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| Joint Operations,Plans and Training Directorate | |
|---|---|
| Country | Namibia |
| Part of | Namibian Defence Force |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of Staff | Major General Joshua Namhindo |
The Joint Operations, Plans and Training Directorate is the branch of the Namibian Defence Force responsible for the force employment.
The directorate was formed in 1990 at the inception of the Defence Force and was known as the Directorate Policy and Operations. The inaugural Director for Operations was Brigadier General Martin Shalli.The Directorate was later renamed to Operations, Plans and Training. The directorate is responsible for developing and archiving and revising plans, doctrines for the force. The directorate was renamed to Joint Operations inline with the increased combined nature of the Force. The rank of the Chief of Staff was increased from Brigadier to Major General.
The directorate is divided into the Operations, Plans, and Training Divisions. Divisions are led by Senior Staff Officers with the rank of colonel or its Air Force and Navy equivalents.
| From | Chief of Staff | To |
| 1 September 2019 | Major General Joshua Namhindo [1] | Incumbent |
| July 2018 | Brigadier General Leonard Nghiishongele | 1 September 2019 |
| Unknown date | Major General Ben Kadhila [2] | July 2018 |
| March 2011 | Major General Charles Shalumbu [3] | unknown date |
| 2008 | Major General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah | March 2011 |
| 1990 | Brigadier General Martin Shalli [4] | 1995 |
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