{"id":42127,"date":"2020-10-10T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rdf-rotates-aviation-unit-under-the-un-mission-in-south-sudan\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T12:11:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:11:52","slug":"rdf-rotates-aviation-unit-under-the-un-mission-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rdf-rotates-aviation-unit-under-the-un-mission-in-south-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"RDF rotates Aviation Unit under the UN mission in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ninth contingent of 162 aviation personnel, including pilots, flight engineers, and logisticians will replace their colleagues who have completed their tour of duty under UNMISS.<\/p>\n<p>The first batch of peacekeepers was airlifted from Kigali to Juba, South Sudan at 0600hrs and the same number arrived back home.<\/p>\n<p>While briefing peacekeepers at Kigali International Airport on behalf of RDF leadership, Col Louis Kanobayire, urged the aviation personnel to maintain discipline and focus on the mission mandate.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cBe always guided by the RDF values, have team spirit and safeguard the good image of Rwanda by performing your mission at high standards\u201d, he briefed the outgoing RDF peacekeepers.<\/p>\n<p>The main tasks of the aviation unit include air patrols, reconnaissance and rescue operations, medical evacuation, troops transportation during regular rotations, and airlifting UN workers and their cargo among others.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda Aviation Unit 8 (RAU) Commander, Lt Col Christophe Semuhungu said that the RAU 8 tour of duty lasted for 14 months instead of twelve due to COVID-19 restrictions in troop rotations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past 14 months, RAU 8 successfully accomplished the mandated mission with no incident registered,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda Aviation Unit has its main base in Juba and a forward base in the northern South Sudanese city of Malakal.<\/p>\n<p>The Rwanda Defence Force maintains three infantry battalions, Rwanda aviation unit with six helicopters serving in UNMISS in the Republic of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-36920 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-3309-ce94b.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has started the Relief in Place Operation for its Aviation Unit deployed under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-36921 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2-3051-cb408.jpg\" alt=\"The first batch of peacekeepers was airlifted from Kigali to Juba, South Sudan at 0600hrs and the same number arrived back home.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-36922 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/3-2641-a56d4.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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