Overview
These fields distinguish a permanent home station from an operating location, an area of responsibility, and the unit’s current posture.
How These Fields Work Together
Geographic and posture summaries. Location, jurisdiction, command, and area of responsibility remain separate concepts.
Each field answers a separate question. A value in one field must not be copied into another merely because the concepts are related. Open each field below for its full meaning, storage contract, allowed values, uncertainty rules, examples, and connections to the rest of the unit record.
Fields in This Category
Home Station or Homeport
The installation, base, station, or port the unit normally calls home.
Operating Location
A place where the unit is operating, deployed, detached, or rotating, which may be different from its home station.
Area of Responsibility
The geographic area or assigned function for which the unit or command is responsible.
Posture
How the unit is positioned for service—at home, forward, rotating, deployed, mobilized, or expeditionary.