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• IUANTANAMO IAY U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE • • Deployment Completion Report August 1974 to Aprll 1975 AND UltK WU END A._X ST . CllDIX •u n • - .... ,
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IUANTANAMO IAY
US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
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Deployment Completion Report August 1974 to Aprll 1975
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WU END A_X
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-U S NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION FIVE
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Subj 1 Deployment Completion Raport for period of lUguet 1974 to April 1975
Ref (a) COMCBPACCOMCBLANTINST 5213l (b) COMCBLANI OPORDlR 5-74
Encl (l) unit Location Summary (2) AdmJnietrativo SWMUlry (3) Historical SWMlbullry (4) Equipment Stuue SWlllary (5) Training SUllllampry (6) Safety Swnmary (7) tabor Dibulltribution Sutua Report (8) Project swimary
l Enelosures (l) tbJolIC)h (8 ) ara forwarded in accordance vith references (a) and (b)
2 UNIT LOCATION In accordance vith reference (b) NICB PlVE vaa deployed to Camp Mobullcrip Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico Details and detached units locations are indicated in enclosure (1)
3 UNIT MOVES
12 AUG 74
20 AUG 74
26 AUG 74
2 OCT 74
29 DEC 74
30 DEC 14
24 MAR 75
One officer and 87 men deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay CUba
NMCB FIVE deployed to Camp Moscrip Naval Station ROoaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
15 111en deployed to Naval Facility Antiguamp feat Indies
11 _ of NltCB FIVE Det Grand Turk flev froa Naval sution Roosevelt Roadbull P R to Naval Fac~lity Grand Turk
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA moved by COllUNrcibulll air frobull NAVFAC Antiqua Webullt Indies to Camp MOacrip P R for daeatabliehment
NMCB FIVE DfJT GRAND TORIC moved by 9overnshyment air from NAVPAC GRAND TURIC Turke and Caicoe Ielanda West Indies to camp Moecrip Puerto Rico for diaestaoliehmont
EClJO company returneltl to main boCly from Sabanbull Seca
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25-26 1111R 75
J APK 75
7-lu APR 75
7-10 APR 75
Advance Party ot 126 ntturnea Crom Rooaevolt Roads and Cuentana~ Bay to CBC Port Hueneme caliorn1a in two fl19hta
lOllttIU)T Company returned to Rooaevelt ruuuls Puerto Rico trOlll Woat End Annex
HAin body returned to CBC Port Hueneme CAlshyforn1a in tivo flJ9ntbull
GITHO datall returned to CBC Port Hueneme CJi fornle 1n one f l19h t
4 SICNUICAHT EVENTS
4 AOG 74
S-9 AOG 74
7-8 AUG 74
l0-15 AUG 74
ll AUG 74
ll AUG 74
13 AUG 74
14-21 AUG 74
19-21 AUG 74
ZO AOG 74
2J-22 AUG 74
2 AUG 74
l9 lUO 74
Phbullbullbull J Advance Party depArted Port Hueneme Campllfornia for CAllp Moacrip Puarto Rioo
co-ndlng OCficer attended Conding Ofticerbull Conference 91ven by CBlAllT at Gulfport Miea
Sttalion pereonnel received lntercultural Relationbull Indoctrinetion in preparation for deployeat to Puerto Rico
LT AA llANSEXfSSER CBLANT Equipment Orficer (S-Jl viaited Ce-p Moacrip to obaorve the bEP
Phase 11 Advance Party depar ted Port Hueneme California for camp Moecrip Puerto Rico
NHCB FIVE Sundaybull at tno base Chapel CBC Port Huonemc
NHCB FIVE prebullented bullseat of Type for PaclClc Naval Conetruction Poreebull plaque by Capt JA WRIGHT Chief of Staff COMCBPAC
LCDR Jo CROWE and Hr STONES CBLANT Repreeentivae viaited Camp Moscrip to obaervo clUllp turnover
HHCB FIVI uln body departed Port Hueneme C11forn1e tor CAmp MOacrip Puerto Rico
Co_ndin9 Officer arrived at Caiop Hobullcrip Na vu Station llDDsavelt load4 Puerto Rico and accepted custody of the cazrp hoa NHCB THREE
d -n departed Camp Moscrip for WOrk at Viequu lalano
One ofticer and 22 enlutltd gen departed ca11p Moacnp tor work at Naval Stauon Rooaevolt lloada Weat Ind Annex
LT JE NlKUgtS MC arrived at Camp Hoacrip troa Sa val Bospilal Port Hueneme Cli fornia Becausl NMCB FIVE deployed without a battalion doctor Dr IUHLOS la working in conjunction gtdtn Naval Hoapi tal Roosevelt loads to es tabluh a battabullon medical proqraa
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r 1-2 SEP 74
l-6 SEP 74
9-11 SIP 74
9-11 SEP 74
10-12 SEP 74
16 SEP 74
16-lB SEP 74
7 SlP 74
17-19 SEP 74
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24 SEP 74
24-27 SEP 74
26 SJP 74
30 SEP 74
2 OCT 74
2-3 OCT 74
3 OCT 74
7 OCT 74
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BaLtelion partici pated in NAVSTA Roosevelt Aoadbull Lampbor oay carnival
Coaandin9 OfCicbullr and Operation Officer vibullited Deteil GITMO to review project pr09Yebullbullmiddot A Captainbull Call w1bull bulllbullo held
Battalion participated in COKCIUANT -=t out exeroiae Bee-Alert 5-74 LCDR c JACKSON LT RE BROlll CW02 Jl LIHLEY and EOCS EATON acted abull wapirebull or the exercise
MAJ D L llAID COHCIUANT Marine lldvieor on board to evalute the condition of the aragtry
EnginHdng Offker Mt with FKLANTbull G-4 Officer to diecuu scope of CalllP Oamprcie Ccmmw1icationa Reheb project (VIE42l)
LT c pound TALMADGE relieved LTJG E A HAVERLAii bullbull Headquarterbull Compeny Commander
Commanding Of ficer and Operatione Officer Tisited Detail Antigua to revillV project progrebullbullmiddot A captain bull Call waa alao held
Battalion waa notified that it had earned the Colden Anchor Career MOUva tion Award for Fiacal Year 1974
tCDR J 5 HICXS MC ~nd LT J HOOVER DC viaitbulld Detail GITHO to allliJiarize the new doctorbull wi t h the detachment and to evaluate the detailbull medical program
Battalion Safe~y Chief depa r ted tor a t wo weak Occupational Safety and Health Standardbull School in Bloomington Indiana
LT J I NIMLOS IC departed Camp MOscrip for Naval Hoepital Port Hueneme California
Ba ttalion Admin Oicer career Counse llor and Drug Rep viaited Detail GITMO
LANTDIV Aoquidt1on Project Manager Mr A S THENNET vbited BEQ job eite
Battalion Chaplain departed for three days vibullit to Detail GITMO
