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The United States military machine uses bases to house and train our Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers to send them to the front lines of battle or disaster. The military has bases throughout the country in different terrain to help keep the troops trained for various types of terrain throughout the world. Someone in stationed in Florida may find themselves in the desert of California for desert warfare, while someone from California may be sent to Alaska to train in the arctic cold. Each base is unique in what it is used for. | The United States military machine uses bases to house and train our Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers to send them to the front lines of battle or disaster. The military has bases throughout the country in different terrain to help keep the troops trained for various types of terrain throughout the world. Someone in stationed in Florida may find themselves in the desert of California for desert warfare, while someone from California may be sent to Alaska to train in the arctic cold. Each base is unique in what it is used for. | ||
Bases vary in size. There are a few small bases within the city limits of Los Angeles and Washington, D.C, and there are large ones in the deserts of California, New Mexico, and Texas. Some are surrounded by cities, while some are in the middle of nowhere. One thing they all have in common is there are people who live and work on the base and need some direction to/from their place of residence/work. This page is designed to help you edit inside of a military base. | Bases vary in size. There are a few small bases within the city limits of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Washington, D.C, and there are large ones in the deserts of California, New Mexico, and Texas. Some are surrounded by cities, while some are in the middle of nowhere. One thing they all have in common is there are people who live and work on the base and need some direction to/from their place of residence/work. This page is designed to help you edit inside of a military base. | ||
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Military Bases and Government Installations
The United States military machine uses bases to house and train our Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers to send them to the front lines of battle or disaster. The military has bases throughout the country in different terrain to help keep the troops trained for various types of terrain throughout the world. Someone in stationed in Florida may find themselves in the desert of California for desert warfare, while someone from California may be sent to Alaska to train in the arctic cold. Each base is unique in what it is used for.
Bases vary in size. There are a few small bases within the city limits of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Washington, D.C, and there are large ones in the deserts of California, New Mexico, and Texas. Some are surrounded by cities, while some are in the middle of nowhere. One thing they all have in common is there are people who live and work on the base and need some direction to/from their place of residence/work. This page is designed to help you edit inside of a military base.
Naming
All roads within the confines of the gate for a military base should have the official name of the base as the city name. Examples: NS Mayport, NAS Jacksonville, or NSB Kings Bay.
Approved abbreviations are:
Roads
Gates
While road treatment is covered here, gates should be set to private road going into the gate and Street / Primary Street going out of the gate.
Functional classification
Bases do not get functional classification per state guidelines. They all fall outside of state DoTs and therefore do not need to be functionally classed. For most military bases (especially in the eastern part of the US) the highest classification should be Primary Street . For those large bases in the western part of the US, Minor Highway is allowed.
City Name Change
City names should change at the gate.
Gates
Places
Military bases
Most military bases do not need an area placed around them. Smaller bases can have an area placed on it. If you can fit a large majority of the base into the screen at the 500' level, then it qualifies for an area. Imperial Point NOLF is an example of this type of setup. Make sure all roads in the area are created and treated just as any other road. If there is only one road in/out, the private gate does not need to be set up, as there is no need to restrict the general population as Waze will not route through the base.
Places approved for military bases
- College / University
- Commissary
- Gas stations
- Lodging (base hotels)
- Museums
- Parade grounds
- Parks
- PX/BX
- School
Places not approved for military bases
The reasoning behind these are a person who is hungry and searches for "Burger King" will get the closest one to them. The closest may be on a military base which they don't have access to.
- Barracks
- Fast food places
- Hangars
- Numbered buildings
- Residences
- Troop clubs (NCO, officer, etc)