Rear Admiral Hennie Bester is a retired
South African Navy
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.
The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery prote ...
officer who served as
Flag Officer Fleet from 2005 to 2008, when he retired.
Military career
He joined the Navy in 1968.
He served on a number of ships before joining the project to acquire
Strike Craft in 1976, serving as weapons and operations officer from 1978 to 1979 before being appointed Squadron planning officer in 1980. From February 1981 to December 1982 he commanded the . He served as Squadron Commander from 1987 to 1988 before being promoted Captain in November 1988 and appointed Commanding officer of the Strike Craft Flotilla.
He was appointed Director Naval Planning in 1994 and in 1998 he joined the
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 duri ...
as Director Force Employment and promoted to rear admiral (junior grade). He was appointed Director Maritime Warfare at Navy Office in February 2002 and promoted to rear admiral on 1 February 2005 and appointed Flag Officer Fleet.
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References
South African admirals
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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