Tech Orders,

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      Lwenty-four months. On 6 September, USCINCENT/J4 distributed the
      theater construction policy' "build to initial standards.
      Construction or upgrade to temporary or permanent standards will
      not be accompli~bed without the approval of USCINCCENT#" However'
      the message also advised engineers to continue construction
      planning and progra _ ing for facilities up to temporary
      standards.58 Colonel Rotbenberg urged the site engineers to begin
      identifying con~tructlon support requirements immediately and not
      wait until items were worn out. The S23d RED HORSE ADVON team'
      which had just arrived in theater assisted the sites lu ldentlfylug
     
      ~ Project Reglow Worklng Croup chaired by Major general Olsen
      validated and prioritized the requirements for possible RED HORSE
      support At the initial meeting in October, the Working Group gave
      the highest p~lorltles to a munltlons storage area at Al Khacj and
      a munltlons haul road at Dhahran for the Army.60 In December,
      CENICOM issued additional guidance summarl~ed as, "This is to
      remain a lean theater that takes care of the personal needs of our
      troops, has the capability to provide flexible loglstles, and 1G
      prepared for warflghtlng.''61 The construction effort was
      concentrated on operational projects required to support
      warflghtlng plans. Troop support facility Improvement wag limited
      to latclnes, showers, and dining facllltles.
      On 1 November 1990, the Saudl government assumed funding and
      contract management responslbllltles for food' water,
      transportation, houslng/facllltles, and fuel provided to us forces
      in Saudi Arabla. Ibe government of Japan later assumed
      responslbllity for funding several items including construction of
      faculties in urge, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and Egypt through the Calf
      Peace Fund. Constructlon requirements flowed from the lndlvldual
      sites through CENTAF/DE to Maj. Ilmothy Badges, CENTAF [lalson
      Officer' Regional Contlngency Construction Management Team' CENICOM
      Engineering DlvIsion. If a project WaG at a Saudi bask Major
      Bridges worked with his RSAF counterpart for approval and funding.
      ~ project outside of Saudi Arabia requl~ed 1 from the
      government of Japan. Major Bridges telefaxed the paperwork to
      Japan for their approval and funding. Nearly 100 projects valued
      at 78 million dollars were completed at American deployment
      locations in SWA through contractor or troop labor.
     Even in wartime, Air Force engineers addressed environmental
     concerns at the bases. The major problem for each site was the
     disposal of waste and sewage. In the early weeks, most sites
     simply pumped their holding tanks with a "honey" truck. Air Force
     personnel had to accompany contractor pumper trucks as they
     traveled throughout the camps. This occupied an engineer's time,
     but was a necessary precaution considering the terrorist threat at
     most sites. Wastewater was distclbuted either to underground
     storage tanks and pumped out by contractors or to a gray-water pond
     for evaporation or absorption. However, some sites had clay-sandy
     soil with a hard sandstone BubbaGe that did not permit absorptlor.
     High humidity also slowed evaporation. Engineers constructed
     lagoon syst _ to pipe the gray water further from the cantonment