Holsworthy Barracks

Holsworthy Barracks

Aerial view of the barracks' helicopter facilities
IATA: none – ICAO: YSHW
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Australian Army
Location Sydney, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL 250 ft / 76 m
Coordinates 33°59′42″S 150°57′06″E / 33.99500°S 150.95167°E / -33.99500; 150.95167Coordinates: 33°59′42″S 150°57′06″E / 33.99500°S 150.95167°E / -33.99500; 150.95167
Map
YSHW

Location in New South Wales

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 670 2,198 Asphalt
Sources: AIP[1]

Holsworthy Barracks (ICAO: YSHW) 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 component of the Australian Army in New South Wales. Following the movement of many units of the Regular Army to Darwin, Northern Territory, in the late 1990s many Army Reserve units were moved from other depots to Holsworthy Barracks, including the Headquarters of the 5th Brigade.[2][3]

The base is currently home to 142 Signal Squadron, 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt), 6th Aviation Regiment and the 1st Health Support Battalion (1HSB).

Terrorism plot

On 4 August 2009, four men from Melbourne, Victoria, were charged over the Holsworthy Barracks terror plot, a plan to storm the barracks with automatic weapons, and shoot anyone they encountered until they themselves were killed or captured.[4][5] The men were connected with the Somali-based terrorist group al-Shabaab.[6] Prime Minister Kevin Rudd later announced that the federal government had ordered a review of security at all military bases.[7] On 6 August 2009, a Daily Telegraph reporter and photographer were charged with taking a photograph of a defence installation after being granted entry to the military base.[8] In December 2011 three of the terror plotters were sentenced to 18 years in prison.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ YSHW – Holsworthy (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014
  2. ↑ "Major Army Bases". Defence Jobs. Department of Defence. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "DHA Holsworth Base Guide". Defence Housing Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Cameron Stewart and Milanda Rout, 5 August 2009. "Somali extremists on a 'fatwa order' from God". The Australian, Retrieved on 5 August 2009
  5. ↑ Melissa Iaria, 4 August 2009. "Terror suspects 'sought holy approval'". News.com.au, Retrieved on 4 August 2009
  6. ↑ Janet Fife-Yeomans and Carly Crawford, 5 August 2009. "Terror suspects 'sought holy approval'". NEWS.COM.AU. Retrieved on 5 August 2009
  7. ↑ 5 August 2009. "Govt orders review of security at military bases". News.com.au, Retrieved on 5 August 2009
  8. ↑ 6 August 2009. "Daily Telegraph journalists arrested at Holsworthy". NEWS.com.au, Retrieved on 7 February 2014
  9. ↑ "Judge berates terrorists who were given refuge in Australia", Norie Ross, Herald Sun, Dec 17, 2011

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