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George Mphafi
Rear Admiral George Mphafi is a South African Navy officer, serving as Chief Director Operations Development at the Joint Operations Division. He was the Officer Commanding of the South African Naval College until 2004. He then served as Chief of Fleet Staff at Fleet Command ''Fleet Command'', previously labelled as ''Jane's Fleet Command'', is a real-time tactics naval warfare simulation computer game released in May 1999. It was developed by Sonalysts Inc. and published by Electronic Arts (EA). The game licensed p ... before being appointed as Chief of Defence Foreign Relations with effect from 1 November 2004. This was followed by a stint as Defence Attache in Washington He served as Chief of Navy Staff until assuming his current position in November 2010. Awards and honours * * * * * * Conspicuous Service Medal He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Medal by the New York National Guard. References Living people South African admirals Year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star " admiral" rank. It is often regarded as a two-star rank with a NATO code of OF-7. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear admiral the most junior admiralty of many navies. In most European navies, the equivalent ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspicuous Service Medal
The Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force, and officers and instructors of the Australian Defence Force Cadets. It is awarded for meritorious achievement or dedication to duty in non-war like situations. The CSM was introduced in 1989 and is a distinct Australian military award. It is the second level award of the Conspicuous Service Decorations in the Australian Honours System. Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "CSM". Since its inception 1,021 had been awarded, plus a single Bar. All ranks are eligible for the award. Description * The Conspicuous Service Medal is a circular nickel-silver medal 38 mm in diameter. It is ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward in nickel-silver. The obverse bears the Southern Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath. * The reverse has a horizontal panel that is superimposed on a design of fluted rays. * The medal is suspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint Operations Division
The Joint Operations Division is a component of the South African National Defence Force tasked with conducting Joint Operations involving the various arms of the SANDF. History The Joint Operations Division was established on 1 August 1997 during a major reorganisation of the armed forces. Before the re-organisation each arm of Service had an operations staff responsible for deploying its units as directed by the Service chief and the Chief of the SANDF. The Chief of the SANDF had an operations staff, playing a co-ordinating role. Following the re-organisation, each arm of service had to provide properly trained and equipped forces to Joint Operations. Joint Operations would then deploy these forces as necessary and revert to their parent service following the mission. The exception is the Special Forces Brigade, which is directly under the command of the Chief of the SANDF and is permanently allocated to Joint Operations. There are nine joint operational-tactical headquarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Naval College
The South African Naval College provides naval officer training to the South African Navy and is one of three officer training institutions within the South African National Defence Force, the equivalent of the Air Force Gymnasium and the Army Gymnasium History SATS ''General Botha'' HMS ''Thames'' was a Mersey-class cruiser launched in 1885 for the Royal Navy. Thomas Benjamin Frederick Davis was a wealthy businessman, yachtsman and philanthropist. In 1920 Davis bought the ''Thames'' from the British Admiralty The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State. For much of it ... and sent her to South Africa. He donated the ship to the South African government and stipulated that it had to be used for the full-time training of boys for careers at sea. It was renamed TS (training ship) '' General Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleet Command (SA Navy)
Fleet Command is the South African Navy's single type command and controls all vessels and units of the South African Navy, besides Naval Headquarters. The commander of Fleet Command is a Rear Admiral and referred to as Flag Officer Fleet (FOF). The post was previously known as Chief of Naval Operations. Fleet Command was formed on 1 April 1999 following a Defense review, with Rear Admiral Eric Green as the first Flag Officer Fleet. Command, control and organisation Four directorates are responsible for the day to day control of Fleet Command: * Director Fleet Force Preparations (DFFP) * Director Fleet Human Resources (DFHR) * Director Fleet Quality Assurance (DFQA) * Director Fleet Logistics (DFL) Past Flag Officers Fleet * 1999 to 2005 - Rear Admiral Eric Green * 2005 to 2008 - Rear Admiral Hennie Bester * 2008 to December 2010 - Rear Admiral Robert Higgs * December 2010 to 1 February 2014 - Rear Admiral Phillip Schoultz * 1 February 2014 to 31 March 2020 - Rear Admiral Bub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspicuous Service Medal (New York)
The New York Conspicuous Service Medal is an award of the State of New York given to the New York State Organized Militia. The New York Conspicuous Service Medal is the 2nd highest New York State National Guard military award, after the Medal of Valor. It is awarded to any individual who shall have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service in a capacity of great responsibility. For each successive award, a silver medal device (shield) will be attached to the suspension ribbon and the service ribbon. See also *Conspicuous Service Cross (New York) The Conspicuous Service Cross is a decoration for military service awarded by the State of New York. Eligibility The general criteria for the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross require an individual to be: #*A current New York State citiz ... References {{Reflist Awards and decorations of the National Guard (United States) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosoeu Magalefa
Rear Admiral Mosoeu Magalefa (21 April 1949 - 27 May 2014) was a South African Navy officer, who served as Chief of Naval Staff. He retired from the Navy in 2009. Military career While at school he joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in 1963 and joined the Azanian People's Liberation Army The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), formerly known as Poqo, was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, an African nationalist movement in South Africa. In the Xhosa language, the word 'Poqo' means 'pure'. After attacks on ... (APLA) in 1967. He went into exile in 1977 and completed Military training courses in Tanzania and Libya, the People's Republic of China, Sudan and Yugoslavia. He returned to South Africa in the 1990s and integrated in the SANDF in 1996 and completed the Officers Orientation Course in 1997, the Naval Senior Staff Course in 1998. He served as Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence (1998-1999); Director Naval Personnel (1999-2001); Director Nava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert W
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian De Lange
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Damian ( la, links=no, Damianus) may refer to: *Damian (given name) *Damian (surname) *Damian Subdistrict, in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China See also *Damiani, an Italian surname *Damiano (other) *Damien (other) *Damon (other) *Damion (other) Damion is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Damion Barry, Trinidadian runner * Damion Berger, British photographer * Damion Cook, American football player * Damion Dietz, American filmmaker * Damion Easley, American baseball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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South African Admirals
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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