Detail Grand Turk Turk 4nd Caicos Island wabull eatabllahed with 1 4 men and no officers
Commanding Officer and Operations Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to r evi project pzogresbull A Captains Cell was elao held
Battalion Chaplain returned frOCD three daya visit to Detail GIlHD
Coi=and1ng Officer and Operations Officer visited proposed job eite at Saint Croix Virgin elands
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10 OCT 74
11 OCT 74
u OCl 74
13 OCT 74
19 OCT 74
21-22 OCT 74
25 OCT 74
25-29 OCT 74
28-ll OCT 7t
ll OCT 74
3 NOV 74
4-8 NOV H
19-23 NOV 74
20 NOV 74
20-23 NOV 74
22 NOV 74
24-Z6 NOV 74
ENS R S HUEBNER rcpor~ed abo~rd on PCS orderbull bullbull MAlerial Llaiaon Oficer
The fJrat block or the BEO projoct (RRD-62) woe la1d by BUCS R L NORTON Charlie Company Chie
NKCB FIVpound wabull Vlalted by 80 Clvll Air Patrol Cedbullta repreaentlnq CAP Wingbull throughout Puerto Rico
Navy Day aervtce held at the cap Chapel
Seabee volunteerbull completed building a aunahale at the Catbolic Day Care Center tor the Aged ln HWIMlcoo
Coellland1n9 OCC1cer vlaited Detail Antl9ua to review progreaa A Captain bull Call wabull alllO held
NHC8 FlVE Viaited by 60 Civil Air Patrol cadbulltbull raprebullantln9 CAP Wingbull throughshyout Puerto Aleo
Collll4l1ding OCCieer viaited to rev1ew pro)ect progreaa bull Call waa amplao held
De tllil GITMO A Captains
MAJ D L 111m) CBLlNT Staff Kor1ne Otcer on board to conduct inapect1on o NHCB lIVEa AllIOry
Co111111A11din9 Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to review project progress
LTJC c R SANTNER promoted from ENS CEC USNR Bull Bara ceremoniously passed to RP FESLER ENS CEC USNR
CDR WE CROSSON CBLANT Chief of Staff ond LCDR R Y WlSENBARBR CBLANT Operations Officer on board to conduct an Operations Ln1pection CMCS NpoundLSON and CHC ROOERS on board to conduct CBLANT ampquipC11ent Management lnapection
SUNFLOWER SlNGERS fro Colby COllllunJty Colleqa Kan1a1 put on USO Show
Coaoandin9 Officer vi11ted CBC Gulf-port 11111 to cUacuas construction material matters and to attend COllCBLAltT Chanqe of c nd
LT ALl FARZampNbulll40GlAllAA ImperLal Iranian Navy on board for a four )t Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion Operauons lndoctrlnation
LCOR c JACJ(SOH CBIANT s-2 on board for COHCllANT Planning and Claaaified Material Control Inapecuon
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29 NOV 74
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3-S DEC 74
S DEC 74
8-12 DEC 74
8-20 DEC 74
11 DEC 74
15 DEC 74
16-19 DEC 74
17 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
24 DEC 74
29 DEC 74
30 DEC 74
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Awar da aeremony and foimal whi tea inbullpection
LCDR R c LAYMAN CBLANT Administration Officer on board for CBLANT Achnin In spec ti on
llMCB FIVE AlRDET Mount Out Exercise conducted
Work on Camp Garcia Communications Cente r Rehab (VIE-421) was started by the AIRDET in conjunction wit~ the Exercise started on 3 December 1974
CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer LCDR c R JOKELA NMCB 133 Operation Officer and SWCS E o PALMER NMCB 133 MCPOC on boar d for their first pre- deplolllent visit
LT E C TALMADGE NMCB FIVE S-2 visited 31st NCR to plan the homeport training program
CDR M J MARRIOTT visited from HRMD Jaaksonville Fla concerning planning for the upcoming Hwnan Resources Management Survey
NMCB FIVE hosted over sixty children from the Naguabo Orphanage and the Evangelical School for the Deaf at a Christmas Party at Camp Moscrip
Commanding Officer visited DET GUANTANAMO BAY and DET ANTIGUA A Captains call was also held at each site
LT ALI FARZEN-MOGHADAM Imperial Iranian Navy departed NMCB FIVE after studying construction Battalion operations for a month
USO presented the singing group SENSATION
Project Wampll- 03 (Security Fence) was completed by F company at the west End Annex job site
Captains call was held for each comshypany in Camp Moscrip
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA completed the Barracks Rehab (ANT-406) the NEX Rehab (ANT-407) and the Water Tank project (ANT-03) The Detail was disestablished this date
NMCB FIVE DampT GRAND TURK completed the Road Repair project (GTK-01) and returned to Camp Moscrip for disestablishment
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6-10 JAH 7S
9 J AB 75
10 JM 75
17 JM 75
ll JAH 75
one 11re Teaa of Cllbull went to St Croix to begin work on Li9htninltJ Ground Sybullt (SCX-405)
LClgtR TIUHPEllI CBLNT Supply Officer on board to conduct Annud Supply lnapection
AADM A W WAITOii COHLNlftAVFACpoundNGCOH and LT D I lOSENBAUM Adair al Aido on board CUip MObullcrip in conjunction with the Adairalbull rbullvibullw of conatruction in tbbull Caribbean Area
Dr CllLLAH on board to lnalhe NHCll llVEbull C-unicationbull workahop and to pruant bia evaluUon of PIVEa H_port C-unicaUona Study
One Fire Teaa of CE a retlrned fr- St croix af~ coepleUn9 Li9htnin9 Ground Syatem (SCX-405)
roaoal whitobull inapection and award8 cerny
19 JAN 75 Comoodore J c RICXLllS COllCllLANT and CUCH W R D1XlltIMpoundR C8LANT MCPOC on board NHCB FIVI for C~ Inapection vuit
26-31 JAN 75 LT T A 1ARSO~ NHCB 133 Pro)ect Off1cer bia ataft and BUCS A T DALTON and Mr N v STONES CBLAllT conatruction Reprobullantshyativea on board for in-depth planning and Uaiaon in connection with the BEO Project (RRD-62)
26-31 JNI 75 EIOCS S H STgtJIX and CMC W A ROGlRS CBLANT Equipcent Repr4aentativ4a on board for Eqlipment 11ana90111ampnt Aaaiatance viait
30 JAN 75 Na~nal Prayer Breakfast held at CampJIP Moscrip CPO Club
31 JAN 75 C011111ampncUn9 Officer departed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba to review projeot pr09reaa
31 JAN 75 EOCS STARK and CHC ROGERS departed for DetaU GITMO
31 JAN 75 RADII G A 8poundSBEKOS DC CINCLANTFLT Staff Dental Officer and Commanding Officer Regional Dental Center Norfolk Va visited NHCB FIVE in conjunction with hibull visit to NAVSTA Roosevelt ROadbull Dental ClinJc bull
1-4 FEB 75 Conimandin9 Officer viaitad DET GITHO
