James Auala
Namibian military officer from 1974–2005
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Brigadier General James Auala is a retired Namibian military commander and business person. Auala was appointed as Chief of Staff Logistics of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) retiring in 2005.
James Auala | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Allegiance |  Namibia |
| Branch | PLAN Namibian Army |
| Service years | 1974-2005 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
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| Conflicts | Namibian War of Independence Second Congo War |
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| Other work | August 26 |
Early life and exile
Military career
He received military training in PLAN serving in various roles including PLAN Chief of Intelligence. Auala attended the yrstrel Military Academy in Moscow graduating from the Motorized Infantry Brigade Commander course in 1985. Upon independence, PLAN and the South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) merged to form the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) Auala joined the Force receiving a senior officer rank. In 1995 he was appointed as Chief of Staff Logistics replacing Colonel Peter Nambundunga serving in that role for some ten years. During the Second Congo War he led the first Namibian Battle group to the DRC under Operation Atlantic [1]
Retirement
After retiring from Active service Auala joined Namibian Defence ministry owned August 26 Holdings as chief executive officer.[3][4]
Honours and decorations
- Most distinguished order of Namibia First Class
DRC Campaign Medal
