Dates: 1980
Theatre: Angola / Kaokoland
Special Forces small-team strategic reconnaissance, described by André Diedericks (Journey Without Boundaries, 2007) as the first long-term two-man recce of that type; extraction by helicopter after 36 days.
Seeded from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operations_of_the_South_African_Border_War Description hedged where specifics were not confidently sourced — expand as better sourcing is found.