3- 10 P28 75 LT T P LENEHAN COl120NCR Project Officer visited Camp Moscrip and DET GITllO concernin9 mat erial mattera
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CAPJ D I DUNCAN DC CBLAhI Dental Officer on board to viait WICB FIVI Dental Deparcant
AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
4 APR 75
1-9 APR 75
7-10 APR 7S
8 APR 75
14 APR 75
Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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C-bullMlinlt] Ofhctr o s Naval rcility Pllnta aortnqubulln PR
Toi Cc-Andl1gt9 OU1cer U S llbullvd Motule Con11tnaet1on 8bullUallon rYI lolt ltHlll- Ollitornh
Sampbj1 IAttbullr of Pppreeu1tion
tnell (1) Plaque
1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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24 March 1975
FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
bull
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
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PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
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Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
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680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
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0
0
l
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58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
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1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
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l
1
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15 102
II-7
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
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KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
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_ C-ndiJlg Officer U S Naval Kobile COnstruetion BAttAlion FIVE
To Cc bullnder Naval Conetr11ct1on BatUliona o S AUantic Fleet
Subj 1 Deployment Completion Raport for period of lUguet 1974 to April 1975
Ref (a) COMCBPACCOMCBLANTINST 5213l (b) COMCBLANI OPORDlR 5-74
Encl (l) unit Location Summary (2) AdmJnietrativo SWMUlry (3) Historical SWMlbullry (4) Equipment Stuue SWlllary (5) Training SUllllampry (6) Safety Swnmary (7) tabor Dibulltribution Sutua Report (8) Project swimary
l Enelosures (l) tbJolIC)h (8 ) ara forwarded in accordance vith references (a) and (b)
2 UNIT LOCATION In accordance vith reference (b) NICB PlVE vaa deployed to Camp Mobullcrip Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico Details and detached units locations are indicated in enclosure (1)
3 UNIT MOVES
12 AUG 74
20 AUG 74
26 AUG 74
2 OCT 74
29 DEC 74
30 DEC 14
24 MAR 75
One officer and 87 men deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay CUba
NMCB FIVE deployed to Camp Moscrip Naval Station ROoaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
15 111en deployed to Naval Facility Antiguamp feat Indies
11 _ of NltCB FIVE Det Grand Turk flev froa Naval sution Roosevelt Roadbull P R to Naval Fac~lity Grand Turk
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA moved by COllUNrcibulll air frobull NAVFAC Antiqua Webullt Indies to Camp MOacrip P R for daeatabliehment
NMCB FIVE DfJT GRAND TORIC moved by 9overnshyment air from NAVPAC GRAND TURIC Turke and Caicoe Ielanda West Indies to camp Moecrip Puerto Rico for diaestaoliehmont
EClJO company returneltl to main boCly from Sabanbull Seca
1
bull bull bull bull
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25-26 1111R 75
J APK 75
7-lu APR 75
7-10 APR 75
Advance Party ot 126 ntturnea Crom Rooaevolt Roads and Cuentana~ Bay to CBC Port Hueneme caliorn1a in two fl19hta
lOllttIU)T Company returned to Rooaevelt ruuuls Puerto Rico trOlll Woat End Annex
HAin body returned to CBC Port Hueneme CAlshyforn1a in tivo flJ9ntbull
GITHO datall returned to CBC Port Hueneme CJi fornle 1n one f l19h t
4 SICNUICAHT EVENTS
4 AOG 74
S-9 AOG 74
7-8 AUG 74
l0-15 AUG 74
ll AUG 74
ll AUG 74
13 AUG 74
14-21 AUG 74
19-21 AUG 74
ZO AOG 74
2J-22 AUG 74
2 AUG 74
l9 lUO 74
Phbullbullbull J Advance Party depArted Port Hueneme Campllfornia for CAllp Moacrip Puarto Rioo
co-ndlng OCficer attended Conding Ofticerbull Conference 91ven by CBlAllT at Gulfport Miea
Sttalion pereonnel received lntercultural Relationbull Indoctrinetion in preparation for deployeat to Puerto Rico
LT AA llANSEXfSSER CBLANT Equipment Orficer (S-Jl viaited Ce-p Moacrip to obaorve the bEP
Phase 11 Advance Party depar ted Port Hueneme California for camp Moecrip Puerto Rico
NHCB FIVE Sundaybull at tno base Chapel CBC Port Huonemc
NHCB FIVE prebullented bullseat of Type for PaclClc Naval Conetruction Poreebull plaque by Capt JA WRIGHT Chief of Staff COMCBPAC
LCDR Jo CROWE and Hr STONES CBLANT Repreeentivae viaited Camp Moscrip to obaervo clUllp turnover
HHCB FIVI uln body departed Port Hueneme C11forn1e tor CAmp MOacrip Puerto Rico
Co_ndin9 Officer arrived at Caiop Hobullcrip Na vu Station llDDsavelt load4 Puerto Rico and accepted custody of the cazrp hoa NHCB THREE
d -n departed Camp Moscrip for WOrk at Viequu lalano
One ofticer and 22 enlutltd gen departed ca11p Moacnp tor work at Naval Stauon Rooaevolt lloada Weat Ind Annex
LT JE NlKUgtS MC arrived at Camp Hoacrip troa Sa val Bospilal Port Hueneme Cli fornia Becausl NMCB FIVE deployed without a battalion doctor Dr IUHLOS la working in conjunction gtdtn Naval Hoapi tal Roosevelt loads to es tabluh a battabullon medical proqraa
2
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bull
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r 1-2 SEP 74
l-6 SEP 74
9-11 SIP 74
9-11 SEP 74
10-12 SEP 74
16 SEP 74
16-lB SEP 74
7 SlP 74
17-19 SEP 74
bull 20 SEP 74
24 SEP 74
24-27 SEP 74
26 SJP 74
30 SEP 74
2 OCT 74
2-3 OCT 74
3 OCT 74
7 OCT 74
bull
BaLtelion partici pated in NAVSTA Roosevelt Aoadbull Lampbor oay carnival
Coaandin9 OfCicbullr and Operation Officer vibullited Deteil GITMO to review project pr09Yebullbullmiddot A Captainbull Call w1bull bulllbullo held
