Editing Zambian Defence Force (section)

==Command==
In 1976 Zambia adopted a unified command system, in which the three Service Chiefs reported to a [[Commander of the Defence Force (Zambia)|Commander of the Zambian National Defence Force]] (ZNDF).  The Commander of Zambia Air Force at the time, Air Commodore Peter Zuze, was promoted to Lieutenant-General and appointed as Deputy Commander of the ZNDF.<ref>Lungu, H. & Ngoma, N. (2005) The Zambian military—trials, tribulations and hope.  In: Rupiya, M. (ed.) ''Evolutions and Revolutions: A Contemporary History of Militaries in Southern Africa''. Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria: 331-329.  {{ISBN|1-919913-82-3}}</ref> However, the Zambia Air Force and Zambia National Service resented this system because Army officers filled most senior appointments in the ZNDF and the system was ended in 1980.  The country then reverted to the command system inherited at independence where Service Chiefs report to the Head of State through a Minister of Defence.<ref name="dtic.mil">Chewe, Innocent (2014) An Examination of Professionalism in the Zambia Army, thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master Of Military Art and Science, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA613529</ref>

The current (2021) Command is:

- President and Commander-in-Chief: [[Hakainde Hichilema]] (from 24 August 2021)

- Defence Minister: Ambrose Lwiji Lufuma (from 27 August 2021)

- [[Permanent secretary|Permanent Secretary]] for Defence: Norman Chipakupaku

- Commander Zambia Army: Lieut.-General [[Dennis Sitali Alibuzwi]] (from 29 August 2021)

- Deputy Commander Zambia Army: Major-General Geoffrey Zyeele (from 29 August 2021)

- Commander Zambia Air Force: Lieut.-General Collins Barry (from 29 August 2021)

- Deputy Commander Zambia Air Force: Major General Oscar Nyoni

- Commandant Zambia National Service: Lieut.-General Patrick Kayombo Solochi

- Deputy Commandant Zambia National Service: Major-General Reuben Mwewa

- Commandant Defence Services and Staff Training College: Brigadier General Benson Musonda.<ref>Zande, S. (2017) 'SADC Joint Military Training Vital - Chama', ''Times of Zambia'' (Ndola), 29 August 2017.</ref>