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Chapter 4 4-4 ATP 4-90 18 June 2020 In addition to staff elements and units, there are multiple supply points associated with the base. The distribution company has an SSA, a fuel point, class I breakbulk point, and an MATP in addition to a convoy staging area. The field maintenance company may establish a MCP, and the BSMC establishes its Role 2 medical treatment facilities. If the sustainment brigade provides transportation or water purification support, those units will also need space for a water point and truck parking in or adjacent to the BSA. Some considerations to locating units and commodities within the base— Make supply points accessible to both customers and resupply vehicles and helicopters. Keep class III points away from supplies and at least 100 feet from water sources to prevent contamination. Locate the medical treatment areas away from likely target areas (such as the MATP, class III point, and road junctions). Ensure evacuation routes and an open area for landing air ambulances are readily accessible by medical personnel. Position the MATP near, but off the MSR, so that resupply vehicles bringing ammunition into the area do not block the MSR. The MATP requires sufficient area to perform transload operations without interfering with traffic. Establish separated entry and exit entry control points if possible to control the flow of traffic for the base. Position CPs near the center of the base for C2, data and voice connectivity, and security reasons. Position units with greatest firepower (such as the maintenance company) along the most threatening avenues of approach. Figure 4-1 depicts an example of a notional BSA layout with a single base with company sectors to support a BCT. Figure 4-1. Example of a notional brigade support area (BSA) layout BSB commanders and S-3 sections shift security responsibilities as tenant units enter and leave the base. The BSB command post standard operating procedures cover the overall base layout with and without the presence of FSC personnel and the BCT’s battalion field trains command posts. Base Cluster Operations If a base cluster is used, the commander designated with the control of the BSA executes terrain management to locate a base for each element in the BSA and designates a unit responsible for controlling