Battalion participated in COKCIUANT -=t out exeroiae Bee-Alert 5-74 LCDR c JACKSON LT RE BROlll CW02 Jl LIHLEY and EOCS EATON acted abull wapirebull or the exercise
MAJ D L llAID COHCIUANT Marine lldvieor on board to evalute the condition of the aragtry
EnginHdng Offker Mt with FKLANTbull G-4 Officer to diecuu scope of CalllP Oamprcie Ccmmw1icationa Reheb project (VIE42l)
LT c pound TALMADGE relieved LTJG E A HAVERLAii bullbull Headquarterbull Compeny Commander
Commanding Of ficer and Operatione Officer Tisited Detail Antigua to revillV project progrebullbullmiddot A captain bull Call waa alao held
Battalion waa notified that it had earned the Colden Anchor Career MOUva tion Award for Fiacal Year 1974
tCDR J 5 HICXS MC ~nd LT J HOOVER DC viaitbulld Detail GITHO to allliJiarize the new doctorbull wi t h the detachment and to evaluate the detailbull medical program
Battalion Safe~y Chief depa r ted tor a t wo weak Occupational Safety and Health Standardbull School in Bloomington Indiana
LT J I NIMLOS IC departed Camp MOscrip for Naval Hoepital Port Hueneme California
Ba ttalion Admin Oicer career Counse llor and Drug Rep viaited Detail GITMO
LANTDIV Aoquidt1on Project Manager Mr A S THENNET vbited BEQ job eite
Battalion Chaplain departed for three days vibullit to Detail GITMO
Detail Grand Turk Turk 4nd Caicos Island wabull eatabllahed with 1 4 men and no officers
Commanding Officer and Operations Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to r evi project pzogresbull A Captains Cell was elao held
Battalion Chaplain returned frOCD three daya visit to Detail GIlHD
Coi=and1ng Officer and Operations Officer visited proposed job eite at Saint Croix Virgin elands
3
bull
10 OCT 74
11 OCT 74
u OCl 74
13 OCT 74
19 OCT 74
21-22 OCT 74
25 OCT 74
25-29 OCT 74
28-ll OCT 7t
ll OCT 74
3 NOV 74
4-8 NOV H
19-23 NOV 74
20 NOV 74
20-23 NOV 74
22 NOV 74
24-Z6 NOV 74
ENS R S HUEBNER rcpor~ed abo~rd on PCS orderbull bullbull MAlerial Llaiaon Oficer
The fJrat block or the BEO projoct (RRD-62) woe la1d by BUCS R L NORTON Charlie Company Chie
NKCB FIVpound wabull Vlalted by 80 Clvll Air Patrol Cedbullta repreaentlnq CAP Wingbull throughout Puerto Rico
Navy Day aervtce held at the cap Chapel
Seabee volunteerbull completed building a aunahale at the Catbolic Day Care Center tor the Aged ln HWIMlcoo
Coellland1n9 OCC1cer vlaited Detail Antl9ua to review progreaa A Captain bull Call wabull alllO held
NHC8 FlVE Viaited by 60 Civil Air Patrol cadbulltbull raprebullantln9 CAP Wingbull throughshyout Puerto Aleo
Collll4l1ding OCCieer viaited to rev1ew pro)ect progreaa bull Call waa amplao held
De tllil GITMO A Captains
MAJ D L 111m) CBLlNT Staff Kor1ne Otcer on board to conduct inapect1on o NHCB lIVEa AllIOry
Co111111A11din9 Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to review project progress
LTJC c R SANTNER promoted from ENS CEC USNR Bull Bara ceremoniously passed to RP FESLER ENS CEC USNR
CDR WE CROSSON CBLANT Chief of Staff ond LCDR R Y WlSENBARBR CBLANT Operations Officer on board to conduct an Operations Ln1pection CMCS NpoundLSON and CHC ROOERS on board to conduct CBLANT ampquipC11ent Management lnapection
SUNFLOWER SlNGERS fro Colby COllllunJty Colleqa Kan1a1 put on USO Show
Coaoandin9 Officer vi11ted CBC Gulf-port 11111 to cUacuas construction material matters and to attend COllCBLAltT Chanqe of c nd
LT ALl FARZampNbulll40GlAllAA ImperLal Iranian Navy on board for a four )t Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion Operauons lndoctrlnation
LCOR c JACJ(SOH CBIANT s-2 on board for COHCllANT Planning and Claaaified Material Control Inapecuon
bull
bull
29 NOV 74
2bull6 DEC 74
3-S DEC 74
S DEC 74
8-12 DEC 74
8-20 DEC 74
11 DEC 74
15 DEC 74
16-19 DEC 74
17 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
24 DEC 74
29 DEC 74
30 DEC 74
bull
Awar da aeremony and foimal whi tea inbullpection
LCDR R c LAYMAN CBLANT Administration Officer on board for CBLANT Achnin In spec ti on
llMCB FIVE AlRDET Mount Out Exercise conducted
Work on Camp Garcia Communications Cente r Rehab (VIE-421) was started by the AIRDET in conjunction wit~ the Exercise started on 3 December 1974
CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer LCDR c R JOKELA NMCB 133 Operation Officer and SWCS E o PALMER NMCB 133 MCPOC on boar d for their first pre- deplolllent visit
LT E C TALMADGE NMCB FIVE S-2 visited 31st NCR to plan the homeport training program
CDR M J MARRIOTT visited from HRMD Jaaksonville Fla concerning planning for the upcoming Hwnan Resources Management Survey
NMCB FIVE hosted over sixty children from the Naguabo Orphanage and the Evangelical School for the Deaf at a Christmas Party at Camp Moscrip
Commanding Officer visited DET GUANTANAMO BAY and DET ANTIGUA A Captains call was also held at each site
LT ALI FARZEN-MOGHADAM Imperial Iranian Navy departed NMCB FIVE after studying construction Battalion operations for a month
USO presented the singing group SENSATION
Project Wampll- 03 (Security Fence) was completed by F company at the west End Annex job site
Captains call was held for each comshypany in Camp Moscrip
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA completed the Barracks Rehab (ANT-406) the NEX Rehab (ANT-407) and the Water Tank project (ANT-03) The Detail was disestablished this date
NMCB FIVE DampT GRAND TURK completed the Road Repair project (GTK-01) and returned to Camp Moscrip for disestablishment
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JNI 75
6-10 JAH 7S
9 J AB 75
10 JM 75
17 JM 75
ll JAH 75
one 11re Teaa of Cllbull went to St Croix to begin work on Li9htninltJ Ground Sybullt (SCX-405)
LClgtR TIUHPEllI CBLNT Supply Officer on board to conduct Annud Supply lnapection
AADM A W WAITOii COHLNlftAVFACpoundNGCOH and LT D I lOSENBAUM Adair al Aido on board CUip MObullcrip in conjunction with the Adairalbull rbullvibullw of conatruction in tbbull Caribbean Area
Dr CllLLAH on board to lnalhe NHCll llVEbull C-unicationbull workahop and to pruant bia evaluUon of PIVEa H_port C-unicaUona Study
One Fire Teaa of CE a retlrned fr- St croix af~ coepleUn9 Li9htnin9 Ground Syatem (SCX-405)
roaoal whitobull inapection and award8 cerny
