The Airforce Bases Current

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Description:

The mission of the Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing (AFMDW) is to provide sustainable combat ready, integrated and deployable air support capabilities to the SANDF. In other words, it provides a rapid response team.

The area occupied by the AFMDW was previously known as AFS Snake Valley and is situated opposite the 17 Sqn/SAAF Museum premises on the eastern side of the shared runway.

The official name for the entire base/premises is Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing (AFMDW), incorporating the old AFB Swartkop (17 Squadron, the SAAF Museum), the old Snake Valley on the Eastern side and the old Gym (Valhalla) on the opposite side of the road.

Squadrons at this base:
140 Squadron, 142 Squadron, 18 Deployment Support Unit, 4 Air Servicing Unit, 500 Squadron, 501 Squadron, 92 Tactical Airfield Unit, Mobile Communications Unit, SAAF Band, SAAF Procurement Unit, School of Cookery

Aircraft at this base:
There are no aircraft listed for this base.


Other Bases:
AFB Swartkop (now AF MDW), AFB Ysterplaat Detached (Cape Town IAP), Air Force Base Bloemspruit, Air Force Base Durban, Air Force Base Hoedspruit, Air Force Base Langebaanweg, Air Force Base Makhado, Air Force Base Overberg, Air Force Base Pietersburg, Air Force Base Waterkloof, Air Force Base Ysterplaat, Air Force Station Port Elizabeth, Air Force Station Thaba Tshwane, N/A, Other, SAAF Gymnasium, TEK Base