Came across these 10 year old pictures worth sharing from the Namibian Aviation Training Academy.
Its hardly reported but Namibia Aviation Training Academy was a very important partner to the NAF in it quest to capacitate its Human resources ,It set up a Technical Training Centre at Eros Airport and Grootfontein AFB,it also carried out PPL training for aspirant Air Force pilots.
Quote:
The overall training concept for NAF Aircraft Maintenance Technicians is shown in Figure 1 and comprises the trades
Airframe
Engine Technicians and Electric
Instruments
Avionic Technicians
The concept consists of 3 phases, which are:
Phase 1: Vocational Training over a period of 35 weeks in TTC Windhoek
Phase 2: Professional Training over 60 weeks in TTC Grootfontein
Phase 3: Trade Test Preparation / Trade Test over 7 weeks in TTC Grootfontein
The graduation and certification procedures as well as the necessary documents/certificates will be determined between NATA, NAF and the appropriate Namibian Education/Training Authorities.
http://www.namibian-aviation.comThe images were taken at some sort of ceremony back in 2010 at Eros Airoprt when the Air Force still used Army style insignia and ranks
Major General Martin Pinehas-Air Force Commander
A brigadier im not familiar with
Also in attendance was Rear Admiral Vilho - Navy Commander
Air Force Band
Air Force technical students
Air Force Corporals
In the background is an NAF Cessna 337 aka the Push and Pull
Not sure what air-frame this is
Long serving H-704