defence force
Noun
Meaning
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
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he joined the defense against invasion
Air Marshall Martin Pinehas, who heads the Namibian Defence Force, said all officers at checkpoints are indeed the first line of defence against coronavirus.
A Jamaica Defence Force soldier was in for a rude awakening Wednesday night when he walked in on his spouse, who is a policewoman, in the company of one of her male colleagues at their maritial home in Greater Portmore, St Catherine.
Among them are 24-year-old Shantell White, who was murdered by her ex in Mandeville; and Suzanne Easy, who was chopped and shot by Jamaica Defence Force Corporal Doran McKenzie, who later killed himself in Portmore, St Catherine.
Before then, he would spend four weeks throughout April and May at army barracks in Darwin, Perth and Sydney whilst seconded to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Air Force K-8 In August 1999, a separatist Lozi faction in the Caprivi Strip launched a coup attempt (see Caprivi conflict ) which was summarily put down by the Namibian Defence Force.