Darwin – port

Introduction Australian navy and visiting foreign navy ships normally berth at  Fort Hill Wharf or occasionally at East Arm Wharf. See also US ship visits to Darwin Log of US Navy ship visits to Darwin, 2000 – 2014 (updated 1 April 2014) LOCATION: Fort Hill Wharf: 12°28’18″S 130°50’44″E East Arm Wharf: 12°29′S 130°52′E Port of Darwin, Fact Sheet No.1, Darwin Port […]

Mount Bundey Training Area

Introduction The Mount Bundey Training Area (MBTA) is a 117300 ha. site,75km south-east of Humpty Doo, south of the Arnhem Highway,  between the Mary River and Kakadu National Park. Previously a cattle station, the property was acquired as a training area in 1988. United States and Singaporean forces both conduct joint tank exercises with Australian […]

RAAF Base Darwin

Contents Introduction Government sources – Australian Government sources – United States Introduction RAAF Base Darwin is co-located with Darwin International Airport bordering Stuart Drive, Darwin. It is home to a number of RAAF units, and is frequently used by USAF and US Marine aircraft, as well as Republic of Singapore Air Force planes. The US […]

Bamaga Signals Intelligence Station

The Australian Signals Division operates a signals intelligence station near Bamaga at the very tip of the York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The station was established in 1988 at a estimated cost of $25 million. The station primarily monitors communications in the Papua-New Guinea region, and was established with a special mission to follow activities in the Bougainville region. It is operated as a remote facility by a detachment from Cabarlah.

DPRK Timeline of Recent Events part 2

April 19, 2004 Kim Jong-Il began a secret visit to the PRC for talks with PRC leaders, including President Hu Jintao, regarding the DPRK’s nuclear weapons ambitions and its economy. April 16, 2004 In an effort to improve diplomatic ties, the DPRK may send relatives of five former Japanese abductees to Japan, possibly by this […]

DPRK Timeline of Recent Events part 1

October 16th, 2003: The DPRK said it would display a nuclear deterrent at “an appropriate time” to end debate over its nuclear status if the United States delayed a solution to an impasse over Pyongyang’s atomic ambitions. October 15th, 2003: The DPRK and ROK opened cabinet-level talks in Pyongyang with the DPRK leadership rejecting Seoul’s […]

US DPRK Email Archive

Index of Archive by Date Date Subject Author 13-Apr-2004 DOD Press Release: U.S. MIA recovery team transports supplies and equipment across DMZ Karin Lee 12-Apr-2004 China Educational Exchange sends English teachers to North Korea Karin Lee 06-Apr-2004 Informal Summary: March 30, 2004 House Committee on International Relations Hearing: The Bush Administration and Non-Proliferation: A New […]

DOD Press Release: U.S. MIA recovery team transports supplies and equipment across DMZ

Karin Lee 13 April 2004 East Asia Policy Education Project FCNL Education Fund Korea Update 245 Second Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-5795 phone: (202) 547-6000 ext. 110  fax: (202) 547-6019 email: Karin@fcnl.org    web site: www.fcnl.org   Department of Defense Press Release http://www.dod.gov/releases/2004/nr20040412-0565.html Remains of U.S. MIAs to be recovered in North Korea Contact: (703) 697-5131 […]

Informal Summary: March 30, 2004 House Committee on International Relations Hearing: The Bush Administration and Non-Proliferation: A New Strategy Emerges

Author:  Karin Lee <karin@fcnl.org> Date:  06-Apr-2004 13:23:38 East Asia Policy Education Project FCNL Education Fund Korea Update 245 Second Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-5795 phone: (202) 547-6000 ext. 110  fax: (202) 547-6019 email: Karin@fcnl.org    web site: www.fcnl.org ____________________________________________________________   Informal summary: March 30, 2004 House Committee on International Relations Hearing:  “The Bush Administration and Nonproliferation: […]