U.S. Defense Department Archives

U.S. Hands Over to MEFT Two Land Cruisers for Anti-Poaching in Waterberg

Windhoek – The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) handed over on May 18 two Toyota Land Cruisers to the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT). One of the vehicles will be based at the Waterberg Law Enforcement Training Centre where it will be used for training purposes. The other vehicle will be used ...

By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 27 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, Wildlife | Tags: Forestry and Tourism, Ministry of Environment, Namibia, U.S. Defense Department

U.S. Africa Command trains Namibians in explosive ordnance disposal

U.S. Africa Command recently facilitated the training of 15 Namibian personnel in the disposal of explosive ordnances as part of the U.S. Government’s Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) program. Training was provided to 10 members of the Namibian Defense Force (NDF) and 5 members of the Namibian Police (NAMPOL). All 5 NAMPOL students were female. The ...

By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 8 June, 2018 | Topics: Africa, News, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Namibian Defense Force (NDF), Namibian Police, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Defense Department