19 JAN 75 Comoodore J c RICXLllS COllCllLANT and CUCH W R D1XlltIMpoundR C8LANT MCPOC on board NHCB FIVI for C~ Inapection vuit
26-31 JAN 75 LT T A 1ARSO~ NHCB 133 Pro)ect Off1cer bia ataft and BUCS A T DALTON and Mr N v STONES CBLAllT conatruction Reprobullantshyativea on board for in-depth planning and Uaiaon in connection with the BEO Project (RRD-62)
26-31 JNI 75 EIOCS S H STgtJIX and CMC W A ROGlRS CBLANT Equipcent Repr4aentativ4a on board for Eqlipment 11ana90111ampnt Aaaiatance viait
30 JAN 75 Na~nal Prayer Breakfast held at CampJIP Moscrip CPO Club
31 JAN 75 C011111ampncUn9 Officer departed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba to review projeot pr09reaa
31 JAN 75 EOCS STARK and CHC ROGERS departed for DetaU GITMO
31 JAN 75 RADII G A 8poundSBEKOS DC CINCLANTFLT Staff Dental Officer and Commanding Officer Regional Dental Center Norfolk Va visited NHCB FIVE in conjunction with hibull visit to NAVSTA Roosevelt ROadbull Dental ClinJc bull
1-4 FEB 75 Conimandin9 Officer viaitad DET GITHO
3- 10 P28 75 LT T P LENEHAN COl120NCR Project Officer visited Camp Moscrip and DET GITllO concernin9 mat erial mattera
6
bull
bull
-5 PEB 75
5-e n11 75
CAPJ D I DUNCAN DC CBLAhI Dental Officer on board to viait WICB FIVI Dental Deparcant
AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
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Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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R061516Z NOV 74 PM llAVSlA ROOSEVELT ROAD PR TO llHCB Frvt BT UtlCLAS pound F T 0 FLOOD DAMAGE ASSISTANCE 1 DURINC HE WEEJt OF 20 OCT 14 llAVSTA ROOSEVELT ROADS iXPERIENltEIgt nu HEAVIEST RANFA1LS Ill YEARS 8 4 INCHES IN 24 HOlJRS AT THE PpoundAX llpoundSULT1NG FLOODS CRtATEll A HAZARDOUS COllDlTION WIDI THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE OR IJIJURY AllD CAUSED DAIACE JO BOTH THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUllITlES 2 YOUR RAP10 RtSPOISE tO OUR REQUEST FOR HEii Nil) EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST WITH RtSCUE EFFORTS AND CLpound1llUP AND DAMAGE REPAIR WAS INVALUABLE NMCB F1Vpound ampARNED TllE RESPECT OF THE LOCAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY BY TRUCKING POTABLE WATER DURING THEIR RtCElll STORM-CAUSED OUTAGE J ONCE AGAIN THE BATTALIONS CAN 00 EARNS A WELL DONE BT
R 03l 730Z APR 75 FM COKNAVFORCARIB ROOSEVELT ROADS PR TO mCB FIVE BT UNCLAS pound F I 0 NOS300 NllCB PIVE 1 UPON YOUR DEPARTUllE FK CARIBBEAN 1 WISH TO EXTEND KY SINCERE APPRECIATIOI TO YOUR OFFICERS AND HEi FOR A JOB WELL OONE 2 THE LEVEL OF PROFampSSIONALISH DEMONSTRATED Ol SUCH COMPLJX PROJECTS AS THE SEQ ADDIIOl lO BLDG 85 ASD ~ SEWAGE TREAtMEtT PLAT ON VIEQUES TRULY DEMONSTRAlES THE SEABamp1 CAii oobull SPIRIT THE QUAl~TlTY AND QCALITY OF WORK HAS ESTAampLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR FOLLOW ON BAfTALlOlS TO MEASliRE OP TO l I NOTE WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THE OVllRALL BEHJVIOR AND KILITARi BrARING OF THamp BATTALION IT WAS A PLampASURE HAVING YOU ABOARD 4 BEST WISHES AND SMOOTH SAILING ON YOUR FUTUlE DEPLOYKENTS bull RADM JD RAMAGE BT
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
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r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
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Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
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SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
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12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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Enclosure Two
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
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upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
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YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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bull
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
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Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
11-27
bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
11-21
bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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bull
I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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bull
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
25-26 1111R 75
J APK 75
7-lu APR 75
7-10 APR 75
Advance Party ot 126 ntturnea Crom Rooaevolt Roads and Cuentana~ Bay to CBC Port Hueneme caliorn1a in two fl19hta
lOllttIU)T Company returned to Rooaevelt ruuuls Puerto Rico trOlll Woat End Annex
HAin body returned to CBC Port Hueneme CAlshyforn1a in tivo flJ9ntbull
GITHO datall returned to CBC Port Hueneme CJi fornle 1n one f l19h t
4 SICNUICAHT EVENTS
4 AOG 74
S-9 AOG 74
7-8 AUG 74
l0-15 AUG 74
ll AUG 74
ll AUG 74
13 AUG 74
14-21 AUG 74
19-21 AUG 74
ZO AOG 74
2J-22 AUG 74
2 AUG 74
l9 lUO 74
Phbullbullbull J Advance Party depArted Port Hueneme Campllfornia for CAllp Moacrip Puarto Rioo
co-ndlng OCficer attended Conding Ofticerbull Conference 91ven by CBlAllT at Gulfport Miea
Sttalion pereonnel received lntercultural Relationbull Indoctrinetion in preparation for deployeat to Puerto Rico
LT AA llANSEXfSSER CBLANT Equipment Orficer (S-Jl viaited Ce-p Moacrip to obaorve the bEP
Phase 11 Advance Party depar ted Port Hueneme California for camp Moecrip Puerto Rico
NHCB FIVE Sundaybull at tno base Chapel CBC Port Huonemc
NHCB FIVE prebullented bullseat of Type for PaclClc Naval Conetruction Poreebull plaque by Capt JA WRIGHT Chief of Staff COMCBPAC
LCDR Jo CROWE and Hr STONES CBLANT Repreeentivae viaited Camp Moscrip to obaervo clUllp turnover
HHCB FIVI uln body departed Port Hueneme C11forn1e tor CAmp MOacrip Puerto Rico
Co_ndin9 Officer arrived at Caiop Hobullcrip Na vu Station llDDsavelt load4 Puerto Rico and accepted custody of the cazrp hoa NHCB THREE
