noun
supply base; logistics base
Military term for a base that serves as a supply and logistics hub for operations.
前線の部隊を支えるため、兵站基地の整備が急がれた。
To support the frontline units, the development of the supply base was rushed.
兵站 refers to logistics or supply lines in general, while 兵站基地 specifically denotes the physical base where supplies are concentrated and distributed.
Compound of 兵站 (へいたん, 'logistics, supply') and 基地 (きち, 'base'). The term is a modern military coinage.