13 US Military Officers Tour Nigeria, Four Others

No fewer than 13 United States military flag level officers and two American government senior executives have been visiting Nigeria as part of a two-week tour that also took them to Angola, Algeria, Djibouti, and Germany.
The delegation led by senior fellow US Marine Corps Gen. John Paxton, Jr. (rtd), visited the Nigerian Defence Headquarters to meet with their Nigerian military counterparts and to express their appreciation for the enriching visit to Nigeria.
The group is one of three cohorts from the US Capstone programme.
A statement by the US Embassy in Abuja, explained that the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 rendered the Capstone programme mandatory.
It pointed out that success on the battlefield required knowledge of military doctrine, the ability to operate in coordination with allied forces, and a global perspective on the part of senior government and military leaders to execute their strategic plans.
To achieve these goals, it said the US government’s strategy for Africa focused on three core objectives which include advancing trade and commercial ties with key African states; protecting the United States from cross-border health and security threats and supporting key African states’ progress toward stability, citizen-responsive governance, and self-reliance.