Tag: CHU
SAAF Composite Helicopter Unit in DRC pays tribute to fallen colleague
SA Air Force (SAAF) and other former colleagues in uniform came together in a sombre gathering at the South African Composite Helicopter Unit (CHU)...
UN medals for SA airmen and medics
Meritorious service by South African peacekeepers in various air and medical musterings was rewarded with the appropriate United Nations (UN) medal at their Goma...
MONUSCO withdrawal starts January in South Kivu
1 January is commencement day of withdrawal for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where South Africa...
New commander for Composite Helicopter Unit
The South African military outpost in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a two-service one headed by the SA Air Force (SAAF) with...
SAAF DR Congo death mourned by UN Secretary General
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres added his condolences to those of senior South African defence ministry and national defence force personnel on...
No South African lives lost in DR Congo public violence
Violence, vandalism and rioting in the eastern DR Congo city Goma claimed 36 lives with the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) contingent all safe...
SA helo crew and ops medics to the rescue after IED...
South African military aviation and medical expertise were again to the fore stabilising and evacuating injured Congolese soldiers in combined effort which drew praise...
UN honours SA military helicopter crews
Taskings executed by the airborne South African component of the United Nations (UN) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo were acknowledged when composite...
UN offers one symbolic dollar for Rooivalk expertise
The days of the South African composite helicopter unit (CHU) as a major contributor to MONUSCO’s Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in the Democratic Republic...
SAMHS doctors keeping busy in the DRC
At the Composite Helicopter Unit (CHU) in Goma, DRC, is a South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) level one hospital.
DefenceWeb had the opportunity to...
Armed rebel groups still a major threat in the DRC
Armed rebel groups are still a major threat in the DRC, with attacks on civilians in eastern DRC occuring in December 2019.
DefenceWeb interviews the...
SAMHS doctors treating civilians and soldiers in harsh conditions in the...
The South African Medical Health Service (SAMHS) personnel deployed to Goma in the Domcratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being kept relatively busy treating...
Oryx remains Monusco’s top transport helicopter in the DRC
The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (Monusco) has a Composite Helicopter Unit (CHU) based in the eastern DRC city, Goma.
The CHU includes three...
