Robertson Barracks
For the Robertson Barracks, Norfolk, England see RAF Swanton Morley
| Robertson Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Knuckey Lagoon Municipality of Litchfield Northern Territory |
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| Type | Australian Army base |
| Current owner |
Australian Army |
| Garrison | 1st Brigade 1st Aviation Regiment B Coy, 1st Military Police Battalion Joint Movements Control Office - Darwin Joint Logistics Unit (North) |
Robertson Barracks is a major Australian Army base located in the outer Darwin, Northern Territory suburb of Holtze in the Municipality of Litchfield. The barracks was built during the 1990s. The Barracks are home to the 1st Brigade and the 1st Aviation Regiment. Robertson Barracks has a helicopter airfield, similar to Holsworthy Barracks.
[edit] Units
The units currently located on Robertson Barracks are:
1 Brigade Units
- 1st Armoured Regiment
- 1st Combat Service Support Battalion
- 1st Combat Signals Regiment
- 1st Combat Engineer Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Australia)
- 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
- 8th/12th Medium Regiment
External Units
- 1st Aviation Regiment
- B Coy, 1st Military Police Battalion
- Joint Movements Control Office - Darwin
- Joint Logistics Unit (North)
Robertson Barracks is reported to be a future site of a United States Pacific Command Marine deployment, and its current capacity of 4,500 troops will be upgraded in the near future. Currently, the size and the accessibility of key facilities in Darwin follows closely with other US deployment sites around the globe.[1] [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "US to establish Pacific base in northern Australia"South China Morning Post. 14 November 2011. http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2552a1271f293310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=asia+world&s=newsl%3A. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "US Establishes Pacific Base in Darwin, Australia"OSGEOINT. 12 November 2011. http://osgeoint.blogspot.com/2011/11/us-establishes-pacific-base-in-darwin.html. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 12°26′42″S 130°58′28″E / 12.445°S 130.97444°E
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