For the Robertson Barracks, Norfolk, England see RAF Swanton Morley

RAF Swanton Morley

The former Royal Air Force Station Swanton Morley, more commonly known as RAF Swanton Morley, was a Royal Air Force Station in Norfolk, England, located near to the village of Swanton Morley...

Robertson Barracks is a major Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

 base located in the outer Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...

 suburb of Holtze

Holtze, Northern Territory

Holtze is an outer rural area of Darwin. It is 22km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Municipality of Litchfield. The suburb is mostly a rural area, just north Palmerston, Australia.-External links:...

 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

Holsworthy Barracks

Holsworthy Barracks is located in the outer south-western Sydney suburb of Holsworthy. It is part of the Holsworthy military reserve, which has been a training area and artillery range for the Australian Army since World War I. Following World War II it became a major base for the permanent...

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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
  1st Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia)
  The 1st Combat Engineer Regiment is a combat engineer regiment of the Australian Army. Based in the Northern Territory and attached to 1st Brigade, it is a Regular Army unit of the Royal Australian Engineers and is tasked with providing mobility and counter mobility support.-Structure:* 1st Combat...
  
  
• 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 the future site of a United States Pacific Command

United States Pacific Command

The United States Pacific Command is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States armed forces responsible for the Pacific Ocean area. It is led by the Commander, Pacific Command , who is the supreme military authority for the various branches of the Armed Forces of the United States serving...

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.

External links

• ADF official site.