12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (Namibia)

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12 Motorised Infantry Brigade
CountryFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
TypeMotorised Infantry
SizeBrigade
Part of Namibian Army
Garrison/HQKeetmanshoop, !Kharas
ColorsBlue, Yellow   
Commanders
General Officer CommandingBrigadier General Natanael Endjala

12 Motorised Infantry Brigade(pronounced as One Two Motorised Infantry Brigade) is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Keetmanshoop. [1] The prefix "12" is taken from 12 May 1929, Namibia's first president's, President Sam Nujoma birthday . The brigade is responsible for the defence of the southern areas of Namibia. Its subordinate units are situated in the Omaheke, Hardap, Karas and Erongo regions.

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Equipment

The Brigade uses the following equipment:

Units

The standard Namibian Infantry Brigade consists of a bde Headquarters, a transport coy, logistics coy and a medical coy supporting three Infantry battalions an artillery regiment and an air defence regiment.

Leadership

12 Motorised Infantry Brigade
FromGeneral Officer CommandingTo
Unknown dateBrigadier General George Kalomho [2] Unknown date
2010Brigadier General Bernard Nkawa [3] 25 February 2014
25 February 2014Brigadier General Peter Nghipunyati Nghilukilwa [4] [1] 2016
2016Brigadier General Epimacus Tshavuka [5] 2018
2018Brigadier General Kashindi Eusebius ya Kashindi [6] 2018
2018Brigadier General Joel Kapala2020
2020Brigadier General Aktofel Nambahu 2022
2022Brigadier General Johannes Shimweetheleni2024
2024Brigadier General Natanael EndjalaIncumbent

References

  1. 1 2 "Change of command at 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade".
  2. ↑ "Land Takes Centre Stage".
  3. ↑ "Army base at Keetmanshoop gets new commander". Lela Mobile. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ministry of Defence". www.mod.gov.na. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Motorized Infantry Brigade holds a change of command ceremony-NBC". YouTube .
  6. ↑ Reporter, New Era Staff (21 February 2018). "Change of command at 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade".
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