(The following was submitted for the record:)

The six items we are requesting for this installation are described in detail on pages 57 through 65 of the justification books.

The first item, "Access aprons," $106,000, is required for all-weather access from the helicopter parking area to the rotary wing hangar, and to provide a washing area. Washing is necessary to reveal any fractures in the outside surface and increase efficiency of operation. Deferment of this project will leave an unpaved area of the hangar which will not support the weight of helicopters and which will allow loose soil to be blown into the hangar by blast from the rotor blades. The aprons also provide an area where motor tests may be made and certain types of maintenance accomplished. About eight helicopters will be undergoing maintenance at all times. In addition to these aircraft, the 13 aircraft assigned to Fort Jackson, S.C., and Fort Gordon, Ga., are maintained at Simmons Army Airfield. Thirteen separate military units make joint use of the 66,292 square feet of existing hangar and shop space leaving no maintenance facility for the 20 H-34 helicopters at 82d Airborne Division.

The design of this project is 60 percent completed. Cost to date is $800. The architect-engineer is the Wilmington district engineer.

The second item "Hangar with shops (RW)" $415,000 will provide housing for maintaining 20 H-34 helicopters at the division aviation company for which no enclosed maintenance space now exists. The 20 helicopters represent an investment of approximately $4,500,000. Because of the many flying time replacement items in the H-34, replacement of parts is an almost constant operation and under present conditions where these aircraft must be maintained in the open normally no more than eight of them are flyable at any one time. A study of time required for specific types of repairs as set forth in repair manuals indicates that under current conditions most operations require approximately 100 percent more time than is necessary for the same maintenance performed in an adequately equipped hangar. This would mean that where under present conditions only 8 of the 20 helicopters are in flight readiness at all times, the number would be increased to 12 if adequate maintenance space was available. This would permit full training usefulness of four aircraft costing approxi mately $1 million which must otherwise remain idle.

The design of this project is 60 percent completed. Cost to date is $7,400. The architect-engineer is the Wilmington district engineer.

The third item at Bragg is for a "Battalion classroom building" estimated to cost $74,000. This item is required to provide classroom space for one battalion housed in permanent barracks constructed under the fiscal year 1956 MCA program. Battalion classroom buildings and buildings of similar size, such as regimental dispensaries in the adjacent troop area, are used to capacity by troops in that area and cannot be made available to troops in the new barracks. There are no permanent buildings anywhere at Fort Bragg that could be made available for conversion to battalion classroom use. In the absence of a classroom building, the classes are held out doors if weather permits or in davrooms in the barracks during inclement weather. This is not completely satisfactory from the classroom standpoint as there are no storage areas for supplies, no blackboards, and the floor area is only one-fourth of that required for a battalion classroom. Use of the dayroom as a classroom also precludes its full use for recreation, thereby limiting recreation of off-duty personnel to squad rooms or NCO rooms. Upon construction of a battalion classroom building, the dayroom will revert to its designed use. The design is 100 percent complete, cost to date $6,200. The architect-engineer is the Wilmington district engineer.

The fourth item is for a "Battalion headquarters and classroom building” at an estimated cost of $157,000. Five 326-man barracks were constructed in a new permanent barracks area under the fiscal year 1956 MCA program. These barracks housed two battalions for which one battalion headquarters and no battalion classrooms have been provided. In the absence of battalion classrooms for the two battalions, and a battalion headquarters building for one of the battalions. NCO rooms and dayrooms in the barracks have been diverted to these uses. The administrative and classroom space provided by this request, plus a battalion classroom building requested as separate line item 201 in this program, will meet the requirements for the troop units housed in the barracks and release the diverted barracks space for designed use. The classroom portion of this building will contain one 250-man classroom and one T.I. & E. classroom to accommodate 30 men. The design is 100 percent complete, cost to date $8,000. The architect-engineer is the Wilmington district engineer.

The fifth item is for $135,000 for an "Instruction shed and classroom building." This item is required to provide permanent instructional facilities for the aerial delivery and jumpmasters school. Classes are now held in tents, in stationary aircraft, and in the open at the division marshaling area adjacent to Pope Army Airfield. Aerial delivery is concerned with mounting, rigging and loading on aircraft all types of equipment including trucks, tractors, and artillery pieces. The jumpmasters school is concerned with instruction in duties and responsibilities of jumpmasters who are in command of paratroops during flight. Laboratory periods for aerial delivery are held in the open for rigging such items as trucks and large artillery pieces, and in the tent for smaller equipment. Each 75-man class lasts 2 weeks and operation of the school is a year-round activity. Classes must continue regardless of weather condition. With an annual rainfall of 51 inches there are 109 days per year with measurable rainfall. The necessity for holding classes in the division marshaling area, where cargo and troop carrier aircraft are immediately available, precludes use of classrooms in the barracks area which is 2.5 miles from the airfield. The design is 100 percent complete, cost to date $7,300. The architect-engineer is the Wilmington district engineer. The sixth and last item at Bragg is for $456,000 for "nine battalion storerooms." This item is required to provide storage facilities in the new permanent barracks area for units above company level; specifically, three combat groups, four battalions of the airborne division, 4th Tank Battalion, and 3d Battalion of the 16th Artillery. Storage space is now being provided by the diversion of an area equal to 582 billet spaces in the permanent barracks, with the result that 582 troops are forced to occupy mobilization-type barracks constructed in 1941, and which have not been rehabilitated for extended use. Items to be stored include office supplies, engineer survey equipment, tents, field ranges, radiotelephones, radios, and radar equipment. Space in permanent barracks will revert to troop housing; and vacated temporary barracks will be placed on a standby. The design is 100 percent complete, cost to date $11,200. The architect-engineer is the Wilmington district engineer.

