Musawenkosi Nkomonde

Musawenkosi Nkomonde
Musawenkosi Nkomonde
	Nkomonde (right)
Born	Soweto
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	South African Navy
Years of service	1997
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Flag Officer Fleet; Inspector General of the Navy; SAS Isandlwana;

Musawenkosi Nkomonde is a South African naval officer, currently serving as Flag Officer Fleet.[1]

Background

He joined the Navy in 1997 after school. After military training he attended the South African Military Academy where he earned a BSc degree.[1]

He then completed combat training before joining SAS Fleur as a gunnery officer and later navigation officer. He joined SAS Umzimkulu as a navigation officer before attending International Mine Warfare Course for Commanders in HMS Collingwood in 2004.[1]

He was appointed Officer Commanding of SAS Umkomaas in September 2007 and of the frigate SAS Isandlwana in June 2011.[2] On 1 April 2017 he was appointed appointed Inspector General of the Navy and promoted to Rear Admiral. He was appointed Flag Officer Fleet on 1 June 2020.[1]

References

"New Flag Officer Fleet has 23 years service in the SA Navy". DefenceWeb. Jul 20, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
Rabeling, Paula; Kinnear, Janis (Jul 1, 2011). "New naval captains honoured". IOL. Retrieved April 19, 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Dweb200710-1] "New Flag Officer Fleet has 23 years service in the SA Navy". DefenceWeb. Jul 20, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[IOL-2] Rabeling, Paula; Kinnear, Janis (Jul 1, 2011). "New naval captains honoured". IOL. Retrieved April 19, 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)