Fort Irwin, Calif., 65 units

The U.S. Army Armor and Desert Training Center is located at Fort Irwin, 37 miles northeast of Barstow, Calif. The installation is scheduled for indefinite retention.

This project is justified on the basis of a need to provide adequate housing to replace on-post substandard units now in use. At this installation, there is a projected gross need for 563 units for eligible families. Adequate on-post assets total 341 units (60 percent) including 200 units still under construction. Adequate off-post assets total 50 units (9 percent) which includes 18 families residing out of the area. The proposed 65 units (11 percent) will increase on-post assets to 71 percent and total assets to 80 percent. Living in unsuitable housing are 422 families; 89 are involuntarily separated; 195 occupy on-post substandard housing: 8 live in off-post substandard housing; 23 live beyond a reasonable commuting distance; and 107 pay excessive rentals.

The existing on-post substandard housing are prefabricated units which were used at San Pedro, Calif., originally constructed in 1941, and transferred to Fort Irwin in 1953. This housing cannot economically be improved to qualify as adequate housing.

Section 810 housing is not feasible since there are no suitable sites within a reasonable commuting distance of the installation.

The project will provide for 65 NCO units.

Fort Ord, Calif., 200 units

Fort Ord is a major U.S. Army training center, located adjacent to the city of Seaside, Monterey County, and approximately 100 miles south of San Francisco. The installation is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent post of the Army.

Fort Ord's fiscal year 1964 program is designed to relieve an acute housing shortage existing in the area. There is a projected gross need for 7,152 units for eligible families. Adequate on-post assets total 3,158 units (44 percent). Adequate off-post housing is occupied by 1,974 families (28 percent). The proposed 200 units (3 percent) will increase on-post assets to 47 percent and total assets to 75 percent. The acute housing shortage is evidenced by the number of separated families coupled with families living in unsuitable housing in the area. Unsuitable housing is occupied by 1,815 families, as follows: 476 families are involuntarily separated; 261 families live in off-post substandard dwellings; 7 families live beyond a reasonable commuting distance; and 1,071 families pay excessive rentals.

The presence of Fort Ord, the Presidio of Monterey, the Navy General Line and Postgraduate Schools, and the naval air facility, coupled with the heavy civilian and tourist requirement creates a housing demand not normally found in the average civilian community. Additionally, there is a continuing need to provide family housing for eligible personnel who attend the Language School, Presidio of Monterey.

Leasing, except in small numbers, is not feasible because of the high prices paid by heavy tourist trade. Local builders have shown no interest in section 810 housing.

The project will provide for 200 NCO units.

Fort Carson, Colo., 280 units

Fort Carson is a division training post, located approximately 4 miles south of Colorado Springs. The installation is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent post.

This project which was previously authorized by Public Law 87-554, is justified on the basis of a need to provide for families who cannot now find suitable housing in this saturated community. A review of family housing statistics reveals that there is a projected gross need for 3,633 units for eligible families. Adequate on-post assets total 962 units (27 percent). Adequate off-post housing is occupied by 1,311 families (36 percent). The proposed 280 units (8 percent) will bring on-post assets to 35 percent and total assets to 71 percent. Currently living in unsuitable housing are 747 families as follows: 107 families are involuntarily separated; 36 families live in on-post substandard housing; 201 families occupy off-post substandard housing; 5 families live beyond a reasonable commuting distance; and 398 families pay excessive rentals.

The availability of adequate family housing fluctuates with the tourist season and the competition between the numerous Government agencies in the area in

cluding the Air Force Academy, Ent Air Force Base, and the North American Air Defense Command.

Leasing in small numbers may prove beneficial but as a replacement item for on-post housing it does not appear feasible. Most of the new housing in the area is the for-sale type. Local builders have not shown an interest in section 810 housing to fulfill the entire housing deficit.

The composition of the project is 30 company grade and 250 NCO units. Fort Stewart, Ga., 132 units

Fort Stewart is the only armor and artillery firing center in the eastern United States (Fort Irwin is its counterpart in the west), and is located approximately 42 miles southwest of Savannah, Ga. The installation is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent post.

