Senator STENNIS. And for how long in the future, as you estimate the situation?

Colonel JARBOE. Throughout the program period. The strength is firm throughout fiscal year 1969.

Senator STENNIS. All right. Next item.

Colonel FENLON. The third item, sir, is a repetitive item, providing a dormitory for 400 airmen.

The fourth item is a repetitive item, providing a 48-man officers' quarters.

The fifth item, a repetitive item, providing for a 16,000-square-foot officers' club open mess.

The sixth item is a repetitive item, also, providing for a gymnasium. Senator STENNIS. All right.

Colonel FENLON. The last item, another repetitive item, for a base library.

Senator STENNIS. Turner Air Force Base is at Albany, Ga. The one in Macon is the one that

Colonel FENLON. That was Warner Robins Depot, sir.

Senator STENNIS. At Macon, Ga.?

Colonel FENLON. Just south of Macon.

General CURTIN. These last three items, Mr. Chairman, are typical of the point we made yesterday. All of the existing facilities in these cases will be destroyed when new facilities are provided.

Senator STENNIS. All right. I think you covered them yesterday, unless there is something more. Go to page 121.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF.

Colonel FENLON. Page 121, sir, covers Vandenberg Air Force Base, located about 8 miles north-northwest of Lompoc, Calif. The missions here are covered on page 121 of volume 3.

The first item is to provide about a mile and a half of underground concrete encased telephone duct as an addition to the existing system. Present ducts are filled to capacity. This project will house cables that will provide additional trunklines from the central switching facility necessary to relieve the congestion existing in the industrial area of the base.

Senator STENNIS. All right. I think you have covered that. Next item.

Colonel FENLON. Next item will replace an existing obsolete and unusable diesel storage tank and equipment for the new 300-barrel vertical tank, pump, and pump shelter.

Senator STENNIS. Next item.

Colonel FENLON. The next item is a repetitive item to provide a chapel with an educational annex replacing two World War II chapels. Senator STENNIS. Next item.

Colonel FENLON. The last item is a repetitive item to provide an additional source of water needed to operate the water treatment plant in order to meet the daily demand of the base.

Senator STENNIS. What is that? To meet what?

Colonel FENLON. The daily demand of the base, sir.
Senator STENNIS. You just need another well.

Colonel FENLON. That is right, sir, adding to the capacity.

Senator STENNIS. They are borne by contractors, aren't they?
Colonel FENLON. Yes, sir.

Senator STENNIS. All right. How would it be-you don't build that well.

Colonel FENLON. You drill it, sir.

Senator STENNIS. How did it get in this bill, that is my point. There is no construction. It is a maintenance item, isn't it, maintaining the base?

General CURTIN. No, sir. The actual construction of a well by drilling, providing the casing, the pump, and other appurtenances have always been in the construction program.

Senator STENNIS. Is this going to pay for your pumps?

General CURTIN. If pumps are involved. Let me just check. Yes, sir, it includes the well, the water pumping equipment, electrical controls, electrical service, and water piping to the existing supply. Senator STENNIS. All right. Next item.

WALKER AIR FORCE BASE, N. MEX.

Colonel FENLON. Page 126, sir, Walker Air Force Base, located 6 miles south of Roswell, N. Mex. The missions for this base are contained on page 126 of volume 3.

The first item is a repetitive item for a 21,000-square-foot gymnasium.

And the second item is a repetitive item, provides for a 15,940-squarefoot theater. This is a replacement item.

Senator STENNIS. You have got two repetitive items there. Let's move to the next one.

WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE, MASS.

Colonel FENLON. All right, sir.

The next base is on page 129, Westover, located at Springfield, Mass.

Senator STENNIS. The same item is there, cold storage.

Colonel FENLON. All right, sir.

Senator STENNIS. Next item.

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MO.

Colonel FENLON. On page 131 is Whiteman Air Force Base, 60 miles east-southeast of Kansas City, Mo.

Senator STENNIS. Base theater?

Colonel FENLON. Yes, sir, repetitive item.

Senator STENNIS. Next item.

Senator CANNON. May I ask a question?

Senator STENNIS. Yes.

Senator CANNON. What missiles do you have at Whiteman?

General CURTIN. MINUTEMAN, sir, three squadrons of MINUTEMAN.

Senator STENNIS. All right. That brings us to page 131.

WURTSMITH AIR FORCE BASE, MICH.

Colonel FENLON. Wurtsmith Air Force Base, located on the west shore of Lake Huron, approximately 140 miles northwest of Detroit, Mich.

Senator STENNIS. All right, a small operation here. I think we will give you the $45,000 before you go up on it.

Page 136.

TACTICAL AIR COMMAND

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N. MEX.

Colonel FENLON. Yes, sir; Tactical Air Command. The first base is Cannon Air Force Base, located 7 miles west-southwest of Clovis, N. Mex. The assigned missions of this base are covered on page 136 of volume 3.

The first item requested provides for 53,650 square yards of airfield pavement to replace badly cracked and deteriorated apron which cannot be effectively maintained in proper condition for assigned jet aircraft.

Senator STENNIS. Why did it crack up? Was there some special reason?

Colonel FENLON. Sir, this was pavement designed in World War II for much lighter loads.

Senator STENNIS. That is enough reason. Next item.

Colonel FENLON. The second item provides a corrosion control facility for two jet fighter wings. This work is presently being accomplished outdoors on an improperly drained parking apron that is wholly unsatisfactory, and very hazardous.

Senator STENNIS. All right. The next item.

Colonel FENLON. The third item provides a 10,191-square-foot flight simulator training facility to support the program mission of the base. The present flight simulator facility is inadequate because it is unsuitable for expansion in an overall deteriorated condition and lacks required environmental control features.

