(The following was submitted for the record :) We are requesting only one item at this station, a Trainfire I range in the amount of $147,000. As is explained on page 23, Trainfire I has been adopted as the new basic rifle course by the Army. Based on this new firing concept, this project will provide the essential training facilities required for rifle instruction for a total annual troop load of 11,900, consisting of units from Fort Belvoir, and 50 percent of MDW units. Facilities which are outmoded by Trainfire I are currently being utilized but cannot be expanded or modified to meet requirements of Trainfire I. First increment of this complex was authorized by Public Law 149, 86th Congress, currently under construction, is scheduled for completion August 1961. The design of this project is 15 percent completed. Cost to date is $4,600. The architect-engineer is the Baltimore district engineer. Mr. SHEPPARD. This is a Trainfire function? Mr. LAIRD. I have no questions, Mr. Chairman. FORT KNOX, KY. Mr. SHEPPARD. The next item is Fort Knox, Ky. (The matter requested may be found on facing page.) The three items we are requesting for this installation are described in detail on pages 25 through 29 of the justification books. The first item, Trainfire I Range, $156,000, will provide an increment of the Trainfire I Range facilities required at this installation. The total Trainfire facilities are designed for the training of four companies, which is the minimum requirement for the training mission of this installation. If this project is not approved, it will be necessary to continue use of a portion of the existing known distance and transition ranges and would result in part of the troops not being trained by the Trainfire method which has been adopted as the basic rifle course by the Army. The design of this project is 50 percent completed. Cost to date is $3,600. The architect-engineer is the Louisville district engineer. The second item, Parking Facilities, Rotary Wing Aircraft $198,000 is required to provide adequate parking facilities for 16 medium and 4 light transport helicopters. The requirement is now being met by crowding helicopters on an apron and closed runway, the areas of which are insufficient to allow adequate clearance and tie-downs are not available. The proposed facility will be constructed along the existing closed runway and the existing runway pavement will be used to the maximum extent possible. Under the present method of parking because of the crowded condition, there is danger of major damage to aircraft from windstorms and because of the lack of standard clearance in moving aircraft in and out of the parking area. There are presently 16 H-37 and 21 H-34 helicopters stationed at this installation, serving the U.S. Armored Training Center and other Armor units during their training program. Deferring of proposed construction will result in continuation of the present inefficient and costly operation of moving several aircraft to obtain the necessary clearances for moving aircraft to the runways. The design of this project is 30 percent completed. Cost to date is $3,200. The architect-engineer is the Louisville district engineer. The third item is for "Emergency power, Ireland Army Hospital," $138,000. When the hospital was constructed it was provided with a 75-kilowatt emergency power generator to provide service for one elevator, lights and power for equip ment in operating, delivery, and emergency rooms, together with safety lighting. A power failure in August 1959, for a period of 1 hour and 15 minutes, indicated the dangerous inadequacy of the present system. The operation of the entire hospital was disrupted, except for the small area covered and it was apparent that the present system was not adequate even for an hour outage. The existing 75-kilowatt generator will be used to provide emergency hospital plant. There are no other existing facilities available at this station to satisfy the requirement. Monetary savings resulting from this project cannot be esti mated; however, it is possible to lose biologicals at an approximate estimated cost of $28,000 if an outage should continue for any considerable period of time, with present limited emergency power. The proposed project is requested to insure adequate electrical power so that lives of those in the hospital will not be jeopardized and that the hospital staff can continue to perform their funetion under any emergency condition. If this facility is not provided, the hospital will continue to perform its mission insofar as possible in case of power failure, utilizing fully the existing inadequate facilities. A deferment of this project may result in the hospital being inoperative in time of emergency, which will result in discomfort to patients and possible loss of life during a power failure. The design of this project is 5 percent completed. Cost to date is $1,000. The architect-engineer is the Louisville district engineer. Mr. SHEPPARD. This has to do with three items-"Trainfire range," "Parking apron," "Emergency Power," Ireland Hospital. Comment on that. General SEEMAN. The trainfire range is in accordance with the training in marksmanship throughout the Army, sir. The parking apron is to provide parking facilities for the 16 medium and 4 light transport helicopters assigned to the station. The cost of the apron is $198,000 estimated. The emergency power for the hospital is estimated to run $138,000. This is to insure adequate electrical power SO that the hospital can operate in case of temporary interruptions. Mr. SHEPPARD. Is it to be used as standby power? General SEEMAN. It is a standby power facility in the event of power failures from commercial sources. Mr. SHEPPARD. You have only one land hookup on the commercial supply? General SEEMAN. That is correct. FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD. Mr. SHEPPARD. The next item is "Fort George G. Meade, Md." Insert in the record page 30. (The material requested may be found on facing page.) (The following was submitted for the record :) The six items we are requesting for this installation are described in detail on pages 31 through 38 of the justification