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The main roles of the Namibian Defence Force are to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by guarding against external aggression, both conventional and unconventional; prevent violation of Namibia's territorial integrity; and provide assistance to civil authorities in guarding and protecting government buildings and key installations as provided in the Defence Act.
Namibian Air Force [1. No insignia: Warrant officer class 1: ... "Namibian Defence Force Salary". NAAdmissions. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017
The school is the primary training unit of the force. It is partly based at the Osona Military base outside Okahandja. It is the NDF training institution that offers the six-month basic military training (BMT) to all recruits wanting a career in the Namibian Defence Force. [2] The school also conducts training for all officer cadets in the ...
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 Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) is the government department responsible for the administration of military affairs and veterans affairs in Namibia. [1] It was established as Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) at Namibian independence in 1990.
Junior Division. Junior Staff Course; This course is offered to junior officers and the course curriculum is set up into two terms, the first terms focuses on history and Namibian heritage, organization, the role of the Namibian Defence Force, staff duties, logistics, command and control, leadership, geo political studies, law of armed conflict [5] and Industrial visits. [6]
The Namibian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force.It was commissioned on 13 March 2005 at Grootfontein Air Force Base. [2] Following the independence of Namibia from South Africa in 1990, the Air Defence Wing of the Namibian Defence Force was established on 23 July 1994. [2]
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.