AFP/Getty Australian Bases Abroad. Tarin Kot is the main Australian base in Afghanistan and is used by both reconstruction, mentoring and special forces troops. Read national defence correspondent Michael Brissenden's analysis. Five rockets have been fired at a major US base in Afghanistan but there were no casualties, NATO and provincial officials say. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and several "tri-service" units. That was the battle which led to Ben Roberts-Smith being awarded the Victoria Cross. Australia sent … Control of the bases is passed to the Afghan military. This topography has long enabled Afghans to successfully resist much more powerful conventional armies, as it did when Alexander the Great tried to conquer Afghanistan in the fourth century B.C. December 2002 - Australia’s initial commitment to the conflict in Afghanistan ends. This is a list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) installations in Afghanistan used … The Royal Australian Air Force operates out of Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth situated on the northwest coast of … "The capacity of the Afghan National Security Forces, in particular the Afghan National Army, the infantry kandaks of the Fourth Brigade are in a much better state, and the circumstances and conditions on the ground for the people of Uruzgan are much better.". All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. U.S. Marines deplane a Boeing 777 at the Royal Australian Air Force base for the upcoming Marine Rotational Force – Darwin in Darwin, Australia, April 12. Australia's presence in Afghanistan dates back to 2001 when three special forces squadrons were deployed. Four other Australian soldiers were wounded in the attack. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Jared Auchey, Virginia-born and raised on a sequence of Air Force bases, was just 18 years old when he joined the U.S Army Reserve in 1999. "If we were not confident that transition would occur in Uruzgan by the end of this year, then this decision would not have been made. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia and its national interests. About 200 personnel are deployed. It will go to the Army's Special Operations Command to recognise the actions of the Special Air Service Regiment and the Second Commando Regiment during the Shah Wali Kot offensive in Afghanistan from May to June in 2010. Born at the height of the Cold War, the base near the town of Alice Springs was originally presented to the Australian … July 2005 - Australia says it has agreed to a request by Afghanistan to deploy more troops. Uruzgan will be one of the first areas to make the transfer. This is Australia’scontribution to the NATO-led International Security AssistanceForce (ISAF). Yes. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia on Thursday announced a new investigative agency to build criminal cases against Australian special forces suspected of committing war crimes in Afghanistan. "Battle honours are a significant statement about the nature of the actual operation that these people and units were involved in and they mark a really strong mark in the history of any unit," he said. That decision will be made pending discussions by the United States, Afghanistan, ISAF and NATO. Australian Patrol Bases : Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Sean McCarthy, 25, a signalman in the Special Air Service Regiment. Still dangerous, still risky Sorry, this video has expired Mr Smith said the ISAF decision was in line with plans laid out by the international community in 2010 to hand over security of the region to Afghan authorities by the end of 2014. Afghanistan, 2001‒02. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. General Hurley quoted Afghan and ISAF figures from last year that showed that 2.5 per cent of the population in Afghanistan experienced 50 per cent of the violence. Australian soliders from Regional Task Force 4 (RTF4) in Oruzgan Province expanding their area of operations by setting up a patrol base to overwatch a known Taliban supply route. "The security in Uruzgan is in a much better state than when we first arrived," Mr Smith added. Tarin Kot is the main Australian base in Afghanistan and is used by both reconstruction, mentoring and special forces troops. The ABC's Kathy McLeish takes a special look at life for Australians soldiers serving in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 September 2008) Marines destroy Taliban base, Royal Navy History Will it continue from now on to be dangerous for Australian personnel?