Military installation resilience refers to the capability of a military installation
to avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from anticipated
or unanticipated impacts from natural or man-made resiliency threats that do,
or have the potential to, adversely affect the installation. This capability
is inclusive of functions or operations outside the military installation that
are necessary to maintain, improve, or rapidly reestablish installation mission
assurance and mission-essential functions (e.g., transportation, logistical,
or other necessary resources).
The DoD and the Military Services have developed noteworthy resources to
help installation personnel understand the hazards and impacts climate factors
pose to installation operations, infrastructure, and facilities. In accordance
with
Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 2-100-01, Installation Master Planning,
and other DoD guidance, Master Development Planners for the Military Services
are directed to consider climate change when developing master plans and projects.
On April 8, 2022, UFC master planning guidance was updated to include requirements
for transportation and military installation resilience components, as required
by 10 USC 2864, and includes tools to incorporate climate change effects into
installation master plans, as required by the FY20 National Defense Authorization
Act.
Additional DoD and Military Service climate adaptation planning guidance
to further installation resilience is found in the following documents:
