Niger: the Nigerian paratroopers are patented

(To Greater Defense)
01/08/19

At the end of the 4th parachuting course - conducted by the Mobile Training Team of the Bilateral Support Mission in Niger (MISIN) - an air-drop exercise with the self-opening parachute was held in favor of the Nigerian parachute battalion. Present at the exercise were the head of the IOC Operational Support Department, Air Division General Roberto Boi, the commander of MISIN, Brigadier General Claudio Dei, and the deputy commander of the brigade thunderbolt, Brigadier General Beniamino Vergori.

MISIN supported the Nigerian counterpart both in the definition and validation activities of the Launch Area, and in the assistance and support for the planning and organization of the training activity.

At the end of the aviation activity - carried out with the contribution of the "Folgore" paratroopers brigade which provided technical assistance to the aviation launch - the parachutes and all the material necessary for the conduct of the exercise and the Air Force, which provided a C130-J aircraft, a ceremony for the mutual exchange of military paratrooper badges between Italians and Nigerians was held at the Parachuting Education Center of Niamey.

In recent days, the courses of investigative techniques and operational intervention by the Carabinieri training team in favor of the National Gendarmerie of Niger and Police techniques for Special Forces held by the Special Intervention Group (GIS) of the Carabinieri in favor of the Nigerian National Guard.

The "Bilateral support mission in the Republic of Niger - MISIN" (with geographical area of ​​intervention also extended to Mauritania, Nigeria and Benin) aims to increase the capacity aimed at combating the phenomenon of illegal trafficking and security threats, as part of a joint European and US effort to stabilize the area and strengthen territorial control capacities by the Niger authorities and the G5 Sahel countries.