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Captain Dave Pyle had deployed in November 1990 and Captain Dosee in December 
to Ankara, Turkey, to liaise with the Turkish government through the TGS for 
the purpose of developing the JTF that would prosecute Operation PROVEN
FORCE.  After initial approvals were obtained, Captain Dosee deployed forward 
to Incirlik to support the development of forward operating locations (FOLs) 
in January 1991.  He and Captains Harris and Thornberry oversaw the eventual
beddown at FOLs of combat search and rescue (CSAR) forces at Batman, Turkey, a
communications and tactical control unit at Diyarbakir, Turkey, and the bulk 
of the forces at Incirlik AB.

Captain Rod Engman of the HQ USAFE's Directorate of Air Base Operability 
deployed t o Turkey on 17 January 1991 to work disaster preparedness (DP) and 
air base operability (ABO) issues on the JTF COMAFFOR staff.  He began 
contributing to the defense of the main operating base while his aircraft was 
on final descent into Incirlik AB on 18 January:  he analyzed the base from a 
camouflage, concealment and deception (CCD)  point of view and made some notes 
about things that needed improvement.  At his quarters cots, chairs, tables 
and other furnishing were stacked from floor to ceiling, awaiting dispersal 
for contingency billeting, and Chemical Warfare Defense Equipment (CWDE) was 
priority number one on everybody's list of personal gear.  During the weeks 
ahead, his DP and ABO training would be much needed and heavily used as PROVEN 
FORCE swung into high gear.  Among the many issued he expertly worked were 
those concerning TGS approval for importation of needed EOD equipment, and 
availability of CWDE, both essential to successful defense and recovery of the 
remain base and its vital forward operating locations.  Also, when he discovered 
some of the deployed personnel had arrived in the theater  of operations 
without sufficient chemical warfare defense training or the necessary 
equipment, he adeptly located the equipment and arranged for refresher 
training to ensure the survival of the deployed people.  He also skillfully
 coordinate communication capabilities for EOD and ABO forces who deployed to 
Incirlik BA and at Batman FOL, Turkey.

As a key member of the JTF staff, Captain Thornberry had access to a great 
deal of information, and quickly determined there was an immediate need for 
assistance at base level where his training and experience would be fully 
used, as well as greatly appreciated.  Flying unites were already deployed to 
Incirlik for routine weapons training, so a top priority was to find space to 
house and feed all the new personnel arriving on the base by the hour for 
Operation PROVED FORCE.  The permanent party Services Staff numbered only 12 
people, too few to handle the demands placed upon them by the rapid influx of 
PROVED FORCES, forces, and they were close to being overwhelmed.  There was no 
advance notice or schedule of arriving passengers the base would have to 
house, so planning was almost impossible, and each h planeload had to be dealt
 with on the spot.  The base  had already placed four cots per room in all rooms 
that could accommodate that many, and they had used every available bedspace.  
So, they began placing cots in the base gymnasium, fitness center, American 
Youth Association center, Professional Military Education classrooms, and 
anywhere else they could find that was suitable.  But these facilities could 
house only 375 additional people:  Building a tent city was the only answer.

Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Best commanded a composite team of 140 engineers 
deployed from even different USAFE squadrons to form the 377 Civil 
Engineering Group (Deployed).  An  advance team of 17 engineers from the 377 
CES at Ramstein AB and the 564 CES at Einsiedlerhof AS, German, Deployed to 

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