Namibian Air Force Commander, Air Vice Marshal Martin Pinehas said the NDF Air wing was founded in June 2002 by Founding President Sam Nujoma.

The Republic of Namibia has an honours system comprising orders, medals, military decorations, and police decorations. The air wing of the Namibian Defence Force was established in 1994 and the Namibian Air Force was officially commissioned on May 13, 2005. “Therefore, on 23 June this year our Air Force wing made 10-years,” he noted.

Marshal Teofelus Shaende was appointed as the new commander of the Namibian Air Force and was officially inaugurated during a ceremony held at Karibib. President Hage Geingob yesterday appointed Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas, the commander of the Namibian Air Force, as the new chief of the defence force (CDF) with effect from today. Pinehas replaces Lieutenant General John Mutwa, who has been beset by ill … Air Vice Marshal (AVM) took the reins at the air force after Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas was appointed the Chief of Defence Force … Martin Kambulu Pinehas is a Namibian military officer who is serving as the Chief of the Defence Force, he previously served as Commander of the Namibian Air Force.He was appointed the Commander of the Air wing of the Namibian Defence Force in 2000. Other air forces. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including the Commonwealth, and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure.

He has over 3700 flight hours of experience, including 700 as an instructor. He has over 3700 flight hours of experience, including 700 as an instructor. Speaking at their Change of Command Parade held at the Karibib Air Force Base, yesterday, …

Pinehas said the air force of Namibia was busy to develop its capabilities required to fully defend the country’s airspace. Air Vice Marshal (AVM) took the reins at the air force after Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas was appointed the Chief of Defence Force … The rank of wing commander is also used in a number of the air forces in the Commonwealth, including the Bangladesh Air Force, Ghana Air Force, Nigerian Air Force, Indian Air Force, Namibian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the Sri Lankan Air Force.

These honours and awards superseded those used by the then territory of South West Africa before independence in 1990. Grootfontein Air Force Base (IATA: GFY, ICAO: FYGF) is an air base of the Namibian Air Force in Grootfontein, a city in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia.The air base is about 4 km (2 mi) south of the center of Grootfontein.

Karibib, 05 June 2020: Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Teofelus Shaende was appointed as the new Air Force Commander, taking over from Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pineas who was appointed the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) early this year.AVM Shaende has been the Deputy Air Force Commander since 2016. Angula then symbolically handed over the same air force technical training centre, upon receipt, to the chief of the Namibian Defence Force, Lieutenant-General John Mutwa, at the same occasion.

Sheya was speaking to Nampa on the sidelines of President Hage Geingob's first visit to the Karibib Air Force Base as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF).

Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is a three-star air-officer rank which originated and it is used by the Royal Air Force. [citation needed] It is also used in the Egyptian Air Force, … Legislation also provides for the establishment of decorations and medals for the intelligence service, the prisons service, and the fire services.

Marshal Teofelus Shaende was appointed as the new commander of the Namibian Air Force and was officially inaugurated during a ceremony held at Karibib. He was appointed the Commander of the Air wing of the Namibian Defence Force in 2000. The parliamentarians were also informed that the air force carried out missions in collaboration with their SADC counterparts.

Desc: Martin Kambulu Pinehas is a Namibian military officer who is serving as the Chief of the Defence Force, he previously served as Commander of the Namibian Air Force.