Linton Military Camp

Linton Military Camp is the largest New Zealand Army base and is home to the Headquarters 1 Brigade. It is located just south of Palmerston North.Units based at Linton: Headquarters, 1st Brigade 16 Field Regiment 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Light Infantry) 2 Logistics Battalion (Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment) 2 Military Police Platoon (Corps of Royal New Zealand Military Police) 2 Health Service Battalion (NZ) (formerly the 2nd Field Hospital) Operational Welfare UnitIncidentsIn October 2012, a series of shots were fired by an armed soldier, believed to be under the influence of alcohol, he then barricaded himself inside a house on the base. The NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad responded. After a five-hour siege, the police originally reported the man was apprehended, but later revealed he had committed suicide.