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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.
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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 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]
Defence Force flag: Red, white and blue triangles with the force arms inside the white triangle 1990–present: Police flag: A blue standard with a red diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner, the national flag on the canton and the police force symbol on the corner 1990–present: Naval jack
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It was established as Ministry of Defence (MOD) at Namibian independence in 1990. In 2020 the portfolio of veteran affairs was added to defence after the Ministry of Veteran Affairs had been dissolved in 2015. The first Namibian defence minister was Peter Mweshihange, the current Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs is Frans Kapofi.