12.2.1 Minimum Standoff Distances and Separation for Buildings

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Incorporating appropriate standoff distances around facilities is the most effective and desirable tool in meeting force protection requirements in facility site design.  The need for standoff distances varies with the type of facility, its location, and the asset it contains.  The DoD minimum standards, when applicable, may be supplemented by more stringent force protection building standards to meet specific threats inherent in the geographical area where the facility is to be constructed.  Those additional requirements may be established by standards for specific Combatant Commanders or based on Risk and/or Threat Analysis.  When the minimum standoff distances cannot be achieved because land is unavailable, the standards allow for building hardening to mitigate blast effects.  Costs and requirements for building hardening are addressed in the DoD Security Engineering Manual.

  • The minimum standoff distances and separation for new and existing buildings are found in Table B-1 of UFC 4-010-01.
  • The minimum standoff distances and separation for expeditionary and temporary structures are found in Table D-1 of UFC 4-010-01. 

Additional guidance on applying the DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings will be found in UFC 4-010-02, (FOUO) DoD Minimum Standoff Distances for Buildings.  Currently, this document is in draft form.  Until the DoD Security Engineering Manual is published, see the guidance provided on the Security Engineering Working Group website.

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Force Protection Design Standards