d -n departed Camp Moscrip for WOrk at Viequu lalano
One ofticer and 22 enlutltd gen departed ca11p Moacnp tor work at Naval Stauon Rooaevolt lloada Weat Ind Annex
LT JE NlKUgtS MC arrived at Camp Hoacrip troa Sa val Bospilal Port Hueneme Cli fornia Becausl NMCB FIVE deployed without a battalion doctor Dr IUHLOS la working in conjunction gtdtn Naval Hoapi tal Roosevelt loads to es tabluh a battabullon medical proqraa
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3 OCT 74
7 OCT 74
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BaLtelion partici pated in NAVSTA Roosevelt Aoadbull Lampbor oay carnival
Coaandin9 OfCicbullr and Operation Officer vibullited Deteil GITMO to review project pr09Yebullbullmiddot A Captainbull Call w1bull bulllbullo held
Battalion participated in COKCIUANT -=t out exeroiae Bee-Alert 5-74 LCDR c JACKSON LT RE BROlll CW02 Jl LIHLEY and EOCS EATON acted abull wapirebull or the exercise
MAJ D L llAID COHCIUANT Marine lldvieor on board to evalute the condition of the aragtry
EnginHdng Offker Mt with FKLANTbull G-4 Officer to diecuu scope of CalllP Oamprcie Ccmmw1icationa Reheb project (VIE42l)
LT c pound TALMADGE relieved LTJG E A HAVERLAii bullbull Headquarterbull Compeny Commander
Commanding Of ficer and Operatione Officer Tisited Detail Antigua to revillV project progrebullbullmiddot A captain bull Call waa alao held
Battalion waa notified that it had earned the Colden Anchor Career MOUva tion Award for Fiacal Year 1974
tCDR J 5 HICXS MC ~nd LT J HOOVER DC viaitbulld Detail GITHO to allliJiarize the new doctorbull wi t h the detachment and to evaluate the detailbull medical program
Battalion Safe~y Chief depa r ted tor a t wo weak Occupational Safety and Health Standardbull School in Bloomington Indiana
LT J I NIMLOS IC departed Camp MOscrip for Naval Hoepital Port Hueneme California
Ba ttalion Admin Oicer career Counse llor and Drug Rep viaited Detail GITMO
LANTDIV Aoquidt1on Project Manager Mr A S THENNET vbited BEQ job eite
Battalion Chaplain departed for three days vibullit to Detail GITMO
Detail Grand Turk Turk 4nd Caicos Island wabull eatabllahed with 1 4 men and no officers
Commanding Officer and Operations Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to r evi project pzogresbull A Captains Cell was elao held
Battalion Chaplain returned frOCD three daya visit to Detail GIlHD
Coi=and1ng Officer and Operations Officer visited proposed job eite at Saint Croix Virgin elands
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24-Z6 NOV 74
ENS R S HUEBNER rcpor~ed abo~rd on PCS orderbull bullbull MAlerial Llaiaon Oficer
The fJrat block or the BEO projoct (RRD-62) woe la1d by BUCS R L NORTON Charlie Company Chie
NKCB FIVpound wabull Vlalted by 80 Clvll Air Patrol Cedbullta repreaentlnq CAP Wingbull throughout Puerto Rico
Navy Day aervtce held at the cap Chapel
Seabee volunteerbull completed building a aunahale at the Catbolic Day Care Center tor the Aged ln HWIMlcoo
Coellland1n9 OCC1cer vlaited Detail Antl9ua to review progreaa A Captain bull Call wabull alllO held
NHC8 FlVE Viaited by 60 Civil Air Patrol cadbulltbull raprebullantln9 CAP Wingbull throughshyout Puerto Aleo
Collll4l1ding OCCieer viaited to rev1ew pro)ect progreaa bull Call waa amplao held
De tllil GITMO A Captains
MAJ D L 111m) CBLlNT Staff Kor1ne Otcer on board to conduct inapect1on o NHCB lIVEa AllIOry
Co111111A11din9 Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to review project progress
LTJC c R SANTNER promoted from ENS CEC USNR Bull Bara ceremoniously passed to RP FESLER ENS CEC USNR
CDR WE CROSSON CBLANT Chief of Staff ond LCDR R Y WlSENBARBR CBLANT Operations Officer on board to conduct an Operations Ln1pection CMCS NpoundLSON and CHC ROOERS on board to conduct CBLANT ampquipC11ent Management lnapection
SUNFLOWER SlNGERS fro Colby COllllunJty Colleqa Kan1a1 put on USO Show
Coaoandin9 Officer vi11ted CBC Gulf-port 11111 to cUacuas construction material matters and to attend COllCBLAltT Chanqe of c nd
LT ALl FARZampNbulll40GlAllAA ImperLal Iranian Navy on board for a four )t Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion Operauons lndoctrlnation
LCOR c JACJ(SOH CBIANT s-2 on board for COHCllANT Planning and Claaaified Material Control Inapecuon
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30 DEC 74
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LCDR R c LAYMAN CBLANT Administration Officer on board for CBLANT Achnin In spec ti on
llMCB FIVE AlRDET Mount Out Exercise conducted
Work on Camp Garcia Communications Cente r Rehab (VIE-421) was started by the AIRDET in conjunction wit~ the Exercise started on 3 December 1974
CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer LCDR c R JOKELA NMCB 133 Operation Officer and SWCS E o PALMER NMCB 133 MCPOC on boar d for their first pre- deplolllent visit
LT E C TALMADGE NMCB FIVE S-2 visited 31st NCR to plan the homeport training program
CDR M J MARRIOTT visited from HRMD Jaaksonville Fla concerning planning for the upcoming Hwnan Resources Management Survey
NMCB FIVE hosted over sixty children from the Naguabo Orphanage and the Evangelical School for the Deaf at a Christmas Party at Camp Moscrip
Commanding Officer visited DET GUANTANAMO BAY and DET ANTIGUA A Captains call was also held at each site
LT ALI FARZEN-MOGHADAM Imperial Iranian Navy departed NMCB FIVE after studying construction Battalion operations for a month
USO presented the singing group SENSATION
Project Wampll- 03 (Security Fence) was completed by F company at the west End Annex job site
Captains call was held for each comshypany in Camp Moscrip
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA completed the Barracks Rehab (ANT-406) the NEX Rehab (ANT-407) and the Water Tank project (ANT-03) The Detail was disestablished this date
NMCB FIVE DampT GRAND TURK completed the Road Repair project (GTK-01) and returned to Camp Moscrip for disestablishment
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one 11re Teaa of Cllbull went to St Croix to begin work on Li9htninltJ Ground Sybullt (SCX-405)
