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Development of Namibia's army was the fastest of the three arms of service. The first units of the Army were deployed as early as 1990. The Army was formed when the two former enemies South West African Territorial Force and the People's Liberation Army of Namibia were inducted after Namibia's independence into the newly created Namibian Defence Force.
The Chief of Defence Force is a singular appointment that comes with an elevation to the rank of lieutenant general for an Army officer, air marshal for an Air Force officer and vice admiral for a Navy officer. Arms of services commanders i.e. Army, Air Force and Navy commanders, have a rank of major general, air vice marshal and rear admiral.
The school traces its roots back to the Namibian Liberation struggle when the forerunner to today's military school was established in late 1979 as the "SWA Military School" by the South West African Territorial Force during the South African administration of Namibia. [1] The school is the primary training unit of the force.
The Military ranks of Namibia are the military insignia used by the Namibian Defence Force. ... Namibian Army [1. No insignia: Warrant officer class 1: Warrant ...
Pages in category "Military of Namibia" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... Air Defence Brigade (Namibia) Army Battle School (Namibia) B.
Army Commander: Third Army Commander: 1990–2011 MAJ GEN: Tomas Hamunyela: Army Commander: Firth Army Commander: 1990–2017 MAJ GEN: Nestor Shali Shalauda: Army Commander: Sixth Army Commander: 1990–2019 MAJ GEN: Matheus Alueendo: Army Commander: Seventh Army Commander: 1990-currently MAJ GEN: Aktofel Nambahu: Army Commander: Eighth Army ...
Signal Regiment is an independent regiment of the Namibian Army based at Windhoek. It functions as the Army's Signals Formation and hosts all the signals squadrons of the Army. It was founded in 1991 as the signal company, later it was upgraded into the Signal regiment in November 1998. [1]
21 Motorised Infantry Brigade [2] (pronounced as Two One Motorised Infantry Brigade) is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Suiderhof, Windhoek. The prefix "21" is taken from 21 March 1990, Namibia's independence day. The brigade is responsible for the defence of the central areas of Namibia. Its subordinate units are situated in the Khomas ...