Engineer Regiment (Namibia)

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'''Engineer Regiment''' colloquially known as '''"The Sappers"''', is the Engineer arm of the Namibian Army based at Otavi. It is an independent regiment that functions as the Army's Engineer Corps and hosts all the engineer squadrons of the Army. It was founded in 1991 as the engineer company,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dzinesa |first=Gwinyayi |url=https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/Book2005EvolutionsRevolutions.pdf |title=Evolutions and revolutions: a contemporary history of militaries in Southern Africa |date=2005 |publisher=African Human Security Initiative |isbn=978-1-919913-82-7 |editor-last=Rupiya |editor-first=Martin |location=Pretoria |chapter=Promoting national reconciliation and regional integration: The Namibian Defence Force from 1990–2005 |chapter-url=https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/EVOLUTCHAP8.PDF}}</ref> later it was upgraded into the Engineer regiment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamb |first=Guy |date=December 1998 |title=Civil Supremacy of the Military in Namibia: An Evolutionary Perspective |url=https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/9552/thesis_hum_1998_lamb_g.pdf |access-date=May 19, 2026}}</ref>

==Role== 184x184px|Engineer Regiment water bowser|thumb The regiment is a significant player in the government's de mining efforts as the northern part of the Country have been left with numerous unexploded ordnance (UXO) as a result of the South African Border War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://neweralive.na/posts/postwar-landmines-remain-a-concern|title = Postwar landmines remain a concern}}</ref> NDF sappers have been trained by the US government since 1995 in demining.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolliver |first=Whitney |title=Demining Efforts in Namibia |url=https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2536&context=cisr-journal}}</ref>

==Equipment==

'''The Regiment uses the following Equipment:''' *Toyota Hilux *Toyota Land Cruiser *Wer'wolf MKII *Bull Dozer *Tipper Truck *Water Bowser *Grader *Metal detector

==Sub Units== *Headquarters Squadron *Construction Engineer Squadron *Combat Engineer Squadron

==Training== Service personnel specializing in Engineering are trained at various institutions in the country including from the United States Department of Defence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://na.usembassy.gov/usnamibia-clears-remnants-war/|title=US/Namibia clears more remnants of war | U.S. Embassy in Namibia|date=9 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/namibia/ndf-members-trained-explosive-ordnance-disposal|title=NDF members trained in explosive ordnance disposal - Namibia | ReliefWeb|website=reliefweb.int|date=24 October 2019 }}</ref>

== Leadership == {{Post-start|caption=Signal Regiment|float=}} {{Post-header|post-name=Commanding Officer}} {{Post-member|from-date=2016|post-incumbent=Colonel Tobias Nuuyoma||to-date=incumbent}} {{Post-header|post-name=Regimental Sergeant Major}} {{Post-member|from-date=|post-incumbent=||to-date=}}  {{End}}

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Category:Military of Namibia