Basing

1. Basing Elements of Army Operational Art ADRP3-0: - A base is a locality from which operations are projected or supported (JP 4-0). - Overseas typically falls into two general categories: permanent (bases or installations) and nonpermanent (base camps). - Basing may be joint or single Service and will routinely support both U.S. and multinational forces, as well as interagency partners, operating anywhere along the range of military operations. intermediate staging baseis a tailorable, temporary location used for staging forces, sustainment and/or extraction into and out of an operational area (JP 3-35). lodgment is a designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, makes the continuous landing of troops and materiel possible and provides maneuver space for subsequent operations (JP 3-18). forward operating bases may be used for an extended time and are often critical to wide area security. JP 4-0: full definition of base. A locality from which operations are projected or supported. 2. An area or locality containing installations which provide logistic or other support. 3. Home airfield or home carrier. (JP 1-02. SOURCE: JP 4-0) Marines prepare to redistribute aircraft fuel from the hubs to the flight line of Forward Operating Base, Al Qa'im, Iraq. Historical Examples Veracruz: Scott’s need to seize and secure the port of Veracruz to establish base of ops for follow on ops spt into Mexico City Vicksburg: Grant’s desire to establish a lodgment on east side of Mississippi River (Hines Bluff) IOT to establish logistics base of ops and not overun/overextend his logistics Normandy: Allies desire to breakout of the beach head and expand their area of control to have access to ports for logistics and establish a lodgment to support forces for follow on ops MAJPena-Guzman, Seminar 4