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Mr. PRICE. In other words, if this is authorized next year-
The CHAIRMAN. That is right.

Mr. PRICE. It will be in time.

The CHAIRMAN. That is right.

Mr. PRICE. To meet your schedule.

The CHAIRMAN. Exactly.

General RENTZ. That is correct, Mr. Price.

Mr. PRICE. In other words, we are just cutting off $30 million this year and adding it next year.

The CHAIRMAN. That is right, exactly.

General RENTZ. That is correct.

The CHAIRMAN. Cross the bridges as you come to them. Without objection, the reduction is agreed to.

Now, members of the committee, it is 5 minutes to 12. We can't go any further, because there are some readjustments on these. So I ask you to take a recess until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. We will try

to finish the bill then.

Thank all the members and thank the Department.

(Whereupon, at 11:52 a. m., the committee adjourned to reconvene at 10 a. m. Monday, June 9, 1958.)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, D. C., Monday, June 9, 1958.

The committee met at 10 a. m., Hon. Carl Vinson, chairman, presiding.

The CHAIRMAN. Now let the committee come to order.

This is a continuation of the hearing on H. R. 12360.

When the committee recessed Friday, we had reached page 43 of the bill, and we were on line 17. Air Materiel Command, various locations: Supply facilities, $500,000.

Colonel JACKSON. The mission of the Air Materiel Command is to provide adequate and efficient systems of procurement, production, maintenance, and supply for the United States Air Force; provide general overall logistical support for all activities and agencies of the United States Air Force; train specialized units for the accomplishment of specified logistics functions in overseas areas and theaters; and train individuals to fill requirements of newly activated air depot units and replacement requests.

This program contains a request for $696,000 and provides facilities at 1 location.

This facility is to be utilized by the United States Air Force in Europe Command as a tenant activity.

Nauasseur Air Base is the only Air Materiel Command location overseas to be considered. The committee has been provided with details concerning the mission of this installation. The program requested for this base totals $696,000 and it involves 3 items. Two of these items will provide ammunition, assembly, and storage capability. No facilities exist at Nauasseur which will meet this require

ment.

The third item will provide electrical outlets on the aircraft parking ramp and in the field maintenance and alert hangars. These

outlets are required for the maintenance of Century series aircraft. The CHAIRMAN. I see I marked up in my book: We increased that $196,000, making this $696,000.

General, why am I warranted in increasing it?

General DREYER. Mr. Chairman, an added item of electrical outlets for fighter aircraft was placed at this station, sir.

The CHAIRMAN. State that over again. State it over again, because I didn't catch it.

General DREYER. Electrical outlets in the ramp and in the hangars for the fighter aircraft was an added item in this program at this base, for the Century series aircraft.

The CHAIRMAN. The back of the book, Mr. Kelleher, shows all the various locations?

Mr. KELLEHER. Yes, sir.

The CHAIRMAN. All right, without objection, that item is agreed to. Now, the next is Alaska Air Command.

General DREYER. The mission of the Alaskan Air Command is to organize and conduct the air defense of Alaska and provide early warning to the United States and Canada. This command supports. the Strategic Air Command, Military Air Transport Services, Comalseafron, the United States Army, and the northwest route to the Orient. This program contains a request for $26,416,000 for the Alaskan Air Command and provides facilities at 3 bases and 7 various locations.

Included within the Alaskan Air Command total program are facilities at 6 locations totaling $12,503,000 for ground control intercept radar stations related to the western extension of DEW line and the air defense system; Air Force security service mission at 2 locations totaling $13,193,000. The remainder of the program is composed of items totaling $720,000 to satisfy the basic mission requirement.

The first Alaskan Air Command installation to be considered is. Eielson Air Force Base. This installation is located 19 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The committee has been furnished with details concerning this mission. The program requested for this base totals $380,000. It involves one item. This item will provide for the shoulder stabilization of the existing taxiway system at Eielson to accommodate new-type aircraft which will utilize Eielson Air Force Base.

The CHAIRMAN. Now, these are three very important bases to carry out the military mission you just described?

