ATP 3-37.10 — Base Camps (mcrp 3-40d.13)
ATP 3-37.10 governs base camp planning, design, construction, operations, security and defense, transfer, and closure.
- Publication number: ATP 3-37.10
- Title: BASE CAMPS (MCRP 3-40D.13)
- Date: 01/27/2017
- Proponent: T2COM
- Status: ACTIVE
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It addresses base camp life cycles, funding, facilities and infrastructure, protection frameworks, communications support, and reachback. It requires construction standards to support health, safety, and mission accomplishment and details actions and standards for base camp transfer or closure plans.
Topics covered
- Base camp planning and design
- Contingency construction
- Structural integrity
- Power system design
- Base camp protection framework
- Base camp transfer and closure planning
Questions and answers
What is base camp planning?
Base camp planning in general is a detailed and methodical process by which the necessary actions are developed to support the commanders base camp requirements in response to a mission need in light of specified constraints with available resources for a specific purpose. (paragraph 5-1)
Who is responsible for master planning at a base camp?
Master planning is one of the most important responsibilities of a base camp commander/BOS-I. (paragraph 5-1)
What must designers consider when construction means are limited?
Designers must ensure that the complexity of designs is reasonable and justifiable based on the construction means available and/or that the means for enforcing safety and mitigating risks during construction are achievable. (paragraph 5-1)
Who specifies construction standards for facilities in the theater?
The combatant commander (CCDR), in coordination with Service components and the Services, specifies the construction standards for facilities in the theater to optimize the engineer effort expended on any given facility while assuring that the facilities are adequate for health, safety, and mission accomplishment. (paragraph 1-2)