Tech Orders,

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      acquisition support to meet the ~ & S requirements identified by
      CENTAE/DE. The Cell became a clearinghouse of information on
      commercial, m111tary, and developmental equipment with potential to
      be employed in SPA. Forking with Tyndall base contracting' the
      Cell could place most required items on contract within five days
      from receipt of the regu1rement, wh11e st111 obtaining as low a
      price as possible. For example' on ~ November' CENTAF stated a
      requirement for a warning system at several sites. By 7 December,
      specifications had been drafted' sources solicited' and a contract
      awarded. The units were shipped to SWA on 7 January f just days
      before the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. The Cell was also
      instrumental in acquiring and shipping the new folded fiberglass
      mat system of crater capping to Sag. Ibey sent a team to R1yadb to
      train engineers from ten sites on the new system. When CEMIRT
      needed spare parts for its generator repair and maintenance work,
      the ~cquisitlon Cell responded by aggregating parts and equipment
      needed to support the repair depot. When a regu1rement was
      identified for memorial flag cases for the fam111es of casualties,
      the Acquisition Cell completed the procurement, saving tbirty-tbree
      percent on the total purchase over the previous peacetime buy. Ibe
      Cell also managed the development of the experimental mobile
      kitchen trailer, tested in Saudi Arabia following the war. In six
      months of operation' the Acquisition Cell bandied more than 250
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      provided timely E & S support to troops in Operation Desert
      Sbield/Desert Storm.
      
      Morale.
      
      Engineering and Services played a vital role in maintaining
      the morale of the entire camp. Engineers had the skills,
      eguipment, and people to improve the site and make it more
      liveable. Sometimes it was as simple as providing new latrines or
      replacing broken zippers on the tents with a wooden door. As the
      deployment continued' commanders reguired more of their engineers.
      Commanders wanted to keep their personnel active and in good
      physical shape. Engineers erected gymnasiums, constructed jogging
      paths, marked the distances on the roadways around the camp, and
      built volleyball and basketball courts. ~ few sites bad ski wing
      pools, so engineers put them into operation. At sites obese Air
      Force personnel were restricted to the base' something had to be
      done to occupy the little free time that was availabl ~ Engineers
      constructed libraries and shelving for the thousands of books
      people back home were donating Theaters were constructed to show
      videos to base personnel. The engineers at Bateen AB, UAE,
      accepted a challenge from the wing commander and constructed a
      Lhree-level theater covered by TEMPER tent sections in one night.
      The wing commander at Taif had something a little more elaborate in
      mind for his people. He found a location on a small hill
      overlooking the runway. He asked his engineers to design a
      recreation facility where units on base could hold cookouts. What