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AFB Waterkloof
AFB Waterkloof
IATA: none – ICAO: FAWK
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	South African Air Force
Location	Centurion, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
Elevation AMSL	4940 ft / 1506 m
Coordinates	25°49′48″S 28°13′21″E / 25.83°S 28.2225°E
Website	af.mil.za
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Air Force Base Waterkloof (ICAO: FAWK) is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and is the SAAF's busiest airbase. The base's name, Waterkloof, is Afrikaans, it means Water Ravine in English. Despite the name, this base is not located in Waterkloof, Pretoria, but lies to the south of Pretoria, 4.34 nmi (8.04 km) to the northeast of Centurion, Gauteng, and 3.37 nmi (6.24 km) from AFB Swartkop at 25°49′48″S 28°13′21″E / 25.83°S 28.2225°E / -25.83; 28.2225Coordinates: 25°49′48″S 28°13′21″E / 25.83°S 28.2225°E / -25.83; 28.2225 with elevation of 1506 metres (4940 ft).

The base motto is Acquirit Qui Tuetur (He Obtains Who Defends).

[edit] Units Hosted

21 Squadron - VIP transport
28 Squadron - Medium transport
41 Squadron - Light transport
44 Squadron - Light transport
60 Squadron - In-flight refuelling, transport, EW/ELINT/AEW
111 Squadron - Light transport (reserve)
140 Squadron - Light transport (reserve)
504 Squadron - Security
5 Air Servicing Unit - Maintenance support
Central Photographic Institute - Photographic services
JARIC, (Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre) The SANDF National Imagery Exploitation Centre - Strategic Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) support
Mobile Deployment Wing - Emergency response
SAAF Telecommunications Centre - Communications

[edit] History

The base was officially opened on 1 August 1938 as Waterkloof Air Station.^[1] Since that time it has always been in the service of the SAAF. It was upgraded to Air Force Base during WWII.