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Holsworthy Barracks is located in the outer south-western Sydney
Sydney

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Holsworthy Barracks is located in the outer south-western Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 suburb of Holsworthy
Holsworthy, New South Wales

Holsworthy is a suburb in South-western Sydney Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Holsworthy is located 31 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local Government Areas in Australia of the City of Liverpool, New South Wales and partly in the Sutherland Shire....
. It is part of the Holsworthy military reserve, which has been a training area and artillery range for the 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....
 since World War I
World War I

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. Following World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 it became a major base for the permanent component of the 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....
 in New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
. Following the movement of many units of the Regular Army to Darwin in the late 1990s many Army Reserve units were moved from other depots to Holsworthy Barracks, including the Headquarters of the 5th Brigade.

Holsworthy Barracks is the current home to 17 Signals Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an Australian Airborne forces battalion based in Sydney. 3 RAR was initially formed in 1945 as the Australian 67th Battalion and has seen active service in Japan, Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam and East Timor....
 (3RAR), 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, is the elite Commando battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment and is one of two combat-capable groups within the Special Operations Command ....
 (4RAR), 171st Aviation Squadron
Australian 171st Aviation Squadron

The 171st Aviation Squadron is an Australian Army helicopter squadron. The 171st Aviation Squadron is equipped with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and provides support to Special Operations Command ....
 and the 1st Health Support Battalion (1HSB).