SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY OPERATION NGIVA AIRFIELD, ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00121R000100170002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 22, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/PEG (1/82)
SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY OPERATION
NGIVA AIRFIELD, ANGOLA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE SOUTH AFRICANS ARE CONDUCTING A LARGE
SCALE MILITARY OPERATION IN SOUTHERN ANGOLA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A SOUTH AFRICAN TASK FORCE, CONSISTING OF ONE
REINFORCED MECHANIZED (METH) INFANTRY (INF) BATTALION, HAS
ARRIVED AT THE AIRFIELD EQUIPMENT
INCLUDES AT LEAST 63 RATEL INF FIGHTING VEHICLES (22 ON
GRAPHIC) AND 42 TRUCKS/SUPPORT VEHICLES. THE EQUIPMENT AND
NUMEROUS PERSONNEL ARE ON THE RUNWAY.
(S/D) ELEMENTS OF THIS TASK FORCE MAY HAVE CONDUCTED
OPERATIONS IN THE ANHANCA AREA APPROXIMATELY 10 NM NORTHWEST OF
NGIVA. YESTERDAY, TWO RATEL-EQUIPPED MECH INF COMPANIES WERE
SEEN NEAR ANHANCA SUSPECT MILITARY CAMP NO
SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES WERE EVIDENT IN THE ANHANCA AREA TODAY.
(S/D) NGIVA IS 27 NM NORTH OF THE NAMIBIA-ANGOLA BORDER.
3. COORDINATES 17-02-40S 015-41-25E
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
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