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The culminating design experience for students enrolled in CE450, Infrastructure Development and Construction Management at the United States Military Academy requires the development of a comprehensive base camp design. The objective of a base camp is to provide the minimum essential facilities necessary for deployed units to become ready for mission operations. That means providing billeting, water, electrical power, waste disposal, munitions storage, organizational shops, roads, and so on. The process involves the translation of concepts and requirements into an actual plan with specific facility, utility, and labor force requirements. A good base camp design plan minimizes the construction necessary by making the maximum use of existing facilities and utilities.