Around 1,200 Namibian Defence Force and Botswana Defence Force troops planned to participate in a combined Peace Support Operation exercise in Kang area in the Kgalagadi District. Exercise Tshwaragano II is set to run from 16 to 30 July, and is a followup to  Exercise Hanganee I, held in Omaheke region in Namibia in 2016. The operation is designed to facilitate interoperability, as part of the SADC Standby Force. [source]