ADF bases and locations abroad
Introduction
This document provides a list of bases and facilities used on a more than transitory basis by Australian military forces in operations abroad since 2001. Some are full-fledged bases used primarily or exclusively by the ADF; others are primarily other forces’ bases shared by the ADF; some are small forward operating bases; and some are facilities shared with civil authorities. Some were used only for a limited period. Where there is uncertainty about the listing it is marked by an asterisk. In some cases, the coordinates of the location of the facility are approximate.
There are also a number of ADF and AFP facilities on Australian territory that are particularly closely connected to overseas operations. These are listed in the final section below.
Take a virtual tour of Australian Bases Abroad (2009)
See also: Australian Defence Facilities (frequently updated)
Note: For budgetary reasons, most sections of this Briefing Book, ceased being updated in December 2010. However, following the deployment of ADF personnel to Iraq in September 2014, Middle Eastern base entries are being frequently updated.
Updates and advice on errors or omissions are welcome: rtanter@nautilus.org
British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago
East Timor
- Camp Phoenix
- Dili Heliport
- FOB Baucau
- FOB Chauvel
- FOB Ermera
- FOB Gleno
- FOB Maliana
- Defence Cooperation Compound
- Metinaro Training Base
Middle East and Central Asia
Afghanistan
- Bagram Airbase
- Camp Rhino
- Camp Russell
- Fire Base Tycz*
- FOB Anaconda*
- FOB Budwan (U.K.) (formerly FOB Armadill)
- FOB Coyote (Dutch)
- FOB Chora (ANA)
- FOB Cobra (aka FOB Tinsley)*
- FOB Davis (aka FOB Ripley)
- FOB Kajaki (U.K.)
- FOB Khyber-Lyddiard
- FOB Locke (ANA)
- FOB Lyddiard (ANA)
- FOB Martello*
- FOB Mashal
- FOB Mirwais
- FOB Phoenix
- FOB Poentjak*
- FOB Qudus
- FOB Ripley (aka FOB Davis)
- FOB Worsley
- ISAF Headquarters
- Kandahar Air Field
- Kamp Holland
- Kamp Hadrian*
- Multinational Base Tarin Kowt (MBTK)
- Patrol Base Atiq
- Patrol Base Buman
- Tarin Kowt
Bahrain
Iraq
- Ali Base (Tallil Base), An Nasiriyah
- al-Asad Air Base, Anbar
- Australian embassy, Baghdad
- Baghdad Diplomatic Security Centre
- Balad Military Hospital
- Camp Smitty, Samawah, Al-Muthhanna
- Camp Taji
- Camp Terendak, Tallil
- Camp Ur, Tallil
- Camp Victory
- Cobra Base
- Forward Operating Base Union III, International Zone Baghdad
- Joint Base Balad
Kuwait
Kyrgystan
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
- Al Minhad Air Base, Dubai
Solomon Islands
* Unconfirmed ADF locations