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The Walvis Bay Military Area, with ten other regional Commands of South Africa, made up the Territorial Force of the South African Defence Force. Based in Walvis Bay, this Command was responsible for the security of the enclave, forming the primary level of command for military operations.
Walvis Bay International Airport (IATA: WVB, ICAO: FYWB) is an airport serving Walvis Bay, [3] [4] a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is about 15 km (9 mi) east of the town. [3] [5] [6] [7] Walvis Bay International Airport handled more than 98,178 passengers, and logged over 20 000 aircraft movements in 2015. [8]
2 SAI was established on 1 January 1962, at Walvis Bay an enclave of South Africa surrounded by South-West Africa . [1] The first officer to command the battalion was Major G.N. Mcloughlin and the first RSM was WO1 J.A.J. Steenkamp. [1] Initially the base consisted of tents, but was later replaced by prefabricated buildings. [1]
Walvis Bay Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve. History
The 88th Air Base Wing headquarters is located in Building 10 on Area A, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on May 17, 2022. (Matthew Clouse/U.S. Air Force)
Initially, the sole purpose of 2 SSB was to train members of the Permanent Force as infantrymen. 2 SSB was put into service officially on 21 February 1947 and on 26 January 1951, the name changed from 2 SSB to 1 South African Infantry Battalion (1 SAI). 2 SSB can thus be seen as the founding unit of the South African Infantry Corps.
The Air Force's radar equipment is also supplemented by radar equipment and data from the other branches of the South African National Defence Force, the South African Weather Service and several civilian airport radars who cooperate with the Air Force to monitor air traffic. Each air force base is equipped with air field radar approach systems ...
South West Africa Command was one of the South African Defence Force's regional commands, which made up the Territorial Force.. Based in Windhoek, it was initially responsible for the security of the entire South West Africa, forming the main level of command for military operations providing logistic, administrative and service support to all units and formations operating in its area of ...