Special Reserve Force | |
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Country | Namibia |
Branch | Namibian Police Force |
Type | Police tactical unit |
Role | Counterterrorism Law Enforcement |
Size | ~ 300 |
Stationed | National Police Headquarters |
Nickname(s) | Para Para |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Dep/Com E benade, Dep/Com Sakariah and Comm Van Der Byl.
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The Special Reserve Force is a division with in the Namibian Police Force. Primarily its role is a police tactical unit based on the Special Task Force of the South African Police Service. The unit was a reserve unit within Special Field Force then led by the late Ret Comm Danger Ashipala. They were first called Special Task Force in the early 90 but were disbanded in 96. They reemerged in the late 90 early 2000 and thus were called Reserve Force.