: It was divided into mobile platoons of 40 to 50 men. These units typically spent one week in the "bush" on patrol followed by one week at camp.

: The force consisted of roughly 1,000 personnel, including approximately 900 local Ovambo trackers and about 300 white officers and NCOs.

Over its ten-year existence, Koevoet was widely considered the most successful "insurgent-killing" unit in the conflict, though it paid a significant price in blood. Recorded Total (1979–1989) 1,615 engagements Insurgents Killed or Captured Koevoet Personnel Killed (KIA) Koevoet Personnel Wounded Controversy and Disbandment Remembering "Koevoet" Peter Vale - Digital Georgetown

: Operations relied on Casspir and Wolf Turbo mine-resistant armored personnel carriers. Trackers would often run ahead or alongside these vehicles to identify "spoor" (tracks), with the vehicles providing heavy fire support and protection from landmines.