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Namibian Navy sailors on parade in downtown Windhoek on 20 March 2015 during Namibia's Independence celebration. Development of Namibia's navy has been slow. The force was only formally established on 11 September 1998 as a maritime wing, and in 2004 as a fully-fledged navy, fourteen years after independence.
The Marine Corps are a recent addition to the Namibian Defence Force due to the gradual establishment of the Namibian Navy. The first Marines were trained in Brazil in 2005. The Marine Commandant is subordinate to the Commander of the Namibian Navy. The current Marine Corps Commandant is Captain Olavi Shipunda. [1]
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 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.
Naval Base Capt (N) P.N. Sacharia is the Namibian Navy's largest naval base, situated at Walvis Bay. [1] The base provides Naval support functions to the Namibian Navy and hosts the Navy Command. History
Namibian Navy [1. No insignia: Warrant officer class 1: Warrant officer class 2: Chief petty officer: Petty officer: Leading seaman: Able seaman: Seaman:
The NDF owns August 26 Group, a holding company for a number of commercial entities related to the military, among them Namibia's only arms manufacturer Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik. [ 2 ] The political leader of MODVA is the minister while the accounting officer is the executive director (ED), deputised by a deputy executive director.
Naval Calling Station Luderitz is a naval station of the Namibian Navy. It is located in Luderitz on Namibia South Atlantic coast. [ 1 ] The station was commissioned in 2007 and Commander Cristoph Moshoeshoe appointed as the first commandant.