The steady tactical advance begun by FAPLA on 2/6/87 has remain unchecked by UNITA and they are now at the source of the Chambinga River. In response to this Operation Moduler is launched with the establishment of Col. Jock Harris’ TAC HQ south of the Lomba River. Present at this TAC HQ is Colonel Mo Oelshig (SADF Liaison Officer with UNITA) and Colonel Piet Mulder from Rundu. The planning for Operation Moduler is fine-tuned from this TAC HQ
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XO BBHQ posted in the group PMC & Mercenary Operations in Africa
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
#Koevoet Camo
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
Arn Durand’s #Koevoet team in hostile territory, stopping to helping a young elephant calf back to it’s mother, Kavango, Southwest Africa circa. 1980s
Durand survived 127 enemy contacts with SWAPO during his 6 year career with Koevoet in Southwest Africa, including three separate landmine explosions. He has written two books about his com…Read More
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
#Koevoet personnel inspect a captured #SA-7 after a contact with SWAPO PLAN insurgents in southern Angola 1984.
Made in Russia. The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian: C?????, “arrow”; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing gui…Read More
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
#Koevoet patrol taken near #Rundu in the Kavango region of South West Africa/Namibia 30/08/1988.
A highly effective but highly controversial paramilitary Police force, Koevoet (meaning “crow bar”) abbreviated Operation K or SWAPOL- COIN (South West African Police Counter Insurgency) was a major paramilitary organisation under South Afr…Read More
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
Ian Richardson (RIP) A #Koevoet legend in his own right. Being treated by his team, ZN ops medic.
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