Department of Defence Annual Report 2008-2009

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| Programme 8: Force Employment |
Exercise Name and
Aim
Exercise SHIELD 3
(On request of SAPS
this ex was forwarded
and executed on very
short notice thereby
not allowing sufcient
time for a change to
plan)
Aim Target Actual Achievement
The exercise will be to
test and rene the airspace
control concept for
Gauteng and North West
provinces in preparation
of Operation KGWELE
Support To Foreign Forces Training (Against Payment)
Exercise DORSAY 06 Training support to
Singapore at ASB
Bloemfontein, 44 Para
Regt and Air Force Base
(AFB) Bloemspruit
Planning
Late January
Exercise
LIGHTNING
WARRIOR
Exercise AFRICAN
THORN
Exercise KALAHARI
STORM
Integrated training to
Singapore at Combat
Training Centre, Lohatla
and an AFB suitable to
accommodate
F15 Aircraft (AC)
Company Group exercise
to United Kingdom
(UK) at Combat Training
Centre, Lohatla
Battalion Group exercise
to UK at Combat
Training Centre, Lohatla
15 – 20 March Achieved
Planning
1 to 4 October
IPC
3 to 5 December
CFPC
11 to 13 March
Exercise 26 April to
6 June
15 January to
6 March
15 January to
6 March
Phase 3 was conducted 15 to 20
March 2009
A planning brieng session
(Phase 1) was held on 19
November 2008
Phase 2 will take place 11 to 15
May 2009 and 18 to 22 May 2009
No result
The exercise did not take
place in the FY 2008/9 as the
exercise has been rescheduled by
Singapore for every second year,
instead of annually
Achieved
The planning stage took place as
scheduled
Achieved
The different planning stages
took place as scheduled and the
exercise took place over period
22 April to 5 June 2008
The aim was achieved
Achieved
The exercise took place over
period 15 January to 6 March
2009 and the aim was achieved
No result
The exercise was cancelled on
the request of the UK
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