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The Grahamstown army base houses the 6 South African Infantry Battalion (Air Assault) and the First City Regiment (Air Assault). Gqeberha is home to Prince Alfred's Guard (Air Assault). The Mthatha army base is home to the 14 South African Infantry Battalion (Motorised Infantry). Greenacres is home to the Regiment Piet Retief (Light Infantry).
Air Force Base Hoedspruit 24°21′17″S 31°03′01″E / 24.35472°S 31.05028°E / -24.35472; 31.05028 ( Air Force Base Hoedspruit 101 Squadron, 19 Squadron, 514 Squadron, 7 Air Servicing Unit, Air Force Command and Control School, Air Force Gymnasium, Lowveld Airspace Control Sector
South African Air Force bases (14 P) Pages in category "Military installations of South Africa" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Pages in category "South African Air Force bases" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
AFB Durban (ICAO: FADN) [1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The runway is shared with the (now defunct) Durban International Airport (since September 1956). The airbase is at the northern end of the runway. [2]
AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport (ICAO: FABL), [1] and shares the airfield. The base motto is Ex Unite Pax ("Peace Through Unity"). The unit is also responsible for maintaining the military airstrip at Vastrap, near Upington.
The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute, what is now known as the Army College. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902. [2] Today the installation is home to: the South African Army College, the South African National Defence College under Rear-Admiral Laura Janse van Vuuren (),
Air Force Base Hoedspruit (IATA: HDS, ICAO: FAHS) is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park. In the late 1990s an unused portion of the base was converted into a civilian airport known as Eastgate Airport. It was also an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle. [4]