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Camp McCarran is the headquarters for the NCR military in this region. It occupies the old airport next to New Vegas.Lt. Monroe

Camp McCarran, known before the War as McCarran International Airport, is a pre-War airport which serves as the headquarters for the New California Republic Army in the Mojave Wasteland in Fallout: New Vegas.[1] It is located south of the Strip North Gate and southwest from NCR Sharecropper Farms.

Background

Once the primary airport of Las Vegas, the McCarran International Airport featured a direct monorail connection to the Strip. At some point prior to 2281, large walls were placed around the perimeter, transecting the airport's runways. It subsequently became a hub of all NCR Army efforts, particularly the logistical aspects of troop allocation, supply distribution, and intel.[Pub 1]

Camp McCarran is the largest NCR military base in the New Vegas area and serves as the headquarters for NCR military operations in the Mojave region and as a center of logistics and information for NCR Army forces anywhere in Nevada.[2] The base is constantly repelling the Fiends, a drug-crazed gang that operates in the area. It has been infiltrated by Caesar's Legion spies, according to captured Legion centurion Silus during the unmarked quest Silus Treatment. Other issues plaguing operations include broken-down cooking machinery in the mess hall, insufficient food, and the captured centurion who refuses to talk to NCR commanders.

The former civilian airport was chosen by the NCR for a military base because of the monorail to the Strip, for being an easily defensible location, and having easily utilized technology as well as fortifications that were built before the Great War.[2] Mr. House agreed that NCR could establish a major military presence there as part of the Treaty of New Vegas. McCarran includes a larger garrison than any other base in the area, except possibly Hoover Dam. Despite its high importance and large garrison, it is shorthanded due to constant skirmishes with the Fiends and troop redeployments.[3]

The base commander is Col. James Hsu, who also commands all NCR Army forces in the Mojave. General Lee Oliver, the NCR Army's leader, used to command the base personally, but he has relocated to Hoover Dam in anticipation of the coming battle with Caesar's Legion, leaving Hsu fully in command of the garrison.[2]

Publications

Camp McCarran is the main base for NCR military operations in southern Nevada. Formerly McCarran International Airport, the structure now houses and trains NCR’s sizable battalions. Camp McCarran is the hub of activity in the area, and constantly has soldiers moving into and out of it. Despite this, security is tight and there are only a few ways in. A monorail connects Camp McCarran and The Strip, but it’s heavily guarded.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide/Tour of the Mojave Wasteland

Layout

The airport is mostly intact, having only suffered damage from lack of repair. The NCR has converted several of the guard posts into sniper nests, and the parking lot in the center into a barracks with sleeping, medical, supply storage, office, mess hall, and recreation tents set up, as well as firing ranges. Near the cargo terminal gates is a truck mechanic area.[Pub 1]

There are also several NCR supply trucks parked around the barracks tents and passenger airplanes near the control tower. The tents closest to the camp entrance are occupied by the NCR First Recon, while the rest of the tents are used by regular NCR soldiers. Some beds, such as those used by First Recon, may be used by the Courier without penalty.

If the Courier has enough positive reputation to use the NCR emergency radio, an NCR Trooper or ranger standing outside the camp's entrance will assist the Courier. Speaking to the trooper or ranger will cause him/her to say "Trooper, ready to fight!" or "Ranger at the ready!" and they will become part of the party. If they die, a message is displayed on the screen, informing the player character of such.

The outside of the base is usually patrolled by groups of three NCR Troopers on all sides of the complex, who will usually engage members of the Fiends. Typically, there are five of these groups. They respawn every three days. NCR Troopers also use the control towers as sniper's nests, assisting or shooting at the player character, depending on their progress in the game or reputation at the time.

NCR patrols will progress as far as the hill behind Vault 34, a group of three can sometimes be seen standing around a fire barrel. NCR troops venture into Fiend territory to eradicate their presence, in turn, better securing the perimeter of the camp. Unmanned sandbag barricades stretch to the South Vegas ruins.

Terminal building

The Camp McCarran terminal building is very large and houses a science lab, an interrogation room, jail, and supply rooms as well as quarters and office space for senior NCR officers such as Colonel Hsu. Within the terminal is the Office of Science and Industry (or OSI) lab, where Dr. Thomas Hildern and Dr. Angela Williams can be found. To the west of the lab is the office of Capt. Ronald Curtis.

Upstairs, the player character can find Lt. Carrie Boyd and the detention center on the right. The monorail to the Las Vegas Boulevard Station and New Vegas Strip is to the left. The pre-War monorail is still fully functional and allows quick and safe transport between the camp and The Strip. However, only military personnel and VIPs are allowed to use it. The Courier will be allowed to use the monorail if they wear an NCR uniform, are in the company of Craig Boone, or have a good reputation with the NCR.

