Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

| Department of Defence |
Exercise Name and
Aim
Exercise
GOLFINHO 9
Aim Target Actual Achievement
To exercise the SADC
Brigade (SADCBRIG)
capability
Inter Departmental Exercises
Exercise AFFIX Exercising emergency
procedure in the event
of an air crash (lead
department: Department
of Transport)
Exercise EMEX
Exercise SHIELD 1 12
Exercise SHIELD 2 13
Exercising emergency
procedures in the event
of a nuclear disaster at
Koeberg Nuclear Power
Station (lead department
Nuclear Regulatory
Authority)
The exercise will
be to integrate
interdepartmental
command, control,
co-ordination and
operational procedures in
preparation of Operation
KGWELE
The exercise will
be to integrate
interdepartmental
command, control,
co-ordination and
operational procedures in
preparation of Operation
KGWELE
MAPEX
22 Feb – 1 March
May Field Training
Exercise (FTX)
Cancelled 10
June FTX
Cancelled 11
28 July – Aug in Port
Elizabeth
4 Aug – 9 Aug in
Bloemfontein
Achieved
The planning process
(Botswana), Map Exercise
(MAPEX) (Angola – February
2009) and reconnaissance for the
CPX in Mozambique took place
No result
The May FTX did not take place,
as this exercise was cancelled by
the Department of Transport for
FY 2008/09 No future exercises
have been scheduled
The DOD is not the lead
Department and only
participates on invitation by the
Department of Transport
No result
The DOD is not the lead
Department and only
participates on invitation by the
Nuclear Regulatory Authority
The June FTX did not take place
as this exercise was cancelled for
FY 2008/09
The Nuclear Regulatory
Authority has scheduled no
future exercises
Achieved
The exercise was conducted in
Port Elizabeth over the period
28 July 2008 to 2 August 2008
and the aim was achieved
Achieved
The exercise was conducted in
Bloemfontein from 4 August
2008 to 9 August 2008 and the
aim was achieved
| Programme 8: Force Employment |
9
Changes to DOD Strategic Business Plan 2008 (MTEF FY 2008/09 – FY 2010/11 Ser No 25).
10
Changes to DOD Strategic Business Plan 2008 (MTEF FY 2008/09 – FY 2010/11 Ser No 26).
11
Changes to DOD Strategic Business Plan 2008 (MTEF FY 2008/09 – FY 2010/11 Ser No 27).
12
Changes to DOD Strategic Business Plan 2008 (MTEF FY 2008/09 – FY 2010/11 Ser No 27).
13
Changes to DOD Strategic Business Plan 2008 (MTEF FY 2008/09 – FY 2010/11 Ser No 27).
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