The Angolan Navy or MGA is the naval branch of the Angolan Armed Forces and is tasked with protecting Angola's 1,600 km long coastline. The Angolan Navy has approximately 1,000 personnel plus 500 marines.
An Angolan Navy Liaison Officer listens to opening remarks during the Obangame Express 2023 opening ceremony, aboard the Nigerian Navy landing ship tank NNS Kada (LST 1314) in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 27, 2023.
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An Angolan Navy Liaison Officer listens to opening remarks during the Obangame Express 2023 opening ceremony, aboard the Nigerian Navy landing ship tank NNS Kada (LST 1314) in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 27, 2023.
US Navy 070220-N-4657D-003 Captain John Nowell, commander, Destroyer Squadron Six Zero, shakes hands with an Angolan sailor
US Navy 110330-N-HI707-567 An Angolan visit, board, search and seizure team watches during an Africa Partnership Station tactics demonstration
US Navy 110710-N-ZZ000-003 Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. places new shoulder boards on an Angolan marine during a promotion ceremony to the rank of