General DREYER. Yes, sir, extremely important.

The CHAIRMAN. Are there any questions, Mrs. St. George?
Mrs. ST. GEORGE. No questions.

The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the three items are approved. That is on page 44, now. Various locations: A total amount of $21,495,000. And I marked it up $24,986,000. Now, why are we increasing it?

Colonel JACKSON. Mr. Chairman, that is an increase at a classified location for a classified mission. I am sorry, I can't say more in open

session about that.

(Mr. Kelleher, aside.)

The CHAIRMAN. The reason why we are increasing it some $3 mil

lion is highly classified?

Colonel JACKSON. Yes, sir.

The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the item is agreed to.

Colonel JACKSON. The next installation to be considered is Elmendorf Air Force Base located 2 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The committee has been provided with information concerning the planned use of this base. The total project being requested amounts to $710,000. This program involves the modification of an existing classified operational facility.

The next location is King Salmon Airport located 15 miles east of Naknek, Alaska. The committee has been provided with details concerning the planned use of this base. The program requested for King Salmon amounts to $340,000. It includes a 1,000-foot overrun on the southwest end of the existing runway at King Salmon. Operations from this runway are marginal and this overrun will provide a substantial margin of safety for flight operation.

The next location to be considered is Bethel Air Force Station located 2 miles east of Bethel, Alaska. Details concerning the planned use of this installation have been furnished to the committee. The program requested for Bethel amounts to $304,000. This program involves the construction of approximately 5 miles of liquid fuel pipeline. This line will permit direct supply to the bulk fuel storage area at this location. It will correct the current problem of having to transport fuel to this location.

Colonel JACKSON. The next location is Ford Yukon Air Force Station located approximately 3 miles north of Fort Yukon, Alaska. The committee has been provided with details concerning the planned use of this installation. The program requested amounts to $144,000 and proposes the construction of approximately 1 miles of liquid fuel pipeline to supply fuel oil from the beach unloading area to the storage tanks on the site.

The next location to be considered is Indian Mountain Air Force Station located approximately 20 miles southeast of Hughes, Alaska. The committee has been furnished details concerning the planned use of this base. The program requested totals $2,899,000. It will provide for the construction of a composite building for personnel at this location. Contained in this facility will be troop housing and dining space, recreational space, an air-to-ground communications center, emergency vehicle storage, and the like. This facility will provide a replacement for like facilities of an extremely substandard nature now existing at this location.

Mulgrave Hills is the next location to be considered. It is located near Mulgrave Hills, Alaska. The committee has been provided with details concerning this location. The program requested amounts to $6,657,000. It will provide two items.

The first item consists of a 5,000-foot-long landing strip.

The next item will provide a composite structure which will contain an operational area, troop housing and messing facilities, recreational area, and maintenance facilities.

The next location is Shemya Air Force Station, located on Shemya Island, Alaska. The committee has been provided with details concerning the planned use of this installation. The program requested for Shemya amounts to $12,483,000. The program consists of the provision of a composite building which will include an operations area, troop housing and messing facilities, a recreational area, medical

facilities, and the like. This program also involves the purchase and rehabilitation of three existing structures which will be used as a theater, NCO club, and a gymnasium. Nothing exists at this location which will satisfy these requirements.

The next location to be considered is Sparrevohn Air Force Station in Alaska. The committe has been provided with details concerning the planned use of this installation. The program requested for this base amounts to $2,088,000. This program will provide a composite building containing troop housing and messing facilities, a recreation area for the officers and airmen assigned to this location. The existing facilities are extremely substandard and have resulted in low operating effectiveness and poor morale on the part of personnel who must live in this remote location.

Unalakleet Air Force Station is the next installation to be considered and it is located 3 miles east of Unalakleet, Alaska. The committee has been furnished with details concerning the planned use of this installation. The program requested amounts to $411,000. It proposed the construction of approximately 5 miles of liquid fuel pipeline to permit the offloading of bulk POL at the beach unloading area and direct transfer of liquid fuel to the fuel tanks on site. Provision of this facility will result in an estimated yearly saving of approximately $235,000.

