text: Appendix E
  SITE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
  E-18. Many factors influence site selection, including the tactical situation, access to transportation and
  infrastructure, proximity to the civilian population, terrain, weather, protection considerations, and effects of
  selecting an alternate location. Site selection can be crucial to effective operations. The primary concern
  during site selection is mission accomplishment. However, protection considerations cannot be ignored. A
  poorly located base camp may be difficult to secure and could hinder rather than enable the mission. Early
  identification of protection and security requirements reduces construction requirements and manpower
  demands and helps ensure adequate protection of personnel and assets commensurate with the threat. See
  ATP 3-37.10 for additional information on site selection.
  DESIGN AND LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS
  E-19. Planners responsible for the base camp layout and design should consider many variables, such as
  operational and functional issues, infrastructure requirements, protection and security measures, health and
  safety, and emergency response. Each base camp should be prepared to defend against the effects of hostile
  actions, nonhostile or unintended events (such as fire), and environmental conditions such as flooding or
  other man-made or natural disasters. Many of the base camp layout considerations are similar to site selection
  criteria. However, layout concerns and constraints are typically base camp-specific. Throughout the design
  process, planners should recognize conflicts, establish priorities, and focus on the most favorable solutions.
  The base camp layout should—
  * Facilitate current and future operations.
  * Maintain a layered, defense-in-depth security approach.
  * Include entry control points that maintain security and control vehicle and personnel access.
  * Protect critical assets and provide accessible protective shelters (bunkers) throughout the base
  camp.
  * Allow for the dispersion of units and structures and maintain interior LOCs to support rapid
  incident response.
  * Maximize protection of high-occupancy structures using measures such as overhead and
  sidewall protection designs.
  * Maximize utilization of existing buildings and other infrastructure.
  E-20. Protection measures that reduce vulnerability and diminish potential threats and hazards to personnel
  and critical assets should be addressed during base camp design. These measures include the establishment
  of standoff and facilities separation distances, perimeter security, vehicle barriers, entry control points, access
  control, intrusion detection, and mass warning.
  SECURITY AND DEFENSE
  E-21. All commanders are responsible for the protection of forces on base camps within their AOs. The base
  camp and base cluster commanders integrate the appropriate protection tasks as part of mission planning and
  throughout the operations process. The framework for base camp protection consists of three primary areas:
  an outer security area, a perimeter zone, and an inner security area. These are shown conceptually in figure
  E-1. The base camp commander implements protection measures for tenant units on the base camp, and the
  base cluster commander coordinates, synchronizes, and integrates protection capabilities to safeguard base
  camps, secure routes, and protect forces within the base cluster. Protection and defensive measures are
  applied within and beyond the confines of the base camp to safeguard personnel, physical assets, and
  information. Protecting and defending base camps include consideration of all of the protection principles