This project, which was previously authorized by Public Law 87-554, is needed to provide adequate housing to replace, in part, 100 substandard Lanham Act and 257 substandard title III units scheduled for future disposal. There is a projected gross need for 1,197 units for eligible families. Adequate on-post assets total 462 units (39 percent) and 135 families (11 percent) live in adequate off-post housing. The proposed 132 units (11 percent) will increase on-post assets to 50 percent and total assets to 61 percent. Living in unsuitable housing are 227 families; 14 families are involuntarily separated; 173 families are occupying on-post substandard housing; 23 families live in substandard housing off-post; 9 families live beyond a reasonable commuting distance; and 8 families pay excessive rentals.

The existing substandard housing cannot economically be altered or improved to qualify as adequate housing. Availability of adequate dwellings in civilian communities within a 30-mile radius of the installation has been exhausted. There is no building in progress in the thinly populated area adjacent to the post; consequently, the only feasible method to fulfill this requirement is by on-post construction.

The project will provide for 5 colonel, 10 field grade, 17 company grade, and 100 NCO units.

Savanna Army Depot, Ill., 32 units

Savanna is an Army ammunition storage and distribution depot, located approximately 80 miles west of Rockford, Ill., and 8 miles northwest of Savanna. The depot is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent installation of the Army.

This project is designed to provide houses for families who cannot now find suitable living quarters in this rural area. Family housing records reflect a projected gross need for 83 units. Adequate on-post assets total 15 units (18 percent). Adequate off-post assets total 22 units (26 percent); 9 of these are families living out of the area. The proposed 32 units (39 percent) will increase on-post assets to 57 percent and total assets to 83 percent. Thirty-three families live in unsuitable housing, 22 in off-post substandard, 7 excessive cost private housing, 2 families are not in the area, and 2 families live in substandard on-post housing.

The largest single source of housing is a privately owned mobilization type development (constructed by the Government during World War II) which is located in Hanover, approximately 5 miles from the depot. This development is rapidly deteriorating due to negligible maintenance afforded by the owners. The adjoining community has provided no expansion in the last 10 years, and there are no known plans for future development of rental property. The project is composed of 4 company grade and 28 NCO units.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., 200 units

Aberdeen Proving Ground is located 30 miles northeast of Baltimore, and houses the U.S. Army Ordnance Research and Testing Center; Headquarters, Test and Evaluation Command; the Materiel Command Board; the Ordnance Combat Development Agency; and the U.S. Army Ordnance School. The post is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent installation of the Army.

This project is needed to provide adequate family housing for those eligible families now occupying off-post substandard dwellings. At this installation, there is a projected gross need for 1,982 units for eligible families. Adequate on-post assets total 785 units (40 percent). Adequate assets off-post total 641 units (32 percent). The proposed 200 units (10 percent) will increase on-post assets to 50 percent and total assets to 82 percent. Living in unsuitable housing

are 288 families as follows: 85 families are involuntarily separated; 158 families occupy off-post substandard dwellings; 10 families reside beyond a reasonable ..commuting distance; and 35 families are paying excessive rentals.

Final disposal of substandard housing at this installation consisting of 299 Lanham Act units was completed on October 1, 1962.

Leasing is not a feasible solution because most new housing in the area is for sale. Local builders have not shown an interest in section 810 housing.

Composition of the project is: 10 colonels; 66 field grade; 74 company grade; and 50 NCO units.

Fort Detrick, Md., 40 units

Fort Detrick is the U.S. Army Biological Research Center, located adjacent to Frederick, Md., approximately 40 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The post is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent installation of the Army.

On-post housing is essential for personnel engaged in research work vital to the mission of the installation. There is a projected gross need for 277 units at this installation. Adequate on-post assets total 124 units (45 percent). Adequate off-post assets total 45 units (16 percent). The proposed 40 units (14 percent) will increase on-post assets to 59 percent and total assets to 75 percent. 116 families are living in unsuitable housing as follows: 7 are separated families; 7 families live in off-post substandard housing; 5 reside beyond a reasonable commuting distance and 97 families are paying excessive rentals for private housing.

The fiscal year 1964 program will provide an important increment to supplement existing on-post assets for personnel engaged in research work vital to the mission of the installation.

Leasing does not appear feasible because most housing in the area is for sale. Local builders have not shown an interest in section 810 housing.

The project will provide for 2 colonels, 26 field grade, and 12 noncommissioned officers' units.

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., 300 units

Fort Leonard Wood is located in south-central Missouri, approximately 140 miles southwest of St. Louis and 35 miles northeast of Lebanon, and is a major replacement training center for basic infantry and advanced engineer subjects. The post is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent installation of the Army.

