The African War Stories Archive | Greg McEwan-Marriott | Favorites https://africanwars.org/members/maddogmcewan/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Greg McEwan-Marriott's favorites. Fri, 01 May 2026 20:45:47 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 21cbf497a420f5f3c668d0e9b93e07b8 Greg McEwan-Marriott posted an update in the group Selous Scouts https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1663/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:08:02 +0200

John Gartner and Steven Mpofu about to deploy on a recce task. Both men appear to be wearing Portuguese Lizard Stripe camouflage which would indicate this operation was in Mozambique.

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]]> 0 851ec16e5d50119a336838265c4ba319 XO BBHQ posted an update in the group 35/101 Bn https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1409/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:15:25 +0200

101Bn Casspir

]]> 0 6e172edcac7fcc1a571534e5d3953c14 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group PMC & Mercenary Operations in Africa https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1380/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:43:37 +0200
]]> 1 859ac39a5f02cb1dfa64465a36f3f6e6 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Rhodesian Bush War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1368/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:01:35 +0200
]]> 0 b801b18af9ce6179151d196e9d85e850 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Angolan / South African Border War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1365/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:37:15 +0200

This is a water cooled .50 (50 calibre) Browning Machine Gun, seen here in the South West African/Namibian Operational Area during the Bush War.

]]> 1 fbde65e3b6953682e791299f852dda2d maddogmcewan posted an update in the group 24 Squadron SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1316/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:24:35 +0200
]]> 1 b6b6bdd41e2a63c73be65711302d1675 Greg McEwan-Marriott wrote a new post https://africanwars.org/?p=240905 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 22:19:13 +0200 9e40412d4d0fc4bd59ee34c69ca1a532 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group South African Special Forces - Recces https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1075/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:09:38 +0200

A gripping first-hand account of the combat operations and life of a member of the secretive and elite South African Special Forces, known as ‘Recces’.

South African Special Forces, known as the ‘Recces’, are an elite group of soldiers that few can aspire to join. Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of thei…Read More

]]> 0 77bc26ce8d9d53fa01ceb50c3532a3f4 hehehe this was FUNNY !!! love the attempts at South African/Rhodesian accents https://youtu.be/5CwH5AebxM0 https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1073/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:40:54 +0200

hehehe this was FUNNY !!! love the attempts at South African/Rhodesian accents

]]> 0 028ec2021d73bc452b485ab0b044028c https://youtu.be/DHbef2kC8nk Peter Baxter was the youngest (18 years & 3 months old) Regular Officer Commissioned off a Regular Officer Cadets Course in the Rhodesian Army. This cadet course was extremely lucky to have the training in classical warfare done when Rhodesia had 2 troops of T55 tanks and the Classical War Exercise done south of Gwelo on the Somabula Flats near Fort Rixon was some of the best training that he could have received. It stood him in good stead during his later military career at 121 Battalion and at the Romeo Mikes at 101 Battalion where he ended up fighting tanks out of Casspirs with Ratel 90’s in support. He was posted to A Company 3 RAR under the command of Major Tom Simpson in October 1980 as a platoon commander and then Company 2i/c. Peter was then posted to Support Company 3RAR at Grand Reef under Major Jim Flanagan in mid 1981 where he was the Company 2ic and also the 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander. From 1982 April to 1985 July, Peter served with 121 Battalion in South Africa. He served with B Company under Captain Chris Garland and then started and trained C Company at 121 Battalion, the Zulus, at St. Lucia in Zululand. I did Recce Selection in September to November 1982. He then worked in Cape Town in Restaurants, as a driver and in Security from ’85 until ’87. From 1987 to 1988 he rejoined the SADF and served at 101 Battalion in South West Africa with the Romeo Mikes (RM) (Reaction Force) 902 Special Service Company (SSC) with RM7 as a Team Commander under the Command of Bernie de Waal from May “87 to Dec ’87. He was the Company Commander for 902 SSC from July to September 1987 when De Waal was injured in a PomZ explosion whilst we were running on a spoor. He was also the Company Commander for 903 SSC Romeo Mikes for the first 5 months of 1988 where he operated in Casspirs inside Angola. Peter fought at Cuito Cuanavale and the Lomba River and in South Western and Central Southern Angola around Ongiva, Xangongo, Mupa and Evale. https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1067/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:09:50 +0200

Peter Baxter was the youngest (18 years & 3 months old) Regular Officer Commissioned off a Regular Officer Cadets Course in the Rhodesian Army. This cadet course was extremely lucky to have the training in classical warfare done when Rhodesia had 2 troops of T55 tanks and the Classical War Exercise done south of…Read More

]]> 0 1fc1f0fd703fa16aa03bc8f628872213 https://africanwars.org/activity/p/927/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:49:29 +0200 6 61d93a602563792d70bf036193516b36 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group South African Special Forces - Recces https://africanwars.org/activity/p/924/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 22:47:07 +0200
]]> 0 c65336243107d418d523474d13dc914e XO BBHQ posted an update in the group 31/201 Bn 'Bushmen' https://africanwars.org/activity/p/861/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:39:16 +0200
]]> 1 e8ed5ac26e44682483edb23cff179f9e XO BBHQ posted an update in the group Angolan / South African Border War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/855/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:49:14 +0200

FAP-DAA Angolan Mig-23

]]> 0 70664d51b5c39fd95c80850ad94185b6 XO BBHQ posted an update in the group 4 Special Forces Regiment https://africanwars.org/activity/p/771/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:54:27 +0200

#Recce deploying from submarine

]]> 0 7cf8460837c4e23a74ce744df9f4ff27 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group 4 Special Forces Regiment https://africanwars.org/activity/p/726/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 22:50:22 +0200

4 Special Forces Regiment performing a beach assault #Recce

]]> 1 920790826e7310eab69c70d6d44d3cbb XO C360 posted an update in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/703/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:48:07 +0200

A Mirage III R2Z of 2 Squadron

]]> 0 b8929ced8fc3e648ef24cbcd4ca5ff1d zander.labuschagne posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/577/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 12:07:10 +0200

A few from a set of 433 photos I took of the cockpit. Friends also took a few sets of photos of the cockpit.

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]]> 2 44a52aa0dbf389bddbd80d675fce1096 zander.labuschagne posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/569/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:35:39 +0200

A handful from a set of 2472 photos I took of this Cheetah C. Note that this one is not the latest upgrade that was used until the end of their service, it is from the earlier years.

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