Hardstand (Department of Motors) ($260,000): This project is required for support of the academic building, Department of Motors, proposed for inclusion in the fiscal year 1959 MCA program. The academic building will provide instruction and develop new techniques and mechanical procedures for maintaining organic vehicles of antiaircraft, field artillery, and guided-missile units. This instruction requires the constant movement in and out of tracked and wheeled vehicles used in demonstrations and instruction techniques. A total of 137 vehicles of various types are assigned to the Department of Motors for this purpose. The new location of the Department of Motors is some 234 miles from the nearest feasible area which is a waterbound crushed rock hardstand unsuitable for more than temporary use. Use of the crushed rock hardstand will be inordinately expensive in transportation costs. Failure to provide this hardstand will leave the Department of Motors without a vitally necessary appurtenant facility and increase the expense of movement and maintenance of all vehicles assigned there. Two Trainfire I ranges ($183,000): Trainfire I has been adopted as the new basic rifle course by the Army. This project will provide for essential training facilities required for rifle instruction based on this new training concept. Facilities which are outmoded by Trainfire I are currently being utilized. Battalion motor repair shop and facilities ($234,000): These facilities are necessary to provide battalion motor vehicle support for a new Corporal Guided Missile Battalion scheduled for activation and movement into two new battalion area barracks recently completed at Fort Sill. These barracks are the only permanent facilities available for this battalion, but do not have battalion motor park facilities and if the requested facilities are not provided the vehicle support will have to be conducted from existing temporary facilities some three-fourths mile distant from the barracks and already fully utilized. Added imposition of the load represented by 171 vehicles, including cranes and heavy equipment, will overtax the existing facilities and also will present a critical operational problem in transporting men and drivers to and from their work and living areas. Hardstand, battalion motor park ($198,000): These facilities are necessary to provide battalion motor vehicle support for a new Corporal Guided Missile Battalion scheduled for activation and movement into two new battalion area barracks recently completed at Fort Sill. These barracks are the only permanent facilities available for this battalion, but do not have battalion motor park facilities and if the requested facilities are not provided the vehicle support will have to be conducted from existing temporary facilities some three-fourths mile distant from the barracks and already fully utilized. Added imposition of the load represented by 171 vehicles, including cranes and heavy equipment, will overtax the existing facilities and also will present a critical operational problem in transporting men and drivers to and from their work and living areas. Battalion headquarters building ($68,000): These facilities are necessary to provide battalion administration support for a new Corporal Guided Missile Battalion scheduled for activation and movement into two new battalion area barracks recently completed at Fort Sill. These barracks are the only permanent facilities available for this battalion, but do not have battalion administration facilities and if the requested facilities are not provided the administration activities will have to be conducted from existing temporary facilities some three-fourths mile distant from the barracks and already fully utilized. This will present a critical operational problem in transporting men between their work and living areas. Existing facilities will be continued in use by other troop units. Three hundred forty-nine family quarters (Capehart) ($0): This project is required to provide family quarters for eligible military personnel assigned to this installation. There is an insufficient number of family quarters of any type to meet the requirements for permanent operation. This project will provide for a portion of the deficiency. At present families of military personnel are living in 363 adequate on-base quarters, 500 Wherry units, and 2,403 adequate off-base private units, totaling 3,266 adequate quarters. The deficiency of 1,473 quarters is presently met by families of military personnel being housed in inadequate quarters, tourist courts, trailer houses, hotels, and individual bedrooms. The following is a list of families requesting quarters at Fort Sill during December of 1957: Fort Sill is the adjacent city of The principal community support to Lawton with a population of 55,000. Lawton-Fort Sill area is still critical. of the installation and the transfer of surface-to-surface missile instruction from Fort Bliss to Fort Sill, the student load is constantly increasing each month. The city of Lawton is taking aggressive action to obtain additional industry in the area. If they are successful in locating even light industry in this area, it will further aggravate the critical housing problem now prevalent. Number of units: Requested by Army: 599. Approved by OSD: 349. Estimated cost: $5,758,500. Authorization: Public Law 1020, 84th Congress. Current assets: Public quarters_- Wheery- Existing Capehart Proposed Capehart_. Community support__ Total____ Requirements (based on long-range troop strength): Officers and upper grade enlisted men.... Lower grade enlisted---. Essential civilians___. Total____. 363 500 0 349 2,403 3, 615 4, 739 1,549 0 6, 288 The construction of this project will enable the Department of the Army to provide 76 percent of the maximum gross housing requirement based on the long-range troop forecast. The CHAIRMAN. Fort Sill, for $3,227,000. Without objection, it is agreed to. General SHULER. Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.: Fifth Army; installation located 12 miles northeast of Indianapolis; initially occupied in 1906; designated "permanent." Mission: Logistic support of United States Army Finance Center, The Adjutant General School, United States Army Finance School, and United States Army Military District, Indiana. Total cost (based on price when acquired), $28,850,159. Cost of improvements (permanent and other), $28,529,410. Cost of land (2,680 acres), $320,749. Present strength: Military, 2,074; civilian employees, 4,751. Line items requested for fiscal year 1959 authorization ($783,000 total): Family quarters. Reconvert buildings 114 and 115 to barracks. Detailed justification follows: Thirty-three family quarters ($825,000) (prior authorization): This project is required to provide family quarters for eligible officers assigned to this station and due to the average cost limitation under provisions of the Capehart amendment, it is not feasible to construct permanent type Capehart quarters for senior grade officers. There are insufficient family quarters of any type to meet requirements for permanent operation. Elimination of this project will result in the post having insufficient family quarters to meet the peacetime requirements. Number of units: Requested by Army: 33. Approved by OSD: 33. Authorization: Public Law 161, 84th Congress. Current assets: Existing public quarters.. Proposed public quarters. Wherry. Requirements (based on long-range troop strength): Officers and upper grade enlisted men. 84 33 300 0 170 587 Lower grade enlisted.. Essential civilians_--_. Total 793 179 6 978 The construction of this project will enable the Department of the Army to provide 73 percent of the maximum gross housing requirement based on the long-range troop forecast. Reconvert buildings 114 and 115 to barracks ($122,000): This installation must provide 1,816 permanent enlisted barracks space (male and female) in order to adequately house the authorized peacetime strength. Buildings 114 and 115 were originally constructed as barracks in 1939 and were converted to administrative use to house post headquarters and headquarters, United States Army Finance School. Post headquarters has been relocated to building 83, Finance Center, and Headquarters, United States Army Finance School is now in the combined The Adjutant General School and the United States Army Finance School Building. The reconversion of these two buildings to troop housing will provide the most economical utilization of existing permanent buildings and at the same time provide satisfactory and adequate housing for 500 male enlisted spaces. Enlisted personnel, both overhead and students, of the two schools are presently being housed in mobilization type 63-man barracks. The mobilization type barracks will be placed on an inactive status. Effect if item is eliminated will be the continued use of mobilization type buildings which will mean an ever-increasing cost of maintenance with increased utility charges. Continued occupancy of mobilization type barracks will result in reduced morale for the students attending service school. Consolidated enlisted men's mess ($661,000): This item will provide permanent consolidated messing facilities located in a central master planned troop housing area. At present, no permanent mess facilities are available for the permanently assigned or student enlisted strength. Troops are now being messed in a mobilization area which is approximately 1 mile from the permanent troop housing area. Present consolidated mess will be placed on a standby basis against a mobilization requirement. If this item is eliminated, it will necessitate the movement of troops to and from the mobilization mess either by marching or by Government furnished transportation. Training schedules for the service schools do not permit time for students to be marched the 1 mile to and from meals and adequate transportation is not available to this station to provide trucks or buses for the personnel. Mr. HUDDLESTON. Sam Houston. General SHULER. Fort Sam Houston, Tex.: Fourth Army; installation located northeast adjoining San Antonio; initially occupied in 1870; designated "permanent." Mission: The mission of Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, is to provide for (a) administration and logistic support (medical supply and hospital facilities excepted) training areas, and supply maintenance and repair and upkeep inspection service to Headquarters, Fourth United States Army, Brooke Army Medical Center, their subordinate activities and units, and other Army activities or units generally located within the Fourth United States Army area of responsibility No. VI. The extent and area of specific support furnished is in accordance with directives from higher authority and agreement with the supported activity; and (b) Support may be provided to other Department of Defense activities or other governmental agencies, as directed or by cross-servicing agreements. Total cost (based on price when acquired), $41,372,909. Cost of improvements (permanent and other), $40,055,580. Cost of land (3,080 acres), $1,317,329. Present strength: Military, 11,440; civilian employees, 3,863. Line items requested for fiscal year 1959 authorization ($0 total) : 183 family quarters (Capehart). Detailed justification follows: One hundred and eighty-three family quarters (Capehart) ($0): This project is required to provide an increment of the permanent family housing for officer and enlisted personnel assigned to this station. This project will replace 216 substandard on-post quarters scheduled for disposal. Recent survey (July 31, 1957) shows 799 military personnel who are eligible for on-post housing are living in private quarters that are either substandard, excessively distant from the post, or paying rents in excess of their allowance. Number of units: Requested by Army: 183. Approved by OSD: 183. Authorization: Public Law 1020, 84th Congress. Current assets: Requirements (based on long-range troop strength): The construction of this project will enable the Department of the Army to provide 85 percent of the maximum gross housing requirement based on the long-range troop forecast. The CHAIRMAN. $783,000, without objection. The next station is Fort Leavenworth. General SHULER. Fort Leavenworth, Kans.: Fifth Army; installation located Leavenworth; initially occupied in 1827; designated "permanent." Mission: Support of Command and General Staff College and United States Disciplinary Barracks. Home of Midwest Relay Center providing communications service to Fourth and Fifth Armies. Total cost (based on price when acquired), $19,087, 944. Cost of improvements (permanent and other), $19,002,934. Cost of land (5,950 acres), $85,010. Present strength: Military 1,813; civilian employees, 1,141. Line items requested for fiscal year 1959 authorization ($1,076,000 total): Communications center emergency power station and microwave buildings. Enlisted men's barracks (214-man) w/mess. Two hundred family quarters (Capehart). Detailed justification follows: Communications center emergency power station and microwave buildings ($363,000): |