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The '''iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment''' (formerly '''Regiment Oos Transvaal''')  is a reserve air defence [[regiment]] of the [[South African Army]].

==History==
===Origin===
'''Regiment Oos Transvaal''' <ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.rfdiv.mil.za/docs/REGIMENT%20OOS%20TRANSVAAL.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-09-15 |archive-date=2016-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915200656/http://www.rfdiv.mil.za/docs/REGIMENT%20OOS%20TRANSVAAL.pdf |url-status=dead ))</ref> was established on 1 October 1964. Its first headquarters was a Magistrates Court office in [[Brakpan]] in 1968, but by 1975, its headquarters had moved on to [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]]. Renamed Apex Military Base, it was opened officially by Lt Gen Geldenhuys in 1976.

===Equipment===
Regiment Oos Transvaal was originally meant to be equipped with 35mm Oerlikon but by December 1964, a decision was made that Regiment Oos Transvaal would use [[Bofors]] and [[Oerlikon Contraves|Oerlikon]] guns, comprising a Bofors regiment, two 40mm Bofors batteries and a 35mm Oerlikon battery. In 1977 however the Regiment had been equipped as a 20mm anti-aircraft cannon regiment, with six batteries each of 18 guns.

===Operations===
Regiment Oos Transvaal supplied its R Battery for service in [[Operation Savannah (Angola)|Operation Savannah]] in January/March 1976 while its P Battery served in the same border area from March to May.

Regiment Oos Transvaal formed part of a reaction force in 1980 but by 1983 forward, members of the Regiment were involved directly in a number of operations such as [[Operation Prone]] in 1988.

===Present day===
Regiment Oos Transvaal is currently equipped with the [[Oerlikon GDF]] Mk.5 35mm gun.<ref>http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/media/editor_media/rm_defence/publicrelations/pressemitteilungen/2014_1/aad/2014_09_17_AAD_04_Air_Defence.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref>

===Name Change===
In August 2019, 52 Reserve Force units had their names changed to reflect the diverse military history of South Africa.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/new-reserve-force-unit-names/|title=New Reserve Force unit names|publisher=defenceWeb|date=7 August 2019|access-date=9 January 2021))</ref> Regiment Oos Transvaal became the '''iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment''', and have 3 years to design and implement new regimental insignia.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/opinion/renaming-process-has-resulted-in-an-army-structure-that-truly-represents-sa-30856190|title=Renaming process has resulted in an Army structure that truly represents SA|date=16 August 2019|publisher=IOL|access-date=8 January 2020))</ref>

== Leadership ==
((Empty section|date=May 2015))

==Regimental symbols==

===Previous Dress Insignia===
[[File:SADF era Regiment Eastern Transvaal insignia.jpg|thumb|center|600px|SADF era Regiment Eastern Transvaal insignia]]

==Battle honours==
* Operation Savannah (Southern Angola)

==Freedom of the city==
The Freedom of Brakpan was granted to the Regiment on 14 April 1984.

==References==
((reflist|2))
((portal|South Africa))

((SAArmy Units))
((Greater Johannesburg|mil))

[[Category:Artillery regiments of South Africa]]
[[Category:Military units and formations in Benoni]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1964]]
[[Category:Artillery units and formations of South Africa]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of South Africa in the Border War]]

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