on air safety operations. Commander of Presidential Air Fleet NAF (2002 – 2004) Badeh was Commander of the Presidential Fleet, during the Olusegun Obasanjo presidency. The Presidential Fleet Crew flew around the world frequently and by 2002, Badeh logged over 6000 flying hours shuttling VIPs, dignitaries, top government officials and Heads of State He was given the green light to fly former United States Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter on different occasions after an extensive check was done by the United States Secret Service. Badeh's professional dexterity on duty earned him a commendation and an autographed pen from Kofi Annan the then UN Secretary General after flying him on an official trip. Chief of Air Staff (October 2012 – April 2014) As Chief of Air Staff Badeh initiated Optimizing Local Engineering (OLE 1 and 2) to focus on developing indigenous Unarmed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and other weapon systems. The OLE teams consisted of Nigerian Air Force officers with PhDs and master's degrees in various fields of aerospace design, avionic and armament specializations from the Cranfield University in the UK. OLE 1 and 2 resulted in the production of the AMEBO project (aka GULMA 1 UAV) which allowed the Air Force to survey and carry out attacks remotely without putting the lives of pilots at risk and this was the 1st locally produced drone in Nigeria. Badeh ensured UAV pilots were trained locally to promote local content and save the nation huge resources which would have otherwise have been spent conducting the same training abroad. The Nigerian trained UAV pilots have been resourceful in the ongoing war against terror in the North East of Nigeria. He encouraged aggressive R & D programs in all NAF units, which led to the first NAF R&D exhibition in Abuja drawing participants from Nigerian universities and research institutes. NAF subsequently signed MOUs with some of the institutions to offer impetus to NAF's R&D efforts. Some of the universities are University of Benin, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Covenant University, Ota; Federal University of Technology, Minna; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Yaba College of Technology. The research institutes are the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, National Space Development Research Agency and the Defence Industries Corporation. Badeh's sustained research and development programs ushered new methods of tackling maintenance issues one of which is the successful completion of the first