Tech Orders,

File: aacep_15.txt
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        Star. Captain PATTERSON took a plumber, Technical Sergeant Roy
        Huber' from the 363d CES to Riyadh as part of the CENTAF/DE staff
        to provide expertise and assist the sites in configuring their
        systems. Most sites were able to design and assemble the water
        distribution system without major difficulties. The engineers at
        King Fad' however' did not receive any gaskets or clamps to
        connect the PVC pipes. They had apparently been shipped to another
        location. The engineers had to cut off the grooved ends of the
        pipes and use plastic glue and connectors to hook up their water
 !      distribution systems
        Most commander  preferred to have Air Force firefighters in
 -      place before too many aircraft arrived at a deployed location.
        However, in August and early September, aircraft were in place
        before adequate fire services at several locations s At the time
        when large frame aircraft were landing and unloading passengers and
        cargo at frequent intervals, an emergency situation could have
        caught Air Force Without fire vehicles or firefighters. In the
        opinion of CMSgt Hans Finkbeiner' CENTAF Fire Protection Program
        Manager' SAC and MAC aircraft operated "at an unacceptable Flak
        level with unsatisfactory fire protection on the ground" at Cairo
        West for at least two weeks after the initial deployment to the
        site.26 This was true at other sites to varying degrees.
        Prime BEEF teams also assisted in the planning and
        construction of base defective works. Based on the local threat,
        primarily from terrorists, they constructed berms, concertina wire
        fences, and bunkers. go prevent easy direct access to an area,
      they erected barriers on roads to slow down vehicles. They also
        protected vital equipment such as the power plant with berms or
        revetments. At King Fahd' the engineers constructed a large ditch
        surrounding tent city, but this was to keep the U.S. Army out as
        much as any terrorist.
        E & S personnel assisted in bedding down medical personnel at
        nearly every location in SWA. This normally consisted of pouring
        concrete or asphalt floors for the air-transportable hospitals,
      connecting utilities, maintaining generators and environmental
        control units' and erecting the TEMPER tents used to house the
        hospitals. Hospitals presented significant power requirements
        because of the sophisticated medical equipment' and water and waste
        requirements to ensure sanitation. Food Service personnel handled
        specialized dietary requirements for the patient.

       Services Tasks.
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       Services personnel attempted to establish billeting operations
       in the early days of the deployments. However, they were almost
       always behind when they arrived. Prime RIBS personnel were
       responsible for determining a billeting plan to ensure an equitable
       distribution of people in tents and hard billets and to identify
       the occupants. They also were responsible for issuing pillows'
       linens, and establishing transient quarters. Services personnel
       worked with the engineers in planning the tent city and developing