Concourse

The concourse that once provided passengers with access to airplanes before the Great War is now used as living quarters for NCR Troopers. The concourse is a hexagon-shaped building, positioned between the terminal building and the supply shack. The area contains a dining area, medical station, and the trooper's bunk beds.

Loot

Inhabitants

Image Name Dialogue Editor ID Form ID
10 of Spades FNV.jpg 10 of Spades 10 of Spades/Dialogue 1E10ofSpades 000F56F7
FNV Character Angela Williams.png Angela Williams Angela Williams/Dialogue AngelaWilliams 000F2746
FNV NCR Flag.png Barker
Bryce Anders.jpg Bryce Anders Bryce Anders/Dialogue V03BryceAnders 000EF3AA
FNV Character Capt. Ronald Curtis.png Capt. Ronald Curtis Capt. Ronald Curtis/Dialogue CaptainCurtis 000E8994
FNV Character Col. James Hsu.png Col. James Hsu Col. James Hsu/Dialogue ColonelHsu 000E8992
FNV Character Corporal Betsy.png Corporal Betsy Corporal Betsy/Dialogue 1ECorporalBetsy 000F56FB
Corporal Sterling.jpg Corporal Sterling Corporal Sterling/Dialogue 1ECorporalSterling 000F56F9
Walter Hornsby.jpg Cpl. Walter Hornsby Cpl. Walter Hornsby/Dialogue CorporalHornsby 000FA749
FNV Character Cpl. William Farber.png Cpl. William Farber Corporal Farber/Dialogue CorporalFarber 000E8F69
Dr Kemp.jpg Dr. Kemp Dr. Kemp/Dialogue DoctorKemp 000F3BCE
FNV NCR Flag.png Howell
FNV NCR Flag.png Jones
Lieutenant Gorobets.jpg Lieutenant Gorobets Lieutenant Gorobets/Dialogue 1ELieutenantGorobets 000F56FE
Little Buster.jpg Little Buster Little Buster/Dialogue 1ELittleBuster 000F56FC (Camp McCarran)
00172943 (Freeside)
Carrie Boyd.jpg Lt. Carrie Boyd Lt. Carrie Boyd/Dialogue LieutenantBoyd 000E8993
Major Dhatri.jpg Major Dhatri Major Dhatri/Dialogue 1EMajorDhatri 000F56F8
FNV Character Pvt. Christina Morales.png Pvt. Christina Morales Pvt. Christina Morales/Dialogue PrivateMorales 000E8F6D
Davy Crenshaw.jpg Pvt. Davey Crenshaw Pvt. Davey Crenshaw/Dialogue PrivateCrenshaw 000F8298
FNV NCR Flag.png Reynolds
FNV NCR Flag.png Schulman
Bitter-Root.jpg Sergeant Bitter-Root Sergeant Bitter-Root/Dialogue 1ESergeantBitterRoot 000F56FA
FNV Character Sgt. Daniel Contreras.png Sgt. Daniel Contreras Sgt. Daniel Contreras/Dialogue SupplyOfficerContreras 000E5518
FNV Character Silus.png Silus Silus/Dialogue Silus 000EE688
FNV Character Thomas Hildern.png Thomas Hildern Thomas Hildern/Dialogue ThomasHildern 000E8F6B

Related quests

Notes

  • The McCarran letters on the exterior will light up between 8 PM and 11 PM.
  • Michael Angelo calls the location the "McCarran Airfield."[4]
  • The garbage can by the baggage check-in station on the first floor within the terminal building can't be searched.
  • Should Motor-Runner and the rest of the Fiend leaders remain alive, the Fiends will mount an attack on Camp McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.[5]
  • If Eureka! or Veni, Vidi, Vici is completed, the Fiends will be repulsed by the NCR at the expense of heavy casualties.[6][7]
  • If All or Nothing or No Gods, No Masters is completed, the Fiends will overrun Camp McCarran completely as the NCR retreats from region.[8][9]
  • If the Eureka!, Veni, Vidi, Vici, or All or Nothing are completed, the NCR will defeat the Fiends and ending their hold on the area.[7][10][11]
  • If No Gods, No Masters is completed, the Fiends will suffer heavy losses before eventually overrunning the airport.[12]