books. The first item is a "Hangar with shops," $474,000. This item, together with the similar hangar previously authorized and now under construction, will provide the maintenance facilities of the newly constructed airfield required for the 53 assigned aircraft. There are no existing facilities that could be expanded or rehabilitated to satisfy the requirement. The temporary asset listed is a portable type (tropical) hangar erected at the old airfield site by troop labor in 1956. Construction of the new 150-bed hospital in the flight pattern of the old airfield precludes utilizing the airstrip and temporary hangar in present location. It is considered infeasible to disassemble, move, and reerect the temporary hangar at the new airfield due to the deteriorated condition of the corrugated steel roof and sidewall sheets, and also to the fact that the prefabricated connectors are welded rather than bolted; this facility will be demolished upon completion of requested project. Deferment of this hangar to another year would result in the inability of maintenance personnel to perform maintenance during inclement weather, thereby increasing the "downtime" for aircraft. The overall result would be to adversely affect accomplishment of the mission of this installation to support STRAC units, Second Region, U.S. Army Air Defense Command, and Headquarters, 2d U.S. Army. The design of this project is 80 percent completed. Cost to date is $17,600. The architect-engineer is the Baltimore district engineer. The The second item is a "Dental clinic," $446,000. A centrally located permanent dental clinic is required to support military personnel assigned to this headquarters. Existing dental clinic is operating in an improperly located and inadequate, modified DC-1 mobilization structure. Low ceilings, improper lighting and functional instability impose undue hardships on the operating personnel as well as the patients. Rehabilitation and expansion of existing structure is not considered feasible as the type of construction would not lend itself to an efficient, functional layout capable of accommodating modern laboratory and dental equipment required in support of current and projected mission. The existing facility will be placed in a standby basis for mobilization use. present clinic was not designed to house facilities required by current directives nor to practice up-to-date standards of good dentistry. Latrine and locker facilities for female patients and support personnel (civilian employees and WAC's) are entirely inadequate. The male charge-of-quarters must utilize latrine and dressing room utilized during the day by female support personnel. Patients, duty officers, and enlisted men must also utilize common latrine facilities. Locker room space is not available for duty personnel who are required to change uniforms four times daily. Reception room space is inadequate, poorly arranged, and interferes with the normal traffic pattern through the clinic. It is impossible to accomplish the necessary clinical radiographic services required by current directives in this facility. Conference room and technical library facilites for study and training purposes are nonexistent. The design of this project is 20 percent completed. Cost to date is $2,200. The architect-engineer is Fenton & Lichtig. The third item, "Regimental headquarters building," $191,000. This item is required to provide facilities for administrative functions for troops stationed at this installation. Present need is being met by utilization of permanent barracks. The current arrangement deprives troops of 117 billeting spaces, as well as the use of one dayroom and one messhall. The existing temporary facilities are not located within or adjacent to the regimental area. The only other available facilities suitable for administrative functions would be in the mobilization area which is more than 2 miles from the regimental area. Recently a service company consisting of 9 officers and 207 enlisted men was activated and a medical detachment consisting of 6 officers and 77 enlisted men was also activated. These additional personnel must be accommodated in the regimental permanent troop barracks. In view of the aforementioned diversion of barracks to administrative space, it will be necessary to double-bunk troops in other barracks. Deferment of this project will necessitate the continued use of permanent barracks spaces for administrative functions, resulting in doublebunking of troops in other barracks. The design of this project is 40 percent completed. Cost to date is $1,600. The architect-engineer is the Baltimore district engineer. The fourth item, a "Flammable storage building," is for the National Security Agency. This item is required for the storage of flammable liquids, bottled gases, acids, and poisonous compounds. Present need is being met by the utilization of building T-6451, 2,400 square feet, originally constructed as a mess. This building is without heating facilities and some materials have frozen during winter months. Metal containers of flammable liquids are badly rusted. This building is scheduled to be demolished within the next year. In addition, 200 square feet in the NSA supply building and 600 square feet in the NSA operations building currently being used for flammable storage will revert to normal storage. The proposed facility will provide standard fire and safety features which are nonexistent in storage areas presently being used, and only partially existent in building T-6451. Deferment of this item will necessitate the continued use of present facilities which are subject to fire and safety hazards. The design of this project is 10 percent completed. Cost to date is $900. The architect-engineer is the Baltimore district engineer. The fifth item, "Sensitive materials storage building," is also for the National Security Agency. Justification for this project is classified. The design of this project is 10 percent completed. Cost to date is $400. The architect-engineer is not yet selected. The sixth item at Meade is for $621,000, for "Emergency power facility for operations building-phase II of II-National Security Agency." This project |