US, Nigeria strengthen partnership at Dover AFB

Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III as part of a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 29, 2021. The U.S. and Nigeria have a long-standing partnership. The bilateral relationship is built on several pillars including security cooperation. Nigeria is a key partner in countering violent extremist organizations throughout the Lake Chad Basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III as part of a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 29, 2021. The U.S. and Nigeria have a long-standing partnership. The bilateral relationship is built on several pillars including security cooperation. Nigeria is a key partner in countering violent extremist organizations throughout the Lake Chad Basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III as part of a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 29, 2021. The U.S. and Nigeria have a long-standing partnership. The bilateral relationship is built on several pillars including security cooperation. Nigeria is a key partner in countering violent extremist organizations throughout the Lake Chad Basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III as part of a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 29, 2021. The U.S. and Nigeria have a long-standing partnership. The bilateral relationship is built on several pillars including security cooperation. Nigeria is a key partner in countering violent extremist organizations throughout the Lake Chad Basin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)