Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| List of Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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Services SA Army; SA Air Force; SA Navy; SA Military Health Service
SITA State Information Technology Agency
STFEP Short Term Force Employment Plan
SANDF OPERATIONS
FIBRE Administrative control and support to the SANDF contingent deployed in
support of the United Nations Mission in Burundi (ONUB), as well as operational
command of the VIP Protection Unit until completion of VIP protection task
Force commander, staff officers and military observers deployed as part of the
ONUB Headquarters
VIP protection for returned political leaders in accordance with bilateral agreement
HUMAN Prevention of the spreading of the Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak in the
Limpopo Province in support of the Department of Health.
Deployment in support of the Department of Health to curb the Avian Flu in the
Eastern Cape.
INTEXO Border Line Control
MISTRAL Deployment of SANDF specialist teams (Aircraft Handling Team, Military Police,
Air Medical Evacuation Team, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Team) in support of
the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC)
Deployment of SANDF Task Force to Kindu, in support of the United Nations
Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo MONUC III)
Deployment of staff officers, military liaison officer and military observers as part
of the United Nations Mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC)
NEPTUNE Combating of illegal fishing and smuggling of marine resources (Part of Operation
INTEXO)
STIPPER Rural Safeguarding in support of the SA Police Service
TRITON III Assistance to the Electoral process in the Union of the Comoros
TEUTONIC The RSA detachment assisted with integration and democracy training of the
Congolese Army for integration purposes (“bridging training”)
VUSELELA Sub-programme of ‘Working for Water’ focusing on the eradication of alien invasive
plants on DOD properties using unemployed military veterans
PEACE–SUPPORT MISSIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
AMIB African Union Mission in Burundi
AMIS African Union Mission in the Sudan
MONUC United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Conge
ONUB United Nations Mission in Burundi
OLMEE United Nations Mission in Ethiopia
UNMEE United Nations Mission in Eritrea
UNMIL United Nations Mission in Liberia