LClgtR TIUHPEllI CBLNT Supply Officer on board to conduct Annud Supply lnapection
AADM A W WAITOii COHLNlftAVFACpoundNGCOH and LT D I lOSENBAUM Adair al Aido on board CUip MObullcrip in conjunction with the Adairalbull rbullvibullw of conatruction in tbbull Caribbean Area
Dr CllLLAH on board to lnalhe NHCll llVEbull C-unicationbull workahop and to pruant bia evaluUon of PIVEa H_port C-unicaUona Study
One Fire Teaa of CE a retlrned fr- St croix af~ coepleUn9 Li9htnin9 Ground Syatem (SCX-405)
roaoal whitobull inapection and award8 cerny
19 JAN 75 Comoodore J c RICXLllS COllCllLANT and CUCH W R D1XlltIMpoundR C8LANT MCPOC on board NHCB FIVI for C~ Inapection vuit
26-31 JAN 75 LT T A 1ARSO~ NHCB 133 Pro)ect Off1cer bia ataft and BUCS A T DALTON and Mr N v STONES CBLAllT conatruction Reprobullantshyativea on board for in-depth planning and Uaiaon in connection with the BEO Project (RRD-62)
26-31 JNI 75 EIOCS S H STgtJIX and CMC W A ROGlRS CBLANT Equipcent Repr4aentativ4a on board for Eqlipment 11ana90111ampnt Aaaiatance viait
30 JAN 75 Na~nal Prayer Breakfast held at CampJIP Moscrip CPO Club
31 JAN 75 C011111ampncUn9 Officer departed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba to review projeot pr09reaa
31 JAN 75 EOCS STARK and CHC ROGERS departed for DetaU GITMO
31 JAN 75 RADII G A 8poundSBEKOS DC CINCLANTFLT Staff Dental Officer and Commanding Officer Regional Dental Center Norfolk Va visited NHCB FIVE in conjunction with hibull visit to NAVSTA Roosevelt ROadbull Dental ClinJc bull
1-4 FEB 75 Conimandin9 Officer viaitad DET GITHO
3- 10 P28 75 LT T P LENEHAN COl120NCR Project Officer visited Camp Moscrip and DET GITllO concernin9 mat erial mattera
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CAPJ D I DUNCAN DC CBLAhI Dental Officer on board to viait WICB FIVI Dental Deparcant
AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
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14 APR 75
Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
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lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
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2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
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To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
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21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
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PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
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Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
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0
6
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0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
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58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
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career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
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15 102
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
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uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
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Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
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LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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r 1-2 SEP 74
l-6 SEP 74
9-11 SIP 74
9-11 SEP 74
10-12 SEP 74
16 SEP 74
16-lB SEP 74
7 SlP 74
17-19 SEP 74
bull 20 SEP 74
24 SEP 74
24-27 SEP 74
26 SJP 74
30 SEP 74
2 OCT 74
2-3 OCT 74
3 OCT 74
7 OCT 74
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BaLtelion partici pated in NAVSTA Roosevelt Aoadbull Lampbor oay carnival
Coaandin9 OfCicbullr and Operation Officer vibullited Deteil GITMO to review project pr09Yebullbullmiddot A Captainbull Call w1bull bulllbullo held
Battalion participated in COKCIUANT -=t out exeroiae Bee-Alert 5-74 LCDR c JACKSON LT RE BROlll CW02 Jl LIHLEY and EOCS EATON acted abull wapirebull or the exercise
MAJ D L llAID COHCIUANT Marine lldvieor on board to evalute the condition of the aragtry
EnginHdng Offker Mt with FKLANTbull G-4 Officer to diecuu scope of CalllP Oamprcie Ccmmw1icationa Reheb project (VIE42l)
LT c pound TALMADGE relieved LTJG E A HAVERLAii bullbull Headquarterbull Compeny Commander
Commanding Of ficer and Operatione Officer Tisited Detail Antigua to revillV project progrebullbullmiddot A captain bull Call waa alao held
Battalion waa notified that it had earned the Colden Anchor Career MOUva tion Award for Fiacal Year 1974
tCDR J 5 HICXS MC ~nd LT J HOOVER DC viaitbulld Detail GITHO to allliJiarize the new doctorbull wi t h the detachment and to evaluate the detailbull medical program
Battalion Safe~y Chief depa r ted tor a t wo weak Occupational Safety and Health Standardbull School in Bloomington Indiana
LT J I NIMLOS IC departed Camp MOscrip for Naval Hoepital Port Hueneme California
Ba ttalion Admin Oicer career Counse llor and Drug Rep viaited Detail GITMO
LANTDIV Aoquidt1on Project Manager Mr A S THENNET vbited BEQ job eite
Battalion Chaplain departed for three days vibullit to Detail GITMO
Detail Grand Turk Turk 4nd Caicos Island wabull eatabllahed with 1 4 men and no officers
Commanding Officer and Operations Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to r evi project pzogresbull A Captains Cell was elao held
Battalion Chaplain returned frOCD three daya visit to Detail GIlHD
Coi=and1ng Officer and Operations Officer visited proposed job eite at Saint Croix Virgin elands
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10 OCT 74
11 OCT 74
u OCl 74
13 OCT 74
19 OCT 74
21-22 OCT 74
25 OCT 74
25-29 OCT 74
28-ll OCT 7t
ll OCT 74
3 NOV 74
4-8 NOV H
19-23 NOV 74
20 NOV 74
20-23 NOV 74
22 NOV 74
24-Z6 NOV 74
ENS R S HUEBNER rcpor~ed abo~rd on PCS orderbull bullbull MAlerial Llaiaon Oficer
The fJrat block or the BEO projoct (RRD-62) woe la1d by BUCS R L NORTON Charlie Company Chie
