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The Botswana Defence Force (BDF, Tswana: Sesole Sa Botswana) is the military of Botswana.The main component of the BDF is the Botswana Ground Force; there is also an air wing and a riverine patrol contingent attached to the ground forces, with 10 Panther airboats and 2 Boston Whaler Raider class.
Various Botswana (Bakwena, Batlokwa, Balete, Batswapong, and Bahurutshe) tribal warriors Voortrekkers: Victory: Operation Restore Hope (1992-1993) Two members of the Botswana Defense Force in Mogadishu, Somalia, January 1993. UNITAF Australia Bangladesh Belgium Botswana Canada Egypt Ethiopia France Germany Greece India Italy Kuwait Malaysia
Unusually for an African military force, and chiefly attributable to its being founded after Botswana's independence, the Botswana Ground Force was not formed from colonial units formed by a colonising power, but rather were formed from the remains of the Botswana Mounted Police Unit, previously known as the Bechuanaland Mounted Police, a unit ...
Wars involving the Tswana people, the Bechuanaland Protectorate or modern Botswana (1966-). Pages in category "Wars involving Botswana" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Air Wing was formed in 1977 and is organisationally part of the Botswana Defence Force. [2]All squadrons are designated with a Z, which stands for "squadron". [3] The main base is near Molepolole and was built by mostly foreign contractors between 1992 and 1996. [4]
The Ministry of Defence and Security of Botswana aims to provide safety, protection and promote human rights and rule of law via the implementation of pertinent policies and programming in order to achieve peace and tranquility. The ministry oversees the following departments: [1] [2] Botswana Defence Force; Botswana Prison Service
Military ranks of Botswana; S. SSKB Stadium This page was last edited on 20 May 2017, at 04:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The military ranks of Botswana are those of the Botswana Defence Force. As a landlocked country, Botswana has no navy. Commissioned officer ranks The ...