page_title: Lohatla
section_title: Permanent in house units
hierarchical_section_title: Lohatla / History / Permanent in house units
caption_attribution_description: English: SWATF 101 Workshop Grootfontein
context_page_description: Lohatla is a training area of the South African National Defence Force. It is located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa and is home to the SA Army Combat Training Centre, which is part of the South African Army Training Formation.
context_section_description: During the early nineties, nine self accounting units were permanently based on the terrain:
  61 Mechanised Battalion Group, (currently integrated into 8 SAI at Upington) 
  Training Group,
  HQ Unit,
  12 Field Engineers Regiment,
  8 Signals Group, 
  101 Works Unit, 
  16 Maintenance Unit, (reactivated on 25 September 1992 at Lohatla. Up to 2000, 16 Maintenance was the 2nd line support institution to forces participating in exercises and day to day support to the School. Since then the unit has developed as a Combat Zone Maintenance Unit) 
  8 Division Mobilisation Unit and 
  a Provost Unit
  A Forward Air Command Post and Medical Command Post helped to integrate elements from the Air Force and Medical Service.
caption: 101 Workshop
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