What do ESSTs do?

• A. They are responsible for production of basic essential data related to the site including threat assessment, airfield suitability survey, pavements evaluation, and bed down assessment. They utilize data to complete a BSP/ESP that can be used to assess the suitability of a location for ANY MDS.
• B. They manage facility maintenance.
• C. They handle budget.
• D. They conduct air defense exercises.

Answer: (A)

Expeditionary Site Survey Teams gather and interpret data about potential locations to determine if they can support air operations for a given aircraft type. They produce essential information such as threat assessments, airfield suitability, pavements evaluation, and bed down considerations, which are used to create BSP/ESP documents. These plans help decide whether a location can safely and effectively host operations for any MDS by examining security, runway and pavement conditions, load-bearing capacity, obstacles, and the needs for personnel and equipment housing and support. Other tasks like facility maintenance, budgeting, or conducting air defense exercises fall outside this surveying and basing role.