▁as ▁an ▁ ▁mort ar ▁pl ato on ▁and ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Cu ito ▁river ▁( a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ok av ango ▁River ) ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 ▁month . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁time ▁of ▁deployment , ▁various ▁pl ato ons ▁were ▁allocated ▁as ▁mechan ised ▁inf antry ▁( in ▁Rat els ) ▁while ▁the ▁remainder ▁formed ▁a ▁base ▁camp ▁sending ▁out ▁ro ving ▁pat rol s ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁deployment ▁in ▁Ang ola , ▁the ▁peace ▁acc ords ▁were ▁signed ▁and ▁Al pha ▁Company ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁base ▁camp ▁in ▁Rund u , ▁South ▁West ▁Africa . ▁ ▁South ▁West ▁Africa ▁/ ▁Nam ib ia ▁ 1 9 8 9 : ▁during ▁the ▁UN TAG ▁deployment ▁in ▁South ▁West ▁Africa / N am ib ia , ▁Al pha ▁Company ▁provided ▁base ▁defence ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁O sh ak ati ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁pl ato ons ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁counter ▁ins ur gency ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁PL AN ▁in fil tr ation ▁that ▁occurred ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁Post ▁A part heid ▁ 7 ▁SA I ▁changed ▁from ▁a ▁training ▁unit ▁to ▁a ▁rear ▁area ▁protection ▁unit ▁when ▁ 1 1 3 ▁Battalion ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁unit . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁ 7 ▁SA I ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Rap id ▁Dep loyment ▁Force ▁during ▁November . ▁ ▁Les oth o ▁inter vention ▁ 1 9 9 8