located six miles east of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The military construction program contains a request for $5,423,000 involving construction of five projects, as follows:

The first item, a new automotive maintenance facility of 30,370 SF, is required to replace seven deteriorated old wood frame structures. The second item provides a new base administrative facility of 56,000 SF. This facility is required for the consolidation of Headquarters functions from Ent AFB to Peterson Field.

The third item is for data processing facilities at Peterson Field in the amount of 39,600 SF. This will allow movement of this function from deteriorated World War II frame buildings from Ent AFB to Peterson Field.

The fourth item requested is for a security police facility of 4,816 SF. This will permit movement of security functions from Ent AFB on a phased schedule as functions are phased out of Ent into Peterson Field.

The last item is for utilities in the amount of $600,000 to support the above mentioned projects.

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLA.

One other base in the Aerospace Defense Command program to be considered is Tyndall Air Force Base sited seven miles southeast of Panama City, Florida. The primary mission includes Combat Crew Training, an Aerospace Defense Weapons Center, Aircraft Control and Warning Radar and the Air Force Civil Engineering Center.

A program of $388,000 is requested to provide the following two items:

The first item provides for alteration and modernization of the existing 14,970 SF Airmen dining hall. The existing structure is a World War II concrete block facility which requires an addition and modernization to improve efficiency and extend its useful life.

The last item provides for the elimination of a flight hazard by filling in 3,450 lineal feet of open ditches adjacent to the aircraft

runways.

AIR FORCE LOGISTICS COMMAND

The mission of the Air Force Logistics Command is to provide an adequate and efficient system of procurement, production, surveillance, maintenance and supply for the United States Air Force; and train specialized units for accomplishment of logistics functions in overseas areas and theater. This program contains a request for $58,620,000 which provides facilities at seven locations where Air Force Logistics Command is the host command. Of this amount, $43,394,000 is for items to support the Air Force Logistics Command, $756,000 in support of the Air Force Communications Service at Gentile Air Force Station, Ohio; McClellan Air Force Base, California and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and $14,470,000 to support the Air Force Systems Command on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In addition, the Air Force Logistics Command has one item as tenant on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona for $484,000.

GENTILE AIR FORCE STATION, OHIO

The first location, Gentile Air Force Station is located in Dayton, Ohio. Gentile Air Force Station is a switching center for Defense Communications Agency. The program for Gentile consists of one item for $138,000 for alteration to the emergency generating plant which will provide uninterruptable power for the automatic switching center. Operational continuity of computer and communications is required to support communications of high national priority.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH

The second location, Hill Air Force Base, is seven miles south of Ogden, Utah and is Headquarters for the Ogden Air Materiel Area. In addition the base supports a Helicopter Combat Crew Training Unit; the Defense System Evaluation Squadron of the Aerospace Defense Command and a Reserve Military Airlift Group Mission. The total program being requested is $4,547,000 consisting of six items, as follows:

The first project, authorized by P.L. 92-145, provides for the construction of an 80,000 SF consolidated ballistic missile support equipment overhaul Facility. Facilities for efficient and responsive repair of I.C.B.M. Ground Support Equipment do not exist.

The second item will construct six each new munitions storage facilities. Requirements for storage exceed existing capabilities. Munitions are presently being stored at a remote Army Depot located 90 miles from the base making it difficult to meet delivery times and causing excessive handling.

The third item provides for the construction of a 43,500 SF new hazardous materials storage facility. Hazardous materials are presently being stored in several widely dispersed, substandard buildings making safe storage and efficient handling of these materials extremely difficult.

The fourth project will construct a 28,000 SF surfaced and fenced materiel staging area for redistribution and marketing activities. Presently, activities are being conducted in a crowded, unimproved open area.

The fifth item will provide living quarters for 280 single airmen. Adequate dormitory space can accommodate only 50% of the airmen, the remainder being housed in substandard structures not conducive to high morale, proper rest, individual well-being, and good health.

The last item provides for the construction of a new 22,650 SF NCO Open Mess. Existing facility is in a building that is structurally unsound, a fire hazard, and has deteriorated beyond economical repair.

KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, TEX.

The third base is Kelly Air Force Base, located six miles southwest of San Antonio, Texas. The base supports the San Antonio Materiel Area Headquarters, Electronics Maintenance and Communications Squadron under the control of the Air Force Communications Service, the Headquarters of the USAF Security Service, a Reserve Tactical

Airlift Wing and an Air National Guard Tactical Fighter Group. The total program being requested contains $4,444,000 for four projects.

The first project, construction of a 2,884 SF facility to accommodate a radar flight control center, will provide a permanent flight control center. A mobile radar flight control unit is presently being used. This unit can only provide limited capability for safe control of aircraft

movement.

The second item provides for installation of 3,000 feet of standard approach lighting at the north end of the primary instrument runway. There is presently 1,500 feet of low intensity lighting which does not provide the proper illumination necessary for safe aircraft approaches.

The third project will provide for the construction of a new 90,600 SF metal components plating shop. Existing activities are housed in structures which are insufficient in size and lack proper configuration for modern equipment installation and production line work.

The last project will alter an existing static aircraft engine test facility to provide an adequate facility for testing jet engines including the F-15 aircraft engines. There is no test facility available with sufficient thrust, airflow and exhaust temperature capacity to accommodate these engines. An inactive structurally sound reciprocating engine test cell will be altered to accommodate the jet engine series.

M'CLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF.

