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Home of the Army Aviation Training Centre and also hosts the Republic of Singapore Airforce Oakey Helicopter Group.
Swartz Barracks provides officers and soldiers with practical on-the-job aviation training for roles such as avionics technician, pilot and ground crewman mission support.
Predominately a Forces Command training base supporting Defence Force School of Signals (tri-service technicians and operators of information, communication, and electronic warfare systems), Defence Force School of Music (tri-service musicians) and Army Education Centre. In addition, Headquarters 4th Brigade (Victoria's reserve Brigade) and Headquarters Australian Army Cadets Victoria operate from the site.
The administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force and home of Air Force Headquarters.
All visitors: you are required to report to the security desk in the foyer of the building you are visiting, and your host must be present for you to be issued with a pass.
Every Army Officer passes through the Royal Military College in Canberra. Its state-of-the-art training facilities teaches every aspect of Army command including leadership, military tactics, decision-making and the management of personnel.
8am – 4pm
Monday – Friday
The Army's major establishment in the Northern Territory and home to the 1st Brigade and 1st Aviation Regiment. The units at Robertson include Armoured, Engineers, Signals, Infantry, Medical Corps, Aviation and other Combat Service Support units.
Gates access have varying entrance and exit times.
First used as a mobilisation and training area during World War 1. By 1939, the area was formally established as Puckapunyal Camp and military activity in the area began in the early 1940s. The camp's name was derived from the name of a large hill within the field training area, today known as Mount Puckapunyal. There is some uncertainty about the origins of the word ‘Puckapunyal’, the most common explanation being that is an aboriginal word meaning 'Among the Hills'.
Home of the headquarters of 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment (FNQR), covering far North Queensland with regional depots from Cairns to Thursday Island. Tasked with the responsibility to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance across Australia's far north.
Metropolitan Perth and Regional Sites (MPRS) is a multi-site base, that includes:
Animals are not permitted on site. Exception are military working dogs and assistance animals by prior arrangement.
7:30 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Home to the 3rd Brigade and elements of the 1st Division, 11th Brigade and 17th Sustainment Brigade and one of the major military establishments in Northern Australia. The base is also home to units from Joint Capability Group such as Joint Logistic Unit (NQ) and elements of Joint Health Unit North Queensland.
Visitors without a Defence Common Access Card will need to access Melton Black Drive or Cluden Drive to be issued with a Visitor Identification Card. Heavy vehicle must use Cluden Drive.
Larrakeyah Defence Precinct (LDP) Base Support Area (BSA) includes, Larrakeyah, HMAS Coonawarra & Defence Establishment Berrimah (DEB). The BSA also encompasses the following operational & non-operational satellite sites; Howard Springs North & South, Humpty Doo Transmitting Station, Defence Fuel Installation (Stokes Hill) & East Coonawarra.