States has launched many air strikes in Somalia, usually against al Shabaab.

Al Shabaab denied that it had any fighters in the area of the latest incident. "We neither have a base nor forces in Galkayo area," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab’s military operations spokesman, told Reuters.

Kenya, Jordan aim for stronger military ties

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sb0K7j7UZk

jteku:
Nigerian coin

numbered:
based on pics i've seen here apart 4rm Nigeria most African countries don't bother with gun shields 4 their gun trucks.

jakeporeshenko:
NNS Unity given a warm welcome in Malay.

Cameroon Air Force Alpha Jet

jteku:
When will she be home

jakeporeshenko:
NNS Unity given a warm welcome in Malay.

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal and one medic from Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa conduct Humanitarian Mine Action training to Kenya Defense Forces soldiers.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvf1KT1kNGc

jakeporeshenko:
When Recce is life and these guys really loved their Alouette helos.
Where's Henry ?

KENYA- Kenya Defense Forces combat engineer soldiers and officers complete a written test at the end of their second week of class during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. U.S. Navy Task Force Sparta explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, provided counter-improvised explosive device, tactical combat medical care, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers and officers in preparation the KDF’s deployment with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

KENYA – U.S. Navy Ensign Christina Hammervold and Chief Petty Officer Ryan Waller, Task Force Sparta, speak with Kenya Defense Forces Warrant Officer Athumani, a squadron sergeant major, before resuming the medical portion of Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 13, at a training center in Kenya. U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman provided counter-improvised explosive device, tactical combat medical care, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers and officers in preparation the KDF’s deployment with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

KENYA- U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Ryan Waller, assigned to Task Force Sparta and senior instructor for Deliberate Kindle 2016, teaches Kenya Defense Forces combat engineer soldiers and officers on the difference between electric and non-electric explosives during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. Deliberate Kindle is a four-week counter-improvised explosive device course designed to provide C-IED, medical, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers in preparation for future deployments with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

KENYA- U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Nick Mettler of Task Force Sparta, whose unit is currently assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, demonstrates how to set up an electric demolition to Kenya Defense Forces combat engineers during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. Deliberate Kindle is a four-week counter-improvised explosive device course designed to provide C-IED, medical, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers in preparation for future deployments with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
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KENYA- Kenya Defense Forces combat engineers practice setting up an electric demolition with mock training aids during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. U.S. Navy Task Force Sparta explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, provided counter-improvised explosive device, tactical combat medical care, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers and officers in preparation the KDF’s deployment with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

KENYA- U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Ryan Waller, assigned to Task Force Sparta and senior instructor for Deliberate Kindle 2016, demonstrates to Kenya Defense Forces combat engineers how to work around certain obstacles when an improvised explosive device is detected, as part of training during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. Deliberate Kindle is a four-week counter-improvised explosive device course designed to provide C-IED, medical, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers in preparation for future deployments with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

KENYA- Kenya Defense Forces combat engineer soldiers and officers return from a class break to continue a class on demolitions taught by U.S. Navy Sailors from Task Force Sparta, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman provided counter-improvised explosive device, tactical combat medical care, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers and officers in preparation for the KDF’s deployment with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

Henry240:
As well Naval vessels, Nigeria's private security companies operate a wide range of Midshore Patrol Vessels. These vessels are owned, fueled and maintained by these local PMCs, but they are armed and manned by personnel of the Nigerian navy. However unlike pure Navy vessels, these PMC ships have dedicated employment i.e, Platform security and patrol, escort duties and men for hire.




MPV owned by a Nigerian PMC

Seened:


The pictures appear to have been taken in South Africa??

U.S. Army turns Rwandan soldiers into lifesavers

Rwanda Defense Force soldiers apply a pressure bandage to a simulated casualty Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The RDF soldiers participated in a two-week medical course, taught by U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, to learn basic battlefield medical care techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

Rwanda Defense Force soldiers hold up tourniquets before self-applying them during a two-week medical course Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa trained the ally nation in basic skills that could potentially save a life on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, shows a Rwanda Defense Force soldier where to look for a pulse to check the vitality of a mock casualty during a two-week medical course Sept. 8, 2016, at Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. U.S. Army soldiers, currently deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, taught the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

A mock casualty receives a needle chest decompression from a Rwanda Defense Force soldier during a battlefield medical assessment Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The RDF soldiers participated in a two-week medical course, taught by U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, to learn basic battlefield medical care techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

Seened:


The pictures appear to have been taken in South Africa??

frumentius:


Ceremonial ranks do not entitle the holder to treat a military uniform as a costume. The title of CinC for example, is linked to the office of head of state, not the individual holding that office. That's why there's no such thing as "former/ex- CinC".
Funny enough, it is in only in questionable democracies with dodgy militaries - mostly in Africa, the Middle East and some parts of Asia - that one sees civilians putting on military uniforms that they've not earned.