Family housing statistics at this installation indicate a projected gross need for 4,881 units for eligible families. Adequate on-post assets total 2,872 units (58 percent). (This figure includes 2,829 Capehart units.) Adequate assets off-post total 619 (13 percent). The proposed 300 units (6 percent) will increase on-post assets to 64 percent and total assets to 77 percent. Living in unsuitable housing are 1,381 families as follows: 215 families are involuntarily separated; 319 families occupy on-post substandard housing; 592 families live in substandard private dwellings; 127 families reside beyond a reasonable commuting distance; and 128 families are paying excessive rentals.

The fiscal year 1964 program is designed to meet a military requirement for replacement of on-post substandard family housing now in use. Consequently, the project will help to reduce the number of family separations due to a shortage of housing in the adjacent rural area.

The adjoining community has provided no appreciable expansion in recent years. Additionally, no proposals to construct rental property under section 810 have been received.

The project is composed of 300 noncommissioned officers' units.

Fort Sam Houston, Tex.

Fort Sam Houston is located adjacent to San Antonio, and houses Headquarters, 4th U.S. Army and the Brooke Army Medical Center and School. The post is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent installation of the Army. At this installation, there is a projected gross need for 4,272 units for eligible families. Adequate on-post assets total 1,178 units (28 percent). Adequate assets off-post total 1,283 units (30 percent). The proposed 204 units (5 percent) increases on-post assets to 33 percent and total assets to 68 percent. 1,849 families live in unsuitable housing as follows: 30 families involuntarily separated; 17 families living in on-post substandard units (converted barracks); 34 families residing in substandard off-post dwellings; 7 families residing beyond a reasonable commuting distance; and 1,761 families paying excessive rentals.

This project, previously authorized by Public Law 87-554, is to provide quarters for 204 of the families who cannot find suitable housing in the adjacent community.

Leasing does not appear feasible because most new housing in the area is for sale. No interest has been shown in section 810 housing.

The project will provide for 50 field grade, and 154 NCO units.

Vint Hill Farms Station, Va.

Vint Hill Farms Station is a U.S. Army Security Agency installation, located in a rural area 30 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., and 11 miles east of Warrenton, Va. This station is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent Army installation.

This project is justified on the basis of military necessity to provide for families who must reside on the installation. The mission of the station requires that key personnel live onpost and be available at all times.

There is a projected gross need of 305 units for eligible families. Adequate onpost assets total 114 units (37 percent). Adequate offpost assets total 43 units (14 percent). The proposed 30 units (10 percent) will increase onpost assets to 47 percent and total assets to 61 percent. There is a total of 58 families living in unsuitable housing; 19 of these are in offpost substandard units and 39 are paying excessive rentals in privately owned housing.

The security mission for this station requires an efficient, continuous, uninterrupted operation. In the interest of national defense, onpost housing is required to insure that personnel are available at all times. There is little or no building taking place in the thinly populated area adjacent to the installation and no plans exist for future expansion. No interest has been shown in section 810 housing program.

The project will provide for 4 company grade, and 26 NCO units.

Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

Fort Buchanan, P.R., is located adjacent to the metropolitan area of San Juan, and houses a training center, a personnel center, and a logistical support center for the U.S. Army Forces Antilles. The installation is scheduled for indefinite retention as a permanent post of the Army.

The fiscal year 1964 program will provide suitable housing for 170 families now living in onpost and offpost substandard dwellings.

There is a projected gross need for 890 units for eligible families at this installation. Adequate onpost assets total 422 units (47 percent), (85 of this number are public quarters including 52 located at Fort Brooke; 237 area acquired Wherry units; and 100 units are Capehart). Adequate offpost assets total 100 units (11 percent). The proposed 170 units (19 percent) will increase onpost assets to 66 percent and total assets to 77 percent. There are 274 eligible families now living in onpost inadequate housing. Of this number, 24 units at Fort Brooke are scheduled for disposal, and 250 units (Fort Buchanan) are requested for retention to provide housing for eligible personnel beyond construction programing limits (90 percent) and ineligible personnel (E-1 to E-4 with less than 4 years service). In addition, 168 families occupy offpost substandard dwellings and 26 families in private housing are paying excessive rents. Although continguous to San Juan, this metropolitan area is now experiencing an acute housing shortage and the future availablitiy of adequate community assets is expected to decline rather than increase.

