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Sirens will communicate information about the base security status and procedures. In the event you hear any of the following emergency warning tones, stop what you are doing immediately and follow the direction of your escort or ECO Warden. In the absence of direction, follow the procedures below and those detailed in the following pages of the National Base Induction.
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Status |
Sounds |
Procedure |
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Alert |
‘beep, beep, beep’ tone + ‘alert alert alert’ voice command |
Prepare to receive direction and maintain awareness. |
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Evacuation |
‘whoop, whoop, whoop’ tone + ‘evacuate, evacuate, evacuate’ voice command |
Exit building and assemble at predetermined assembly area. Remain at assembly area and await further direction. |
|
Lockdown |
Rapid short ‘beeping’ tone + ‘lockdown, lockdown, lockdown’ voice command |
Follow the CLOSE procedure.
|
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Stand down |
Low-pitched ‘buzzing’ tone + ‘stand-down, stand-down, stand-down’ voice command |
Resume normal activities. |
Tasmania is a multi-site base that includes training areas, barracks and depots.
Anglesea Barracks is the main site and one of the oldest Defence bases, built in 1811 when Governor Macquarie visited the colony.
Information for visitors to the Museum is available on the Army Museum of Tasmania page on the Army website.
Other major sites includes:
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.
The Army's major establishment in the Northern Territory and home to the 1st Brigade and 1st Aviation Regiment.
The units at Robertson Barracks include Armoured, Engineers, Signals, Infantry, Medical Corps, Aviation and other Combat Service Support units.
Gates access have varying entrance and exit times.
All enlisted into the RAAF complete Recruit Training at the 1st Recruit Training Unit. RAAF Base Wagga is also a major centre for technical and non-technical, initial employment training and postgraduate training.
Bringing animals on to the base requires prior approval from the Base Manager.
Unauthorised vehicles are not to be driven or parked on restricted or airside areas.
Any photo taking is to be pre-approved with an exemption granted for March Out parades.
Home to various squadrons and schools involved in areas such as contingency response, expeditionary health, security and combat survival.
On arrival visitors must present their Defence Common Access Card at the Access Control Point located on Ingham Road at the Pilkington Street intersection.
7 am – 4 pm Monday – Friday.
Speed limit is 40 km/h throughout the base unless otherwise signposted and is not to exceed 10 km/h when overtaking formed military members.
RAAF Base Tindal is home to 17 Squadron, 2 Squadron Detachment, 452 Squadron Tindal Flight, Joint Health Unit, 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron Detachment, NORFORCE, and Joint Military Police Unit Darwin – Tindal Detachment. 87SQN also have personnel located here. The SADFO and BM remit covers Delamere Air Weapons Range which is under the management of AFTRSQN.
No. 75 Squadron (81 Wing, Air Combat Group) also call RAAF Base Tindal home with their fleet of Australian F-35A Lightning-II (Joint Strike Fighters).
This ‘forward facing’ base is designed so that operational units can move into existing facilities at little or no notice in the event of a crisis or for Defence exercises.
Access to the base is to be coordinated through the RAAF Townsville Air Base Command Post.
Visitors and contractors must sign in and out of the base via the register located at the RAAF Caretaker’s Office.
As the site is remote, a mobile number must be provided on the sign in sheet in the event of an emergency.
RAAF Base Point Cook is the birthplace of the Australian Flying Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force and home to the RAAF Museum. Point Cook was established in March 1913 as the location for the Central Flying School and has the oldest continually operating military airfield in the southern hemisphere.
The Base was established in the 1950s to provide support for land, air and sea operations aimed at securing Australia's northern approaches.
Australian Defence Force and civilian personnel wishing to visit RAAF Base Learmonth who are not part of a deployment or exercise, are to request approval for the visit. Please email pea.aboc@defence.gov.au to request a Combat Support Group Visit Request form.
A major Defence enabler of Basic Flying (Fixed Wing Aircraft) Training for all three services.
The base plays a major role in training the next generation of Air Force personnel under the Air Academy and new Air Force officers at the Officer's Training School, plus is home base for the Roulettes aerobatic display.
All visitors must report to the Pass Office before entering the base.