Mr. SHEPPARD. Last year the various battalion facilities were eliminated based on the consideration that existing facilities were satisfactory to meet this need. What have you to say with reference to this action.

General SEEMAN. Our justification this year is very similar to last year's, Mr. Chairman. These battalion administration classrooms and storerooms are needed within the areas where the permanent barracks already exist. The temporary facilities which they are using are remote from this area and time and efficiency is lost.

One new thing has occurred, sir, and this is increased attention at the Army staff level to reduce diverted permanent barracks space.

Some of this headquarters and administrative work is being done in barracks areas. We have directed commanders to increase the priority of their attention and programing to take administrative functions out of the barracks area where it has been diverted to a use which is not a living facility use.

Mr. SHEPPARD. In other words, you want to bring it into a more consolidated concept. Is that right?

General SEEMAN. Yes.

Mr. SHEPPARD. What will be done with the existing facilities if these new items are funded?

General SEEMAN. We shall provide that for each of the items, sir. (The information requested follows:)

FORT CAMPBELL, KY.

Mr. SHEPPARD. We shall take up Fort Campbeл, Ky. (The matter requested may be found on facing page.) Insert in the record page 66.

(The following was submitted for the record :)

We are requesting five items for this station as described in detail on pages 67 through 73. The first item is a gas distribution and conversion, in the amount of $618,000. The main gas transmission line to post and some distribution mains on post are installed to serve Capehart housing at Fort Campbell. The proposed project will provide another increment of main distribution system on post and will provide for conversion of portion of existing permanent heating plants to the use of natural gas. Distribution is sized to serve additional facilities in the future. This project will reduce annual operating costs of these facilities and will result in the release from firing duties of 39 military personnel during the heating season.

The design of this project is 100-percent completed. Cost to date is $5,900. The architect-engineer is the Nashville District Engineer.

The second item is for a "Motor repair shop and facilities" estimated cost $103,000. This item is required to provide unit maintenance and repair facilities for approximately 125 vehicles, and will be utilized in conjunction with recently constructed motor park hardstand. The need for this item is presently being met by overcrowding of existing permanent shops and by use of mobilizationtype buildings. The utilization of existing mobilization-type shops requires a round trip of 5 miles for each vehicle served; in addition, these buildings are scheduled for demolition to make room for future permanent construction. The deferment of this item will cause a continued loss of vehicle and driver time, fuel and oil for the servicing of an estimated 125 vehicles. The design is 100percent complete; cost to date $7,000. The architect-engineer is the Nashville District Engineer.

The third item is for a dental clinic estimated to cost $429,000. Project is required to provide dental care for military personnel in the new permanent troop housing area. Need is now being met by use of two mobilization-type clinics (14,500 SF) constructed in 1942 and in need of major repairs. Two existing mobilization-type dental clinics will be replaced by the proposed permanent facility and are to be demolished to clear the sites for other future permanent construction. These existing clinics are of wood frame construction and are now some 18 years old. Completely sanitary working conditions are not now possible due to the infiltration of soot and dirt through the walls, windows and openings. The provision of new and modern type laboratory equipment in the proposed building would also permit improved and more efficient work to be accomplished by laboratory technicians. Due to the condition of the existing clinic building it is not considered economically feasible to attempt to renovate or rehabilitate them to the extent that would be required to provide adequate facilities. Construction of the proposed permanent clinic would negate the present requirement of the following duplicated personnel positions: one chief clinician, one oral surgery technician, one X-ray technician, three clerks. This would result in an estimated savings of some $15,000 annually in operating costs. It is also estimated that some $7,000 could be saved annually in heating operating costs, since the permanent clinic could be served from an existing permanent central heating plant at no additional operation costs. The location of the permanent clinic near the center of the permanent troop housing area will also materially reduce travel time and transportation costs required for the troops, resulting in estimated savings of over $15,000 annually. The architect-engineer is not selected as yet.

The fourth item is for $59,000 for a "Battalion headquarters building" project required to provide facilities for administrative, supply, and command functions for one battalion of troops in a new barracks area. Existing facilities in mobilization-type buildings, built in 1942, are located approximately 1 mile from new barracks area; in addition, the majority of these buildings are in need of major repairs. Those in excess of possible future needs are to be razed, as the new buildings are completed, to save maintenance costs and to clear areas for future construction. The need for battalion headquarters is being met by using troop space in the new barracks. Deferment of project will necessitate continued use of this space which is needed for troop housing. The design is 100 percent complete; cost to date $6,400. The architect-engineer is the Nashville district engineer.