Editing Namibian Defence Force (section)

===Chief of Defence Force===
[[File:Namibian Marines manning a boat.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Marines on an interceptor]]
[[File:Namibian Navy Members.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Navy servicemen and servicewoman]]
The [[Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)]] is always a commissioned [[Lieutenant General|three star]] General/Air/Flag Officer from the officer corps. The first chief of the NDF was Lieutenant-General [[Dimo Hamaambo]]. He was previously the leader of PLAN. Lieutenant-General [[Solomon Huwala]] replaced Hamaambo as Chief of the NDF on Hamaambo's retirement. After Lieutenant-General Huwala retired in October 2006, Lieutenant General [[Martin Shalli]] headed the NDF.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120909233521/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?db=oldarchive&articleid=13677 "Shalli New NDF Chief"], ''New Era'', 23 October 2006.</ref>

President Hifikepunye Pohamba suspended Lieutenant-General Shalli from his post as Chief of Defence Force in 2009 over corruption allegations, dating back to the time when Shalli served as Namibia's High Commissioner to Zambia.<ref>http://www.observer.com.na/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=339:shalli-in-case-of-mistaken-identity&catid=1:national {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023054706/http://www.observer.com.na/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=339:shalli-in-case-of-mistaken-identity&catid=1:national |date=23 October 2010 }}, 21 October 2010</ref> During the time of the suspension, Army Commander Major General [[Peter Nambundunga]] acted as Chief.<ref>{{cite news
|title=President Pohamba fires Lieutenant-General Martin Shalli as Chief of NDF
|publisher=[[Namibian Broadcasting Corporation]]
|date=20 January 2011
|url=http://www.nbc.com.na/article.php?id=5056
|access-date=25 January 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720142304/http://www.nbc.com.na/article.php?id=5056
|archive-date=20 July 2011
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> Shalli eventually retired in January 2011; the post of Chief of the NDF was given to Lieutenant General [[Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah]].<ref name=Hails>{{cite news
 |title        = NDF hails new chief
 |last         = Ndjebela
 |first        = Toivo
 |newspaper    = [[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]]
 |date         = 25 January 2011
 |url          = http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=37027
 |archive-url  = https://archive.today/20130111234516/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=37027
 |archive-date = 11 January 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |access-date  = 25 January 2011
 }}</ref> Lieutenant Gen Ndaitwah served until 31 December 2013 when the NDF Chief's position was given to Lieutenant Gen John Mutwa.<ref name="absent"/>

*1990–2000 Lieutenant-General [[Dimo Hamaambo]], [[Namibian Army]].
*2000–2006 Lieutenant-General [[Solomon Huwala]], [[Namibian Army]].
*2006–2011 Lieutenant-General [[Martin Shalli]], [[Namibian Army]].
*2011–2013 Lieutenant-General [[Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah]], [[Namibian Army]].
*2013–2020 Lieutenant-General [[John Mutwa]], [[Namibian Army]].
*2020 – ''Incumbent'' Air Marshal [[Martin Pinehas]], [[Namibian Air Force]].