He has participated in the draw-down of the Africa-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA), as well as the counter-insurgency Operations Zaman Lafiya and Lafia Dole in the North East of Nigeria.

[7] In these roles, he oversaw synergistic employment of Air Power to effectively support land forces in sustaining stabilization operations across the North East Theatre.

Most recently, until his appointment as the twenty-first chief of the Air Staff, Amao was the commandant of the Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi, a key institution tasked with the responsibility of training and empowering military personnel for post-service re-integration into the civil society.

He is also a certified aircraft accident investigator trained in Karachi, Pakistan and at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria Nigeria as well as being a qualified flying instructing (QFI).

Amao's hobbies include: reading, dancing, travelling, playing volleyball and golf as well as fishing and farming.