SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES TSUMEB AIRFIELD, NAMIBIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 26, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/PEG (4/82)
SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES
TS B AIRFIELD, NAMIBIA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THIS COMBINED FORCE IS PROBABLY HERE IN
REACTION TO RE EN SOUTHWEST AFRICAN PEOPLES ORGANIZATION
(SWAPO) TERRORIST OPERATIONS IN THIS AREA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A CONCENTRATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN GROUND AND AIR
FORCE UNITES AT TSUMEB AIRFIELD, 30 NM NORTHWEST OF
GROOTFONTEIN. A BIVOUAC CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 45 GENERAL
PURPOSE TENTS AND 20 SQUAD TENTS IS JUST NORTH OF THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST END OF THE RUNWAY. AT LEAST 90 TRUCKS/LIGHT
ARMORED VEHICLES, INCLUDING NUMEROUS BUFFEL ARMORED PERSONNEL
CARRIERS, ARE IN THE BIVOUAC AREA. THE AIR FORCE CONTINGENT
INCLUDES FOUR KUDU, THREE ALOUETTE, AND ONE PUMA (AIRBORNE OVER
THE AIRFIELD).
(S/D) TSUMEB AIRFIELD IS APPROXIMATLY 110 NM SOUTH OF THE
NAMIBIA-ANGOLA BORDER. THIS COMBINED UNIT IS PROBABLY IN THIS
AREA IN REACTION TO RECENT SWAPO TERRORIST OPERATIONS IN THIS
VICINITY. SMALL GROUND FORCE UNITS ARE ALSO AT HUSAUIS
MILITARY CAMP AND TSINTSABIS AIRFIELD
APPROXIMATEY 8 NM AND 30 NM NORTHEAST OF
TSUMEB, RESPECTIVELY.
3., I COORDINATES 19-15-33S 017-43-42E
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