The fourth base in the Air Force Logistics Command program is McClellan Air Force Base, located seven miles northeast of Sacramento, California. The primary mission of this base is to support the Sacramento Air Materiel Area Headquarters. It also supports an Aerospace Defense Command Airborne Early Warning Control Wing; a Military Airlift Command Weather Reconnaissance Wing; and a Reserve Military Airlift Group. The total program requested at this location amounts to $11,312,000 and consists of the following seven projects:

The first project will provide 10,382 SF of alteration to an existing building for use as a weapon systems components engineering facility. Present facility is deficient in size and functional layout prohibiting the accomplishment of test and evaluation projects for large components, such as aircraft wings, escape systems, and radar power systems. The second item will construct a new 276,000 SF centralized shop facility for aircraft component maintenance. Existing shops are in thirteen buildings scattered throughout the industrial complex, some as far as three miles from the aircraft repair lines. Current state-of-theart repair techniques and mechanized handling systems cannot be used due to facility limitations.

The third project will provide 26,087 SF of alteration to existing warehouse space to convert the building to weapons systems components overhaul facility. Present facility is not adequately configured to accommodate present and programmed workloads.

The fourth item provides for the alteration of 33,574 SF of existing maintenance space for an aircraft armament and avionics shop. Existing shop is fully utilized in support of the FB111/F111B aircraft system. Other support for F106 aircraft systems is being accomplished

in a separate facility four miles away. Consolidation will provide increased productivity and reduced operating costs.

The fifth project will provide for a 20,174 SF addition to the existing precision measurement equipment facility. Existing inadequate facility is subject to excessive vibration causing reduced accuracy and work rejection. The equipment must then be transported to the Standards Laboratory subjecting equipment to further vibration and dam

age.

The sixth project will provide for the construction of 22,500 BL of four floating pan bulk fuel storage tanks with connecting distribution facilities. Existing fuels storage tanks are substandard and not economically repairable.

The last project provides for the alteration of the emergency electric power plant for the Air Force Communications Service switching center. An uninterruptable power source is required to provide operational continuity of computer and communication equipment to support communications of high national priority.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA.

The fifth of the Air Force Logistic Command bases being considered is Robins Air Force Base located eighteen miles south of Macon, Georgia. The principal mission of this base is to support the Headquarters of the Warner Robins Air Materiel Area. It also supports a Heavy Bombardment Wing of the Strategic Air Command; the Headquarters of the Air Reserve Command; and a Mobile Communications Group of the Air Force Communications Service. This request is for five projects amounting to $11,439,000.

The first project provides for the alteration of 30,677 SF of an existing materials analysis facility. Existing facility is improperly configured and lacks proper environmental control for effective performance of currently assigned tasks.

The second item will provide 306,000 SF of interior alterations to an existing depot aircraft repair facility. Existing functions do not have adequate space with sufficient temperature and humidity control for specialized maintenance activities.

The third project will provide for the construction of a new 400,000 SF consolidated materials processing facility to accommodate worldwide logistical support by this depot. Existing facilities are inadequately configured and cannot be modified for installation of completely integrated and mechanized handling systems.

The fourth item provides for improvements to substandard lighting in 496,638 SF of existing logistical materials storage facilities. Lack of adequate lighting in existing facilities makes it dfficult to maintain high levels of productivity, safety, and housekeeping.

The last items provides for the construction of a new 22,650 SF NCO Open Mess. Existing building is structurally unsound and deteriorated beyond economical repair.

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OKLA.

The sixth base is Tinker Air Force Base located eight miles southeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The primary mission of this base is to support the Headquarters of the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area.

It also supports a Reserve Military Airlift Group and a Mobile Communications Group of the Air Force Communications Service. This request is for eleven projects amounting to $12,076,000 including two projects for the Air Force Communications Service at $528,000.

The first item provides for the construction of a 26,400 SF technical testing and evaluation facility. Existing facility is structurally unsound, is deficient in electric power and environmental control and lacks noise and vibration isolation.

The second project provides for construction of a 28,854 SF enclosed area within the existing engine shop for cleaning disassembled jet engines prior to depot overhaul. Engine cleaning activities are being accomplished in an area which is not isolated from machine tools and material handling equipment. Corrosive fumes and abrasive dust from the cleaning area are diffused into adjacent inspection and repair areas contaminating equipment therein.

The third item provides a 44,000 SF addition to an existing jet engine overhaul shop. Existing facility cannot be economically changed to obtain an adequate facility.

The fourth project provides for installation of 475 tons of air conditioning in the existing aircraft engine fuel system test facility. Existing mechanical ventilating equipment cannot maintain acceptable temperature limits during the summer months. Approximately 17,000 man-hours are lost each year because of work delays caused by excessive temperature in this facility.

The fifth item provides for the construction of an above ground, floating pan, 55,000 BL jet fuel bulk storage tank with truck unloading stand and a fuel transfer facility. Existing tank is inadequate to provide proper settling time prior to consumption.

The sixth item is for the construction of a 13,455 SF addition and alternation of 25,951 SF of existing hazardous materials storage facility. Hazardous materials are presently being stored in inadequate sized buildings and an open storage area.

The seventh project will provide a new 301,050 SF consolidated materials processing facility to accommodate worldwide logistical support by this depot. Two inadequately configured buildings and an adjacent unprotected outside area now being used. These facilities cannot be modified for the installation of a completely integrated and mechanized material handling system.

The eighth item provides living quarters for 170 single airmen. The airmen are presently housed in facilities that are overcrowded with accompanying noise, congestion, and lack of privacy which are not conducive to sustained high morale, well-being, or good health.

The ninth project provides 20 tons of air conditioning and improved ventilation in the existing airmen dining hall kitchen. The kitchen is hot, noisy and uncomfortable.

The tenth project provides for alteration to an emergency generating plant for the Air Force Communications Service. Existing power sources, commercial, and generator backup, do not have the capability to supply uninterruptable power for the automatic switching center which includes computers and crypto equipment supporting a vital national communication center.

The last project provides for the construction of a 51,550 SY paved vehicle and equipment assembly area for the Air Force Communica