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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 Namibian Defence Force (NDF) comprises the national military forces of Namibia. It was created when the country, then known as South West Africa , gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
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.
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 ...
Apart from formulating Namibia's defence policies the Ministry of Defence is the headquarters for the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). 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]
Nambahu's military career began in 1980's when he joined the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) in exile participating in the liberation struggle. In July 1990 he was repatriated to Namibia under the UNTAG programme and began his career in the Namibian Army. He Rose through the rank eventually being promoted to Major General.
The Military ranks of Namibia are the military insignia used by the Namibian Defence Force. Commissioned officer ranks. The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
The Namibian Special Forces is a special operations command of the Namibian Defence Force responsible for special forces component commands army and marines. [2] The command consists of Namibian Army Commando and Paratrooper, and the Namibian Marine Corps Amphibious Special Operations Unit.