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One of the largest bases in the country [12] is Tempe base which is located in Bloemfontein and is home to 1 South African Tank Regiment (Tank Regiment), 1 Special Service Battalion (Armoured Car Regiment), the South African School of Armour (which offers decentralized training to regular and reserve regiments), 44 Parachute Regiment and 1 ...
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
The South African Army is the principal land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African Navy and South African Military Health Service. The Army is commanded by the Chief of the Army, who is subordinate to the Chief of the SANDF.
The military as it exists today was created in 1994, [5] [6] following South Africa's first nonracial election in April of that year and the adoption of a new constitution. It replaced the South African Defence Force and also integrated uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), and the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) guerilla forces.
Pages in category "Military installations of South Africa" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The base is used to support military operations against Boko Haram. [100] Approximately 200 personnel work at the site. Djibouti: Camp Lemonnier, CSL Chabelley: Camp Lemonnier is the largest U.S. base in Africa with more than 4,000 military personnel. [101] Kenya: Camp Simba: Second largest U.S. base in Africa.
Air Force Base Langebaanweg; List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in South Africa; M. Air Force Base Makhado; O. Air Force Base Overberg; S.
The base's name means "water ravine" in Afrikaans and in Dutch. Despite the name, this base is not located in the suburban town of Waterkloof, Pretoria, but lies to the south of Pretoria, 4.34 nmi (8.04 km) to the northeast of Centurion, Gauteng and 3.37 nmi (6.24 km) from AFB Swartkop, at an elevation of 1506 metres (4940 ft).