The United States Navy has begun establishing a permanent base in Western Australia to support its personnel working on the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project.
Naval Support Activity (NSA) Stirling will provide support services for U.S. service members, civilian personnel, contractors, and their families assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West).
The facility will allow nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines from the United States and the United Kingdom to rotate in and out.
It is being established with the approval of, and at the invitation of, the Australian government, and will piggyback on the Royal Australian Navy’s long-established HMAS Stirling, which is located on Garden Island just north of Rockingham in Perth….