Sector 10 was established in 1975 as the headquarters of one of the 7 geographical areas within South-West Africa used by the SADF to control and coordinate military operations. Sector 10 was the sector in the Operational Area covering the north-western part of SWA...
Fort Rev was situated inside AFB Ondangwa in Owamboland in the former South West Africa, (now Namibia). In 1977, the special forces developed their own base halfway down the runway. Initially, Fort Rev was named Fort Vrede, (Afrikaans for Fort Peace). However, after...
Miershoop Base was a South African Defence Force (SADF) military base, named after a large termite mound ("Miershoop" in Afrikaans) in the area, located in the 53 Battalion area of operations.
Okankolo were SAP COIN bases built by SAP COIN but handed over to the SADF in circa 1980 or early 1981 to 53Bn
In 1988 Okatope was assigned to 54 Bn. Okatope was a temporary base for South African Defence Force (SADF) units, including the 62 Mechanised Battalion Group, during the South African Border War in what was then South West Africa (modern-day Namibia) from the late...
Ombalantu, (Also known as 'Outapi') was initially a 51 Bn Base, but in 1986 it was given to 101 Bn. In 1987 it was relocated to 52 Bn.
102 Battalion was one of the SADF and SWATF units that operated from or were based at Opuwa (Kaokoland). Opuwa was also known as Ohopoho until 1978. Koevoet's Zulu 5 also operated from here
The Nkongo base was a South African Army (SADF/SWAPOL) military installation in Ohangwena Region, Namibia, during the border war. It was established in the area of the 54 Battalion and played a prominent role as a center for security operations against SWAPO/PLAN...
The Oshigambo Base was located north-east of the town of Ondangwa. It was a satellite base of 53 Bn, Ondangwa in Sector 10. When the SADF withdrew in 1989, the base was stripped of all available material after the forces left. Oshigambo was a SAP COIN base built by...
An SADF army base at Okalongo, 8km from the Angolan border.
Ongandjera was a SAP-COIN Base around 1985
Air Force Base Ondangwa was initially established at the Ondangwa Airfield on 2 February 1972, under the name "Playboy". The only military presence at that time in the area was at Oshakati, which fell under 1 Military Area in northern SWA. It soon became the most...