Now page 44 of the bill. Caribbean Air Command.

The mission of the Caribbean Air Command is to provide supervision, guidance, and administrative control of the USAF missions in Latin America; provide supervision, guidance, and administrative control of the Air Force phase of the mutual defense assistance program (MDAP) for Latin American countries; conduct a USAF school for Latin America; provide logistic support for air attachés and USAF missions in Latin America, provide airlift within Latin America for the Inter-American Geodetic Survey team and provide administrative control of the United States Air Force Section, Joint Brazil-United States Military Commission. This program contains a request for $1,540,000 for the Caribbean Air Command and provides facilities at one base.

The CHAIRMAN. Now, Howard Air Force Base, C. Z.

Colonel JACKSON. Howard Air Force Base is the only Caribbean Air Command installation to be considered. It is located approximately 4 miles southwest of Balboa in the Canal Zone. The committee has been provided with details concerning the planned use of this installation. The program requested total $1,540,000. This program will provide for the strengthening, by means of an overlay, of the existing runway at Howard and necessary connecting taxiways and aircraft parking apron. It is necessary to rehabilitate this runway in order to transfer heavy flying operations from Albrook Air Force Base to Howard. The runway length at Albrook, coupled with extremely hazardous approaches, have made this action necessary.

The CHAIRMAN. What is your military justification for that base? Colonel JACKSON. Mr. Chairman, this item that we are requesting here is a rehabilitation of the existing runway at Howard. That will permit us to take some of the heavy flying out of Albrook and move it over to Howard. Albrook has extremely poor approaches, and one of the approaches is over a school. It is an extremely dangerous situation.

The CHAIRMAN. Any questions?

(No response.)

The CHAIRMAN. If not, we will approve that airbase.

Now, Military Air Transport Service, various locations, $5,347,000. Colonel JACKSON. It starts on page 32 of volume 4, Mr. Chairman. The mission of the Military Air Transport Service is to provide aircraft required in support of approved joint war plans; scheduled air lifts for the Department of Defense between the continental United States and overseas areas; between and within overseas areas; worldwide air transport; air weather; airways and air communications; air-rescue service systems, and organization and training of Air Resupply and Communications Service and all elements thereof. This program contains a request for $5,347,000 for the Military Air Transport Service and provides facilities at three various locations.

Included within the Military Air Transport Service program are facilities for the Military Air Transport Service to satisfy the basic mission requirements totaling $4,507,000 at 3 locations, and facilities in support of the SAC mission totaling $840,000 at these same 3 locations.

The CHAIRMAN. Any questions, Mrs. St. George?
Mrs. ST. GEORGE. No.

The CHAIRMAN. Without objection

Mr. BATES. What is this item under Iceland, here?
General DREYER. Keflavik.

Colonel JACKSON. Yes, sir, on page 32.

Mr. BATES. Yes.

Colonel JACKSON. Is that the item you referred to-is that storage base, demineralized water?

Mr. BATES. Yes. What is that all about?

Colonel JACKSON. That is for takeoff assist, Mr. Bates, for Strategic Air Command aircraft.

Mr. BATES. What does the water have to do with it?

Colonel JACKSON. It is water injection. It gives added poweradded thrust.

Mr. BATES. What is it, steam?

General DREYER. Actually, that is what happens to it when it gets into the engine, and increases the volume of gases in there to give it additional thrust only on takeoff, when it is fully loaded.

Mr. BATES. Is this special water or storage, or what?

General DREYER. It is only demineralized to the point where the mineral content is such that it will not deteriorate the blades in the engine of the aircraft.

Colonel JACKSON. This item, Mr. Bates, here, is for the storage of that water.

Mr. BATES. I understand that.

General DREYER. This manufactures and stores it.

Mr. BATES. What are you doing up there now?

General DREYER. Right now we are not exercising this base with this type of an aircraft, which will come in later on. It is only for the J-57 engine, on the KC-135 and the B-52's, that require this.

Mr. BATES. Do you propose to put this in other bases, using the same engine?

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