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The National Intervention Unit, as a part of the operational response services division - along with Public Order Policing units, the Special Task force, the Tactical Response Teams and the air-wing - were a central part of the police strategy that resulted in the Marikana Massacre. [9]
To provide a specialized operational, tactical and continuation training to all members of the Special Task Force to enable the unit to perform the primary and secondary functions of the unit. To provide a specialized policing service to neighbouring countries' police, in accordance with agreements reached between the South African government ...
The Reaction Unit was a counter-terrorist force within the South African Police (SAP) from 1979 to 2001, in support of the SAP Special Task Force. Elements of the Reaction Unit were attached to Regional Riot Units in locations throughout South Africa, the first of which was in Durban. Its recruits were specially selected and trained in order to ...
An attempt to integrate this unit into the South African Military was largely unsuccessful. The unit was disbanded in 1981, and the limited number of remaining personnel were incorporated into the other Special Forces unit. 4 Reconnaissance Commando, specialising in seaborne operations, was established in the coastal town of Langebaan, Cape ...
Tactical Response Team (TRT) a part of the South African Police Response services, respond to incidents medium to high risk situations. Tasked with follow up operations, Way-Lay Operations, Observation and Reconnaissance, battle craft rural and urban operations, support at ports of entry, cluster operations, land borne operations overt & covert ...
In any event, three separate police units – the National Intervention Unit, the Tactical Response Team, and a mixed unit including the K9 – ultimately converged on the small koppie from separate directions, apparently intending to disarm and arrest strikers who had fled towards the small koppie during and after the shooting at scene one. [27]
South Africa: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum: 15-round magazine. License-built Beretta 92F. Standard issue side arm since 1989 alongside the SP1. Vektor SP1 South Africa: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum: 15-round magazine. Standard issue side arm alongside the Z88 since 1992. Submachine guns Milkor BXP [8] South Africa ...
3 Air Servicing Unit: Logistic support services Air Force Base Makhado 5 Air Servicing Unit: Logistic support services Air Force Base Waterkloof 10 Air Depot: Logistic support services Air Force Station Thaba Tshwane 18 Deployment Support Unit: Logistic support services Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing 92 Tactical Airfield Unit: Logistic ...