George Mphafi | |
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| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ |  South African Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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Rear Admiral George Mphafi is a South African Navy officer, serving as Chief Director Operations Development at the Joint Operations Division.[1]
He was the Officer Commanding of the South African Naval College until 2004.[2]
He then served as Chief of Fleet Staff at Fleet Command before being appointed as Chief of Defence Foreign Relations with effect from 1 November 2004.[3] This was followed by a stint as Defence Attache in Washington[4]
He served as Chief of Navy Staff[5] until assuming his current position in November 2010.[6]
Awards and honours
- Operational Medal for Southern Africa
- South Africa Service Medal
- Unitas (Unity) Medal
- Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
- Service Medal (Bronze)
- Conspicuous Service Medal
He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Medal by the New York National Guard.[7]
References
- ↑ "Promotions and transfers: Major General/Rear Admiral". defenceWeb.
- ↑ Bailey, Candice (13 February 2004). "Another first for the Naval College - South Africa". IOL.co.za. IOL News. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
- ↑ "DOD Bulletin 2004: Senior appointments in the Department of Defence". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
- ↑ Verster, Ciska (28 November 2006). "Mphafi now US attachè". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ Hutson, Terry (8 December 2010). "New flag appointments at the navy". Ports and Ships - Port news and Shipping Movements in African and Southern African Ports and Harbours.
- ↑ "Promotions and transfers: Major General/Rear Admiral". defenceWeb. 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "NY National Guard South Africa Partnership Events".
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