The Ethiopian National Defense Force is the combined military force of Ethiopia. ENDF is consisted of 8 command forces which is controlled by Defense Commanders council chaired by Chief of General Sta
Ethiopian troops transporting supplies by camel through vegetation during the East African Campaign.
Ethiopian soldiers in the Korean War, 1951
Ethiopian military parade marks anniversary of Derg takeover in Ethiopia, 1978
Military parade, 1980s
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The Ethiopian Navy, known as the Imperial Ethiopian Navy until 1974, is the naval branch of the Ethiopian National Defense Force founded in 1955. It was disestablished in 1996 after the independence o
Ethiopian National Defense Force
…originally consisted of soldiers at the capital, broadened its membership by including representatives from the 40 units of the Ethiopian Army, Air Force, Navy, Kebur Zabagna (Imperial Guard), Territorial Army and Police: each unit was expected to send three representatives, who were supposed to be privates…
The United States Navy seaplane tender USS Orca (AVP-49) off Houghton, Washington, on 6 February 1944. She served in the Ethiopian Navy as the training ship Ethiopia from 1962 to 1993 and was its largest ship.
Haile Selassie in the uniform of the Ethiopian Navy.
Monument at the former headquarters of the Ethiopian Navy in 2012
Disused monument and fountain on the grounds of the former headquarters of the Ethiopian Navy in Guele, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The facilities now serve as the headquarters of the East African Standby Force (EASF), East Africa's contribution to the African Standby Force. The monument now faces a housing block used by staff and students attending EASF.