Base Camp Design: Site Selection and Facility Layout

Abstract

Army deployments to conduct operations other than war have been sustained by base camps for 225 years. In other words, base camp development is not a new endeavor. However, the larger footprint required by the logistical demands of modern equipment coupled with deployments in urban regions have created an environment where site selection and facility layout within a base camp become difficult problems. Increased environmental awareness, new construction standards to address force protection and soldier morale, and life-cycle cost make base camp location and layout an important Army issue. Therefore, base camp design, management and reengineering should proceed from a systems engineering perspective in order to adequately address these complex and interrelated requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA399762

Entities

People

  • Barry C. Ezell
  • Mark J. Davis

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Force Protection
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Resource Management
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Site Selection
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States Military Academy

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