Senator STENNIS. Next item.

Colonel FENLON. The fourth item for construction of a 10,000square-foot administrative wing maintenance control facility. This is a repetitive item, sir, which was covered yesterday, having to do with the maintenance management of the aircraft maintenance. Senator STENNIS. What is this facility used for?

Colonel FENLON. This is a facility where we control the assignment of aircraft in and out of maintenance.

Senator STENNIS. All right. Next item.

Colonel FENLON. The fifth item is a repetitive item for a 132-man airman dorm.

The last item is another repetitive item for a 32-man officers' quarters.

Senator STENNIS. What do you mean when you say replacement? General CURTIN. The officers' quarters, Mr. Chairman, is an existing substandard facility that accommodates 35 men. It will be disposed of if and when this one is built. That is why it is called a replacement.

Senator STENNIS. It is an old one that you are tearing down?
General CURTIN. Yes, sir.

Senator STENNIS. Senator, do you want to ask about that flight simulator training building, $272,000? That is the largest item except the pavement.

Senator CANNON. I am pretty familiar with that and the need for it, Mr. Chairman. The environment is very important in a training building like that, isn't that correct?

Colonel FENLON. Yes, sir; this is the new F-4C simulator.
Senator STENNIS. That is important to you?

Senator CANNON. For the new tactical fighter aircraft that is now coming into the inventory, the F4C.

Senator STENNIS. All right, next base.

ENGLAND AIR FORCE BASE, LA.

Colonel FENLON. The next is on page 143, sir, England Air Force Base, located 175 miles northwest of New Orleans, near Alexandria, La. The missions of this base are contained on page 143.

The first item for an addition of 16,270 square feet to the existing aircraft general-purpose shop is needed to provide adequate space for assigned jet aircraft. We are increasing the number of aircraft here on the base.

The second item provides two test cells complete with sound-suppression controls for ground testing of jet aircraft engines. The program and assignment of new aircraft creates the need for upgrading the existing test cells.

The third item is a repetitive item for the interior alteration of the existing supply equipment base warehouse.

Senator STENNIS. Go ahead.

Colonel FENLON. The fourth item is a repetitive item for installing air conditioning in five airmen's dormitories.

The next item is a repetitive item for the construction of 24-man officers' quarters.

The last item is another repetitive item to provide a recreational gymnasium.

Senator STENNIS. How many men will that gymnasium take care of? How many do you expect to use it? Can you give an estimate?

General CURTIN. This is actually sized for a 4,000-man base, based upon our experience, Mr. Chairman. The actual use will vary considerably, of course, during the day, but I would suspect, in terms of actual participants, it could be as high as 100 at one time. In this case, again, the only facility is one of these barns that we talked about yesterday that will be destroyed.

Senator STENNIS. Do you have a required program for your men to take gymnastics or anything of that kind? The military, I know, has requirements for calisthenics.

Colonel FENLON. We do have, Mr. Chairman, as you probably know, a program in the Air Force for physical fitness, called the 5-BX program, which requires the people to accomplish certain exercises daily, and they are checked on these annually and semiannually and, from my experience, I know that a great number of people do this in the exercise room of the gymnasium.

Senator STENNIS. Generally, though, the gymnasium is a voluntary matter. It is a place to go to play basketball-pull weights.

Colonel FENLON. That is right, sir. Voluntary until the surgeon gets you for being overweight. You can be directed into it. They do have base intramural programs which again, of course, are voluntary participation.

Senator STENNIS. I very much like your idea of a gymnasium. I think you ought to require its use, one way or another, in a certain amount.

General CURTIN. The average participation on this, Mr. Chairman, going back to your question, is about 250 per day, as against this 100 maximum at any one time.

Senator STENNIS. All right. That brings us to page 150, does it not?

GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF.

Colonel FENLON. Yes, sir, page 150, George Air Force Base, located 28 miles north of San Bernardino, Calif. The mission of this base is covered on page 150 of volume 3.

Senator STENNIS. Let me ask this question: Why do you require so much new construction now where you have your tactical fighter wing? Has something happened?

Colonel FENLON. Mr. Chairman, as we cover any modernization of old facilities, in most cases these wings are converted from F-100 to the F-4C aircraft. Again we have more equipment which requires certain specialized shop space but, also we have, as we mentioned yesterday, doubled the number of engines on the aircraft, which requires additional space, and in some cases the change in this aircraft affects the pavement, as we noted at England.

Senator STENNIS. Generally it is a step-up. Things are at a higher key than they were, newer instruments and equipment, which just require these alterations and additions.

General CURTIN. There are two major factors, Mr. Chairman. These have been the expansion of the tactical forces over the last few years, coupled with the added emphasis that has been given to them during that time.

Senator STENNIS. When you say "tactical forces," I know some of the things that includes. These are fighter craft and support craft, but you have some that are interceptors. Explain that to me a little. Colonel FENLON. When we speak of tactical forces, we are normally associating them with the units assigned to the air tactical command or, in some cases, in the oversea commands.

They are the fighter aircraft that you spoke of, fighter-bombers, and also involved are the troop carrier aircraft, the C-130's and some helicopter units that are assigned to the tactical air commands. This opposed to the fighter-interceptors which are assigned, of course, to the air defense command. We do have some aircraft that fall in both categories.

Senator STENNIS. That clears it up. All right, next item, please. Colonel FENLON. The first at Georgia Air Force Base is for 86,000 square yards of operational apron to replace badly cracking and deteriorated apron that cannot be maintained in a proper condition for the assigned aircraft. This again, Mr. Chairman, is the World War II light pavements that we are replacing.