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Holsworthy military base (ICAO: YSHW) is an Australian Army military barracks, located in the Heathcote National Park in Holsworthy approximately 25 km (16 mi) from the central business district, in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Steele Barracks – Moorebank, Liverpool Military Area, Sydney; Blamey Barracks – Kapooka, Kapooka Military Area, Wagga Wagga; Randwick Barracks – Sydney; Victoria Barracks – Sydney; Lone Pine Barracks – Singleton; Timor Barracks – Ermington, Sydney [2] [3] Bullecourt Barracks – Adamstown (Newcastle) Lancer Barracks – Parramatta ...
Holsworthy is best known for the Holsworthy Barracks, a large Australian Army reserve where training exercises frequently occur. The reserve lies adjacent to Heathcote Road, which connects to Bankstown, Liverpool, Lucas Heights, Engadine, and Heathcote. Signs around the perimeter warn potential trespassers about the use of laser-guided and ...
The Special Forces Training Centre was established on 1 December 1998 [3] at the Lone Pine Barracks outside Singleton, New South Wales as a unit of the Army Training Command to support, validate and develop special forces training. The role of the SFTC grew significantly to manage a broad range of training and training support tasks on behalf ...
In July 2005, Holsworthy Barracks was selected as the location in Sydney to relocate the squadron. [15] In December 2006, the squadron relocated to temporary facilities at Luscombe Airfield with the redevelopment of the airfield expected to be completed by late 2008. [16]
The DFCE forms the third and highest tier of the ADF's detention system, after unit detention centres and area detention centres. [1]: 3 It is the only facility authorised to hold members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force who have been sentenced to more than 14 days of detention.
[2] [108] Counter terrorist training is conducted at the Special Forces Training Facility (SFTF) based at Holsworthy Barracks with an indoor range complex, aircraft mock-up, method of entry facility, urban training facility and sniper range. [116] In 2013, a four-hour documentary Commando was produced on the selection course and reinforcement ...