USACE joins partners in Nigeria for groundbreaking ceremony for A-29 Super Tucano support facilities
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Thomas Tickner greets a member of the Nigerian Air Force by bumping elbows while visiting ongoing construction at Kainji Air Force Base in Nigeria with U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard February 15, 2022. The officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony highlighting the ongoing construction of support facilities for recently delivered A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The construction is a part of the historic $500 million U.S. foreign military sale to Nigeria, which also includes the delivery of the 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, munitions, and training. (Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria)