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Paavo Kamanya
Air Commodore Paavo Elwin-Paul Kamanya is a Namibian military officer who is serving as Defence Attache to Sri Lanka. He previously served as deputy Namibian Air Force commander. Military career Kamanya is a veteran of the national liberation movement under SWAPO. He joined the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and is a pioneer of the NDF Air Wing. During Namibia's deployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo he also participated in the Second Congo War, flying resupply missions, including resupply to besieged Namibian and Zimbabwean troops at Ikela. During one of the flights a technician was mortally wounded. Instead of turning back he proceeded with the flight to Ikela. For his actions president Sam Nujoma awarded him the Orders, decorations, and medals of Namibia, Most Distinguished Order of Namibia. He was appointed as the VR1 Squadron commanding officer, later he served as commanding officer stationed at Grootfontein Air Force Base. In the 2010s he was promoted to colone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although Kazungula, it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi, Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Nujoma
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, (; born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first president of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in 1960. Prior to 1960, SWAPO was known as the Ovambo People's Organisation (OPO). He played an important role as leader of the national liberation movement in campaigning for Namibia's political independence from South African rule. He established the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) in 1962 and launched a guerrilla war against the apartheid government of South Africa in August 1966 at Omungulugwombashe, beginning after the United Nations withdrew the mandate for South Africa to govern the territory. Nujoma led SWAPO during the lengthy Namibian War of Independence, which lasted from 1966 to 1989. During World War I, South Africa defeated the German colonial forces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Army Twenty Years Service Medal Ribbon
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by possessing an army aviation component. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. In some countries, such as France and China, the term "army", especially in its plural form "armies", has the broader meaning of armed forces as a whole, while retaining the colloquial sense of land forces. To differentiate the colloquial army from the formal concept of military force, the term is qualified, for example in France the land force is called ''Armée de terre'', meaning Land Army, and the air and space force is called ''Armée de l'Air et de l’Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NDF Commendation Ribbon
NDF or ndf may refer to: Militaries * National Defence Forces (Syria), a pro-Syrian government militia during the Syrian Civil War from 2011 * Norwegian Defence Force, the military of Norway * Namibia Defence Force, the armed forces of Namibia Organisations * National Democratic Front (other), several political organisations * National Democratic Force, in Burma * Neighborhood Development Foundation, an urban-renewal project in New Orleans, US * National Development Front, an Islamic political organization in South India * Neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft (ndF), a film production company in Germany * Nordic Development Fund, a regional bank of north European countries * Norges Døveforbund, Norwegian Association of the Deaf. Other uses * Neutral density filter, a photographic filter * Neutral detergent fiber, a fiber-evaluating method used in animal nutrition * No defect found, things returned for repair not found to be faulty * Non-deliverable forward, a financial i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NDF Campaign Medal
NDF or ndf may refer to: Militaries * National Defence Forces (Syria), a pro-Syrian government militia during the Syrian Civil War from 2011 * Norwegian Defence Force, the military of Norway * Namibia Defence Force, the armed forces of Namibia Organisations * National Democratic Front (other), several political organisations * National Democratic Force, in Burma * Neighborhood Development Foundation, an urban-renewal project in New Orleans, US * National Development Front, an Islamic political organization in South India * Neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft (ndF), a film production company in Germany * Nordic Development Fund, a regional bank of north European countries * Norges Døveforbund, Norwegian Association of the Deaf. Other uses * Neutral density filter, a photographic filter * Neutral detergent fiber, a fiber-evaluating method used in animal nutrition * No defect found, things returned for repair not found to be faulty * Non-deliverable forward, a financial i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teofilus Shaende
Air Vice Marshal Teofilus Shaende is a Namibian military officer who is serving as the commander of the Namibian Air Force since 2020. Civilian career After completing school at Dr. Lemmer High School in Rehoboth, Shaende took employment with the Ministry of Finance as a taxation officer. He resigned to join the military in 1999 as a recruit. Military career Shaende joined the Namibian Defence Force in 1999 and undertook his six–months basic military training at the Osona Military School. After completion he did his private pilot's license at the Westair flying training centre and received receiving his pilots wings in the same year. In 2001 he undertook the formative junior officers course in Okahandja at the military school. In 2003 he then went to Zambia where he did the conversion and operation flying course with the Zambian Air Force. In 2004 he did the Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) course with the Zambian Air Force. In 2005 he was a Captain and appointed as seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military service. The rank of colonel is typically above the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank above colonel is typically called brigadier, brigade general or brigadier general. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Vatican, colonel is the highest rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grootfontein Air Force Base
Grootfontein Air Force Base is an air base of the Namibian Air Force in Grootfontein, a city in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. The air base is about south of the center of Grootfontein. It was formerly an air base for the South African Air Force. It was also the headquarters of the Namibian Air Force until these were moved to Karibib Air Force Base in 2016. The Grootfontein non-directional beacon (Ident: GF) and VOR-DME (Ident: GFV) are located on the field. Commanding officers Image gallery DF-ST-90-10118.jpg, Entrance gate to the Grootfontein Logistics Base, April 1989. A_C-130_Hercules_aircraft_takes_off_in_the_distance_as_a_section_of_a_Military_Airlift_Command_C-5B_Galaxy_aircraft%2C_foreground%2C_is_silhouetted_by_the_morning_sun_at_Grootfontein_Logistics_Base_DF-ST-90-10129.jpg, A C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off in the distance as a section of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft, foreground, is silhouetted by the morning sun at Grootfontein L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Namibian
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of Namibia
The Republic of Namibia has an honours system comprising orders, medals, military decorations, and police decorations. Legislation also provides for the establishment of decorations and medals for the intelligence service, Namibia Central Intelligence Service Regulations (''Government Gazette'' 1876 (5 June 1998)) the prisons service, Regulations for the Administration and Control of the Namibian Prisons Service (''Government Gazette'' 2643 (8 November 2001)) and the fire services. Local Authorities Fire Brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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