Editing Pretoria (section)

==Military==
Pretoria has earned a reputation as being the centre of South Africa's Military and is home to several military facilities of the [[South African National Defence Force]]:

===Military headquarters===

====Transito Air Force Headquarters====

This complex is the headquarters to the [[South African Air Force]].

====The Dequar Road Complex====

A military complex that houses the following:
*[[South African Army]]'s Headquarters
*[[South African Infantry Corps|South African Infantry Formation]] HQ
*A General Support Base
*Support Formation HQ
*Training Formation HQ
*The 102 Field Workshop unit
*The 17 Maintenance Unit
*The S.A.M.S Military Health Department<ref name="ArmyContact">{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mil.za/contactus/Gauteng.htm |title=contact us |publisher=Army.mil.za |date=13 December 2010 |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424021126/http://www.army.mil.za/contactus/Gauteng.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====The Sebokeng Complex====

A military complex located on the corner of Patriot Street and Koraalboom Road<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.za/maps/@-25.76268,28.171687,3a,75y,262.55h,85.31t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sphtvzrlflQUKqHkN6wPQAQ!2e0 |title=Google Maps |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728100126/https://www.google.co.za/maps/@-25.76268,28.171687,3a,75y,262.55h,85.31t/data=%213m4%211e1%213m2%211sphtvzrlflQUKqHkN6wPQAQ%212e0 |url-status=live}}</ref> that houses the following military headquarters:
*[[South African Armoured Corps|South African Army Armour Formation]] HQ
*[[South African Army Artillery Formation]] HQ
*South African Army Intelligence Corps HQ
*South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation HQ<ref name="ArmyContact"/>

===Military bases===

====The Dequar Road Base====
This base is situated in the suburb of Salvokop and is divided into two parts:
*The Green Magazine (Groen Magazyn) which is the Headquarters to the [[Transvaalse Staatsartillerie]], a reserve artillery regiment of the [[South African Army]]<ref name="autogeneratedtsa">{{cite web |url=http://www.rfdiv.mil.za/pdfs/publications/gunner/gunner.pdf |title=South African Gunner |author=Col (Ret) Lionel Crook |publisher=rfdiv.mil.za |access-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613003404/http://www.rfdiv.mil.za/pdfs/publications/gunner/gunner.pdf |archive-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
*Magazine Hill which is the regimental Headquarters to the [[Pretoria Armoured Regiment]], a reserve tank regiment of the [[South African Army]]<ref name="ArmyContact"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saarmourassociation.co.za/pretoria-regiment2.aspx |title=Pretoria Regiment |publisher=Saarmourassociation.co.za |access-date=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302215200/http://www.saarmourassociation.co.za/pretoria-regiment2.aspx |archive-date=2 March 2014}}</ref>

====Thaba Tshwane====
[[Thaba Tshwane]] is a large military area south-west of the Pretoria Central Business District and North of [[Air Force Base Swartkop]]. It is the headquarters of several army units-
*Joint Support Base Garrison that is responsible for the town management of Thaba Tshwane
*The Tshwane Regiment, a reserve [[motorised infantry]] regiment of the South African Army<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rfdiv.mil.za/pdfs/publications/rfv/2009summer.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417052841/http://www.rfdiv.mil.za/pdfs/publications/rfv/2009summer.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>
*The [[18 Light Regiment]], a reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army<ref name="autogeneratedtsa"/>
*The National Ceremonial Guard and Band

The military base also houses the 1 Military Hospital and the Military Police School. Within Thaba Tshwane, a facility known as "TEK Base" exists which houses its own units:
*The SA Army Engineer Formation
*2 Parachute Battalion
*44 Parachute Engineer Regiment
*1 Military Printing Regiment
*4 Survey and Map Regiment<ref name="ArmyContact"/>

====Joint Support Base Wonderboom====
The Wonderboom Military Base is located adjacent to the Wonderboom Airport and is the headquarters of the [[South African Army]] Signals Formation. It also houses the School of Signals, 1 Signal Regiment, 2 Signal Regiment, 3 Electronic Workshop, 4 Signal Regiment and 5 Signal Regiment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mil.za/hq_units/signal_fmn/contactus.htm |title=SA Army Signal Formation |publisher=Army.mil.za |date=19 August 2013 |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-date=17 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417033925/http://www.army.mil.za/hq_units/signal_fmn/contactus.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Military colleges====
[[File:U.S. Army Africa commander visits South Africa March 2010.jpg|thumb|The [[South African Military Academy|South African Army College]] in Pretoria]]
The [[South African Air Force]] College, the [[South African Military Health Service]] School for Military Health Training and the [[South African Army]] College are situated in the Thaba Tshwane Military Base and are used to train Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers to perform effectively in combat/command roles in the various branches of the South African National Defence Force. The South African Defence Intelligence College is also located in the Sterrewag Suburb north of [[Air Force Base Waterkloof]].<ref name="ArmyContact"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/squadrons/102/sa-air-force-college |title=The South African Air Force |publisher=Saairforce.co.za |access-date=19 April 2014 |archive-date=31 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731094222/http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/squadrons/102/sa-air-force-college |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Air force bases===
While technically not within the city limits of Pretoria, [[Air Force Base Swartkop]] and [[Air Force Base Waterkloof]] are often used for defence related matters within the city. These may include aerial military transport duties within the city, aerospace monitoring and defence as well as VIP transport to and from the city.