UFC 4-171-05
1 January 2005
with change 25 October 2006
2-7.2.1.6.4 The kitchen is best located at the rear of the building; the equipment and
refuse associated with the kitchen should not be on a building visitor s entry path.
Figure 2-16
2-7.2.1.7 Weapons Adjacencies
Assembly Hall Adjacencies
2-7.2.1.7.1 The armorer is always
located immediately adjacent to the
arms vault; entry to the arms vault
must be through the armorer s space
for control of the weapons.
2-7.2.1.7.2 The weapons area
should also be near, or open directly
into, the assembly hall, as weapons
training sometimes occurs in the
assembly hall.
2-7.2.1.7.3 The weapons area
should also be near the staging area
for ease of moving all weapons onto
transport for maneuvers.
2-7.2.1.7.4 The weapons area should be on a circulation route that is frequently used
to provide additional security against attempted theft.
2-7.2.1.7.5
The vault should not be located on an outside wall for security reasons.
2-7.2.1.8 Educational Adjacencies
2-7.2.1.8.1 The educational group of spaces is preferably located away from the
administrative areas to minimize noise as soldiers come and go, and near an exit.
Classrooms should be grouped together, off a single corridor if possible, and with
training aids storage adjacent.
2-7.2.1.8.2 The library reading, library storage, and learning center should be grouped
together. These spaces are generally used for individual study, and need not be
immediately adjacent to the classrooms.
2-7.2.1.8.3 The COMSEC training and storage rooms should be adjacent with entry to
the storage room from the training room. They should be located near the classrooms.
2-7.2.1.9 Storage Adjacencies
2-7.2.1.9.1 Unit/individual storage should be located near the assembly hall, which
may be used for training with or maintaining the equipment.
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