Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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Exercise Name and
Aim
Exercise
TRANSOCEANIC
Exercise BELL
BUOY
Exercise FAIRWAY
BUOY
Exercise GOOD
HOPE
Exercise ATLASUR
Exercise IBSAMAR
(IBSA Naval Exercise)
SADC Air Force
Exercise
Airborne Africa
Competition
Interop East
West African Training
Cruise (WATC)
Aim Target Actual Achievement
Naval exercise to coordinate
and advise
shipping between the
RSA and other navies in
the Pacic/Indian Ocean
Rim
CPX in co-ordination and
guidance of shipping in
the SADC Region
Naval and Air exercise
between the South
African Navy (SAN)/
South African Air Force
(SAAF) and the German
Navy/Luftwaffe
Bi-annual Task Force
exercise with South
American navies
Naval and Air exercise
between the SAN/SAAF
and the Brazilian and
Indian navies and air
forces
Multinational exercise
(humanitarian relief)
based on a ood disaster
scenario in a one of the
SADC Member States
(location and date TBD)
SADC Multinational
Parachute Competition
Visits to and exercises
with East African navies
Training cruise to West
African countries
Post Exercise
Discussion (PXD)
Argentina
15 to 19 September.
Exercise in Texas,
USA (CPX) 28 April
to 11 May
Planning Conference
in RSA (host) –
January
RSA 9 to 20 June
Planning
May/June
May
Achieved
The Post Exercise Discussion
took place in Argentina from 15
to 19 September 2008
Achieved
The exercise took place over
period 18 April to 5 May 2008
and the aim was achieved
The planning conference in
South Africa took place in
January
Achieved
The exercise took place over the
period 9 to 20 June 2008 and the
aim was achieved
Achieved
The planning took place in
Germany during March 2008
Achieved
The exercise took place from 16
May to 2 June 2008 and the aim
was achieved
Achieved
* No result
Planning meeting in
Windhoek 7 to 11
April
September/October
August
The exercise took place over the
period 5 to 16 May 2008 and the
aim was achieved
The exercise did not take place,
as SADC did not schedule it
No result
The planning and exercise did
not take place, as no country was
willing to host the exercise
No result
Exercise was cancelled
No result
The scheduling for this exercise
during FY 2008/09 was
incorrectly published
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