Appearances

Camp McCarran appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

Bugs

  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes your companion may not follow you to the main area of the Camp, even if you didn't tell them to wait. To fix, just enter the terminal building, fast travel, or exit the camp.
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 Game corrupts save while saving at Camp McCarran, during the quest to kill Motor-Runner. Saving in front of it can corrupt saves and the same rule applies to any other save file made after the ones in the Camp.
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3 NCR Troopers sometimes perform as though they are typing on a typewriter/computer (including typing sound effects) while seated in the dining tent, even though there is no keyboard present since the tables have been given the wrong "idle marker."
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 If you acquire the journal in Corporal White's locker in the Camp McCarran concourse before receiving the optional task "search Corporal White's personal locker" in the quest The White Wash, the quest cannot be completed. This might lead to a save game issue where the loading screen dialogue tells you that the memory device is no longer present due to inaccessible DLC objects. The game will then restart upon loading dialogue confirmation. This repeats with the next loading attempt, rendering the save game useless.
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes when you enter the main terminal building all NCR Troopers will become hostile if you are detected.
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3 After playing the game for a long time (at least an hour consecutively), Camp McCarran may cause extreme frame rate drop. This happens in both the outside area and within the concourse. Quitting the game and restarting should fix the problem.
  • Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 On occasion, when moving to the second floor of the terminal building, NCR Troopers can become hostile. This also sometimes happens when exiting Camp McCarran. A quick fast-travel to another location and back can fix this.

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Order of Withdrawal
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Courier: "What's Camp McCarran's role in NCR operations?"
    Col. James Hsu: "It's our main base. We took it because it lets us keep an eye on the Strip. And it had already been fortified before the Great War. From here we handle most of the logistics for our operations in Nevada. Troop allocation, supply distribution, intel. Usually General Oliver runs the show here, but he's on his way to the Dam now, so I've taken on a lot of his duties here."
    (Col. James Hsu's dialogue)
  3. Courier: "Where is Lt. Gorobets?"
    Dhatri: "Out in the yard. Gorobets coordinates our sniper teams. He's been gunning for Nephi for weeks now. Only thing he hasn't had is willing bait. Don't have enough troops to order anyone beyond the fence. Not anymore, anyway."
    (Dhatri's dialogue)
  4. Michael Angelo: "The McCarran Airfield and the Helios One power station signs are of much interest to my work - like the Sunset Sarsaparrilla Headquarter's bottle."
    (VMS22MichaelAngelo.txt)
  5. NCR Emergency Radio (broadcast): "There is chaos breaking out at McCarran. The Fiends are using the opportunity to attack the base. There are also several riots breaking out in the area surrounding New Vegas. The looters have taken to the streets."
  6. Fiends Ending Slide 2: "Never weakened by NCR, the Fiends staged an attack against Camp McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam. Though NCR repulsed the Fiends, they suffered heavy losses in the process."
  7. 7.0 7.1 Fiends Ending Slide 6: "The Fiends attacked Camp McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam and suffered heavy losses. Caesar, unimpressed with their performance and their dependence on chems, had them exterminated."
  8. Fiends Ending Slide 3: "The Fiends staged an attack against Camp McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam. During the NCR's retreat, the Fiends overwhelmed many of the troopers before Mr. House's Securitrons could deal with them."
  9. Fiends Ending Slide 4: "The Fiends overran Camp McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam. In the anarchic months that followed, the Fiends asserted dominance over Outer Vegas."
  10. Fiends Ending Slide 5: "Though weakened, the Fiends attacked McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam. NCR repulsed the attack with minimal losses and, in the following days, destroyed the remaining Fiend leaders, breaking their power forever."
  11. Fiends Ending Slide 7: "The Fiends attacked Camp McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, but the NCR repulsed the attack with minimal losses. When Mr. House asserted control over Outer Vegas, his Securitrons eradicated the remaining Fiends entirely."
  12. Fiends Ending Slide 8: "The Fiends attacked Camp McCarran during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam and, despite suffering heavy losses, overran it. They continued to be a nuisance throughout Outer Vegas, but never established full control over the area."
Publications
  1. 1.0 1.1 Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition pp. 310-314: "[2.19] Camp McCarran
    Camp McCarran is the main base for NCR military operations in southern Nevada. Formerly McCarran International Airport, the structure now houses and trains NCR's sizable battalions. Camp McCarran is the hub of activity in the area, and constantly has soldiers moving into and out of it. Despite this, security is tight and there are only a few ways in. A monorail connects Camp McCarran and The Strip, but it's heavily guarded."
    (Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide/Tour of the Mojave Wasteland)
  2. PlayStation.Blog - Your Fallout: New Vegas PS3 Questions Answered: Hardcore Mode, Morality, Combat and More
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