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Grootfontein Air Base [2 19°35′41″S 18°07′33″E / 19.59472°S 18.12583°E / -19.59472; 18.12583 ( Grootfontein Karibib Air Base [ 3 ]
The Base was commissioned in 2012 by president Hifikepunye Pohamba. [2] A bust of Capt (N) Sacharia stands and the gate of the Base and is dedicated to Sailors that have passed on in the line of duty. At this occasion the NS Elephant and jetty were commissioned as well. Dredging of the seabed was done to seven meters [3]
Karibib Air Force Base (ICAO: FYKA) is an air base near the central Namibian town of Karibib. Since 2016, the headquarters of the Namibian Air Force are located here. Air Force Command had previously been at the Grootfontein Air Force Base .
The Grootfontein Air Force Base (IATA: GFY, ICAO: FYGF) is an air base of the Namibian Air Force in Grootfontein, a town in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. The air base is about 4 km (2 mi) south of the center of Grootfontein. [4] It was formerly an air base for the South African Air 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] The Air Force headquarters is located at Karibib Air Force Base. [3]
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.
Military Airport and the town beyond. Grootfontein is a railhead on TransNamib, the national railway and transport system.The next station to the west is Otavi.Grootfontein is also home of Namibia's main military base which housed several units of the now departed South African Defence Force.
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.