The first real test of the new SACMP and the new SANDF came on 22 September 1998 when a task force of troops from Botswana and South Africa crossed the border into the Kingdom of Lesotho to help the Lesotho government regain stability.
The SACMP thus ceased to exist, becoming the SANDF MPA.
SACMP and SANDF MPA units have participated in the following operations: