The Australian Defence Force purchased land in the Northern Territory’s Bradshaw Field Training Area from its Aboriginal owners in 1996 for use as a large, live-fire training range. To prove its effectiveness for a battalion-sized force, Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marines of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and soldiers of 5th Royal Australian Regiment trained as a force of nearly 1,000 troops conducting simultaneous live-fire ranges and assaults.
| Date Taken: | 09.04.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.04.2013 10:49 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 34225 |
| Filename: | 1309/DOD_100902766.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:01:06 |
| Location: | BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
| Hometown: | ST. JOSEPH, ILLINOIS, US |
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