Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3200.18
February 1, 2010
Incorporating Change 1, November 15, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Management and Operation of the Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Establishes policy for identifying the composition of the MRTFB in accordance with the
authority in DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (a)).
b. Implements policy and assigns responsibilities for the management and operation of the
MRTFB in accordance with Reference (a), DoD Directive 5105.71 (Reference (b)), and DoD
Directive 3200.11 (Reference (c)).
c. Establishes procedures for changing the composition of the MRTFB and incorporates and
cancels the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
(USD(AT&L)) Memorandum (Reference (d)).
d. Establishes uniform procedures for the management of the MRTFB.
e. Establishes MRTFB reporting requirements.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