The project is composed of 6 colonels, 36 field grade, 72 company grade, and 56 NCO units.

Army Security Agency, location 04, 60 units

The fiscal year 1964 program for this Army Security Agency station is justified primarily on the basis of military necessity. The mission of this station requires efficient, continuous, uninterrupted operations; consequently, key personnel must live on the post and be immediately available at all times.

There is a projected gross need for 537 units for eligible families at this station. Adequate onpost assets consist of 100 existing units (19 percent) and 110 units (20 percent) under construtcion, 50 of these are in the final stages of completion, and 60 units are scheduled for occupancy during the second quarter, fiscal year 1964. There is no adequate offpost housing. The 60 units requested will bring onpost and total assets to 50 percent of requirements. Two hundred and sixty-two families are residing in unsuitable housing as follows: 7 families are involuntarily separated; 248 families are residing in substandard private dwellings; and 7 families live beyond a reasonable commuting distance.

Families who choose to be with their sponsor live in inadequate private rentals in the adjacent community. In general, the available offpost housing is inadequate due to the lack of proper sanitary facilities; nonpotable water; and lack of necessary structural builtins including screens, etc.

The project will provide for 8 company grade, and 52 NCO units.

Army Security Agency, location 23

The proposed 84 family housing units for this Army Security station are justified on the basis of military necessity. The mission of this station requires continuous operation. Key personnel must live on post to be immediately available at all times.

There is a projected gross need for 404 units for eligible families at this station. The only adequate onpost assets available are the 30 units (8 percent) now in the final stages of construction. There is no adequate offpost housing in this area available to the serviceman. The proposed 84 units (21 percent) will increase onpost and total assets to 29 percent. Of the 254 families living in unsuitable housing, 58 families are involuntarily separated and 196 families occupy offpost substandard dwellings.

The only offpost housing is located in a city approximately 25 miles from the station. Driving conditions between the city and the station are extremely hazardous and unreliable. Commuting must be accomplished over "improved" gravel roads through a 4,000-foot mountain pass which becomes particularly hazardous during the winter months. Available offpost housing is inadequate due primarily to the lack of proper sanitary facilities; nonpotable water; and the absence of necessary structural built-ins including screens, etc. Heating fuel is expensive and difficult to obtain from the economy.

The project consists of 32 company grade, and 52 NCO units.

Fort Buckner, Okinawa

Fort Buckner is located approximately 12 miles north of Naha, Okinawa, and is a forward U.S. Army, Pacific, logistical base.

The fiscal year 1964 program is designed to alleviate an acute housing shortage and concurrently reduce the current waiting period of 79 weeks for officers and 89 weeks for noncommissioned officers.

There is a projected gross need for 4,706 units of family housing. Adequate onpost assets consist of 2,221 existing units (47 percent) and 147 units (3 percent) under construction. (Scheduled for completion during the fourth quarter, fiscal year 1964.) No adequate community support is available. The proposed 500 units will increase onpost assets to 61 percent of requirements. Approximately 1,500 families are now living on the local economy in substandard housing. An additional 434 families are involuntarily separated and have expressed a desire to move into the area when adequate housing is made available.

Almost without exception private rentals are classified as substandard. Unacceptable conditions include: Failure to provide adequate heating systems; lack of security; access roads are narrow and full of ruts; nonavailability of telephones; in general the rental housing available to the serviceman is undersized and poorly designed.

The project is composed of 2 general, 20 colonel, 100 field grade, 178 company grade, and 200 NCO units.

STATEMENT OF CAPT. J. M. MARSHALL, U.S. NAVY

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is James M. Marshall, captain, U.S. Navy. I am head of the Family Housing Branch of the Shore Activities Development and Control Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. I appreciate the privilege of appearing before you to testify regarding the Navy's requirement for family housing.

The Navy's total housing requirement for eligible personnel is estimated to be 306,000 family units. Of this total requirement approximately two-thirds of our families are adequately housed, as follows: Forty-six percent in private community assets and 21 percent in adequate public quarters. The remaining one-third of our families, or a little over 100,000 are inadequately housed. In terms of net effect, this means that approximately 18,000 families are involuntarily separated; 51,000 are forced to live in substandard housing in order to keep their families together; and 31,000 families will have to continue to pay in excess of the allowance provided for quarters.