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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.
Air Force Base Waterkloof 208 Caravan, 300 Super King Air, B200C Super King Air, PC-12 44 Squadron: Light transport Air Force Base Waterkloof C 212 Aviocar, CN 235 60 Squadron: Heavy transport Air Force Base Waterkloof 80 Air Navigation School: Training Air Force Base Ysterplaat 85 Combat Flying School: Training Air Force Base Makhado Hawk Mk 120
Air Force Base Ysterplaat (ICAO: FAYP) is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located in Cape Town suburb Ysterplaat, on the southwestern coast of South Africa. The name Ysterplaat is Afrikaans from the Dutch "Ijzerplaats", meaning "Iron Place" or "Place of Iron" in English. The base's motto is Fortiter In Re (Resolute in Action).
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 (),
Civil airfield & SA Army 48 Air School Woodbrook, East London: Tiger Moth, Tutor: Elementary navigation 14 July 1942 1 Sep 1942 1 May 1945 "Sic itur ad astra" and "Bobaas" "B.O.N." Now industrial area and Army base 61 Air School George: Anson General Reconnaissance 11 Nov 1940 (ex 1 S of GR) 30 Apr 1941 14 Jun 1945 "Duff Gen"
This military training institution was founded on 15 January 1978 and was known as the South African Army Battle School. [2]The Battle School originated due to a need by the Department of Defence for a military training facility where conventional and integrated training on divisional level could be executed.