INCREASED MILITARY ACTIVITY ONDANGWA AIRFIELD, NAMIBIA

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP89-00121R000100060001-5

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RIPPUB

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December 28, 2016

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January 25, 2011

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Publication Date:

January 4, 1982

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R0001 00060001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100060001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R0001 00060001-5 SECRET (Security Classification) (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z- Copy 29 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100060001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R0001 00060001-5 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL This Information has been Authorized for Release to . . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100060001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R0001 00060001-5 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy-'`1 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: AN INCREASE IN MILITARY ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: THREE CONVOYS (ONE NOT ON GRAPHIC) WITH A TOTAL OF 36 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN FORMED IN THE BIVOUAC AREA Attachment to Z-10010/82 NPIC/PEG (1/82) INCREASED MILITARY ACTIVITY ONDANGWA AIRFIELD, NAMIBIA AND FOUR OF THE EIGHT MB.326 HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT FROM UNDER THEIR SUNSCREENED REVETMENTS. A FUEL TRUCK IS PARKED BETWEEN TWO OF THE MB-326, AND UNDERWING STORES/MUNITIONS ARE UPLOADED. TWO POSSIBLE BOMB DOLLIES ARE ALSO NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. ONE C-160 IS ON THE PARKING APRON. 25X1 25X1 (S/D) THE LAST OCCURRENCE OF SIGNIFICANT MILITARY ACTIVITY AT THIS AIRFIELD WAS WHEN TWO MIRAGE F-1 ARMED 25X1 WITH AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES AND TWO MIRAGE III/V WERE HERE FOR PROBABLE RECONNAISSANCE PURPOSES. THIS RECENT INCREASE IN ACTIVITY IS INDICATIVE OF CONTINUING SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY OPERATIONS INTO SOUTHERN ANGOLA. (S/D) ONDANGWA AIRFIELD IS 36 NM SOUTH OF THE NAMIBIA-ANGOLA BORDER. 3.1 (COORDINATES 17-52-42S 015-57-OOE COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100060001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R0001 00060001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/01/25: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100060001-5