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The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is the primary branch of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces responsible for land-oriented military operations. It is the largest service branch under the Zimbabwean Joint Operations Command (JOC).
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) are the military forces responsible for the defence of Zimbabwe against external threats from other countries, and also to suppress internal armed factions. It is composed of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ). (As a landlocked country Zimbabwe does not have
The Korean Augmentation To the United States Army (KATUSA) is a branch of the Republic of Korea Army that consists of Korean drafted personnel who are augmented to the Eighth United States Army (EUSA). KATUSA does not form an individual military unit, instead small numbers of KATUSA members are dispatched throughout most of the Eighth United ...
The Ministry of Defence is a Zimbabwe Government ministry, responsible for defence and national defence policy.The current incumbent minister is Oppah Muchinguri. [1] Levi Mayihlome holds the portfolio of Deputy Minister of Defence.The Ministry is located in the capital of Harare.
21 February - National Youth Day; 18 April – Independence Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 19 April – Holy Saturday; 20 April - Easter Sunday; 21 April - Easter Monday; 1 May - Labour Day; 25 May - Africa Day; 8 August - Heroes' Day; 12 August - Defence Forces Day; 22 December – National Unity Day; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December ...
In 1980 Prime Minister Robert Mugabe declared integration of Rhodesian Army, which at independence was the existing army, with the two guerilla armies: Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA). This meant Rhodesian Special forces were quickly disbanded and refounded.
The Joint Operations Command (JOC) is the supreme organ for the coordination of state security in Zimbabwe.It was established by the Rhodesian Security Forces as Combined Operations Headquarters to supervise its counter-insurgency campaign in the Rhodesian Bush War [1] [2] as well as external incursions into neighbouring countries such as Zambia and Mozambique. [3]
The Presidential Guard was created by Robert Mugabe in November 1983 following two attempts on his life during the election campaign. [5] [6] In early 2014, ZNA ordered the PG to look for alternative accommodation from Dzivarasekwa in an attempt to reduce the number of army personnel at its barracks and the costs of maintaining its facilities.