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  2. Botswana Defence Force - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of wars involving Botswana - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. US military looks for West Africa 'Plan B' after Niger ousting

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    The top U.S. general is making a rare trip to Africa to discuss ways to preserve some of the U.S. presence in West Africa after Niger decided to kick out the U.S. military in favour of partnering ...

  5. Raid on Gaborone - Wikipedia

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    Anti-apartheid organisations such as the African National Congress used Botswana and other countries in Southern Africa as refuge. Despite Botswana's non-alignment policy, [a] the South African Defence Force as the military force of the apartheid government conducted several cross-border raids to attack South African anti-apartheid activists ...

  6. US military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a ...

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    The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country’s counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of criticism and a drift ...

  7. Botswana Ground Force - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Category:Wars involving Botswana - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Botswana Defence Force Air Wing - Wikipedia

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    Two of the four aircrew involved were killed in the accident. [9] On 27 June 2014, The Botswana Defence Force Air Arm lost a Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil helicopter which crashed during a routine training at Thebephatshwa Air Base. Two pilots who were on board the aircraft, were taken to hospital in a stable condition.