NKCB FIVpound wabull Vlalted by 80 Clvll Air Patrol Cedbullta repreaentlnq CAP Wingbull throughout Puerto Rico
Navy Day aervtce held at the cap Chapel
Seabee volunteerbull completed building a aunahale at the Catbolic Day Care Center tor the Aged ln HWIMlcoo
Coellland1n9 OCC1cer vlaited Detail Antl9ua to review progreaa A Captain bull Call wabull alllO held
NHC8 FlVE Viaited by 60 Civil Air Patrol cadbulltbull raprebullantln9 CAP Wingbull throughshyout Puerto Aleo
Collll4l1ding OCCieer viaited to rev1ew pro)ect progreaa bull Call waa amplao held
De tllil GITMO A Captains
MAJ D L 111m) CBLlNT Staff Kor1ne Otcer on board to conduct inapect1on o NHCB lIVEa AllIOry
Co111111A11din9 Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to review project progress
LTJC c R SANTNER promoted from ENS CEC USNR Bull Bara ceremoniously passed to RP FESLER ENS CEC USNR
CDR WE CROSSON CBLANT Chief of Staff ond LCDR R Y WlSENBARBR CBLANT Operations Officer on board to conduct an Operations Ln1pection CMCS NpoundLSON and CHC ROOERS on board to conduct CBLANT ampquipC11ent Management lnapection
SUNFLOWER SlNGERS fro Colby COllllunJty Colleqa Kan1a1 put on USO Show
Coaoandin9 Officer vi11ted CBC Gulf-port 11111 to cUacuas construction material matters and to attend COllCBLAltT Chanqe of c nd
LT ALl FARZampNbulll40GlAllAA ImperLal Iranian Navy on board for a four )t Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion Operauons lndoctrlnation
LCOR c JACJ(SOH CBIANT s-2 on board for COHCllANT Planning and Claaaified Material Control Inapecuon
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29 NOV 74
2bull6 DEC 74
3-S DEC 74
S DEC 74
8-12 DEC 74
8-20 DEC 74
11 DEC 74
15 DEC 74
16-19 DEC 74
17 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
24 DEC 74
29 DEC 74
30 DEC 74
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Awar da aeremony and foimal whi tea inbullpection
LCDR R c LAYMAN CBLANT Administration Officer on board for CBLANT Achnin In spec ti on
llMCB FIVE AlRDET Mount Out Exercise conducted
Work on Camp Garcia Communications Cente r Rehab (VIE-421) was started by the AIRDET in conjunction wit~ the Exercise started on 3 December 1974
CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer LCDR c R JOKELA NMCB 133 Operation Officer and SWCS E o PALMER NMCB 133 MCPOC on boar d for their first pre- deplolllent visit
LT E C TALMADGE NMCB FIVE S-2 visited 31st NCR to plan the homeport training program
CDR M J MARRIOTT visited from HRMD Jaaksonville Fla concerning planning for the upcoming Hwnan Resources Management Survey
NMCB FIVE hosted over sixty children from the Naguabo Orphanage and the Evangelical School for the Deaf at a Christmas Party at Camp Moscrip
Commanding Officer visited DET GUANTANAMO BAY and DET ANTIGUA A Captains call was also held at each site
LT ALI FARZEN-MOGHADAM Imperial Iranian Navy departed NMCB FIVE after studying construction Battalion operations for a month
USO presented the singing group SENSATION
Project Wampll- 03 (Security Fence) was completed by F company at the west End Annex job site
Captains call was held for each comshypany in Camp Moscrip
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA completed the Barracks Rehab (ANT-406) the NEX Rehab (ANT-407) and the Water Tank project (ANT-03) The Detail was disestablished this date
NMCB FIVE DampT GRAND TURK completed the Road Repair project (GTK-01) and returned to Camp Moscrip for disestablishment
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6-10 JAH 7S
9 J AB 75
10 JM 75
17 JM 75
ll JAH 75
one 11re Teaa of Cllbull went to St Croix to begin work on Li9htninltJ Ground Sybullt (SCX-405)
LClgtR TIUHPEllI CBLNT Supply Officer on board to conduct Annud Supply lnapection
AADM A W WAITOii COHLNlftAVFACpoundNGCOH and LT D I lOSENBAUM Adair al Aido on board CUip MObullcrip in conjunction with the Adairalbull rbullvibullw of conatruction in tbbull Caribbean Area
Dr CllLLAH on board to lnalhe NHCll llVEbull C-unicationbull workahop and to pruant bia evaluUon of PIVEa H_port C-unicaUona Study
One Fire Teaa of CE a retlrned fr- St croix af~ coepleUn9 Li9htnin9 Ground Syatem (SCX-405)
roaoal whitobull inapection and award8 cerny
19 JAN 75 Comoodore J c RICXLllS COllCllLANT and CUCH W R D1XlltIMpoundR C8LANT MCPOC on board NHCB FIVI for C~ Inapection vuit
26-31 JAN 75 LT T A 1ARSO~ NHCB 133 Pro)ect Off1cer bia ataft and BUCS A T DALTON and Mr N v STONES CBLAllT conatruction Reprobullantshyativea on board for in-depth planning and Uaiaon in connection with the BEO Project (RRD-62)
26-31 JNI 75 EIOCS S H STgtJIX and CMC W A ROGlRS CBLANT Equipcent Repr4aentativ4a on board for Eqlipment 11ana90111ampnt Aaaiatance viait
30 JAN 75 Na~nal Prayer Breakfast held at CampJIP Moscrip CPO Club
31 JAN 75 C011111ampncUn9 Officer departed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba to review projeot pr09reaa
31 JAN 75 EOCS STARK and CHC ROGERS departed for DetaU GITMO
31 JAN 75 RADII G A 8poundSBEKOS DC CINCLANTFLT Staff Dental Officer and Commanding Officer Regional Dental Center Norfolk Va visited NHCB FIVE in conjunction with hibull visit to NAVSTA Roosevelt ROadbull Dental ClinJc bull
1-4 FEB 75 Conimandin9 Officer viaitad DET GITHO
3- 10 P28 75 LT T P LENEHAN COl120NCR Project Officer visited Camp Moscrip and DET GITllO concernin9 mat erial mattera
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5-e n11 75
CAPJ D I DUNCAN DC CBLAhI Dental Officer on board to viait WICB FIVI Dental Deparcant
AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
4 APR 75
1-9 APR 75
7-10 APR 7S
8 APR 75
14 APR 75
Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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R 03l 730Z APR 75 FM COKNAVFORCARIB ROOSEVELT ROADS PR TO mCB FIVE BT UNCLAS pound F I 0 NOS300 NllCB PIVE 1 UPON YOUR DEPARTUllE FK CARIBBEAN 1 WISH TO EXTEND KY SINCERE APPRECIATIOI TO YOUR OFFICERS AND HEi FOR A JOB WELL OONE 2 THE LEVEL OF PROFampSSIONALISH DEMONSTRATED Ol SUCH COMPLJX PROJECTS AS THE SEQ ADDIIOl lO BLDG 85 ASD ~ SEWAGE TREAtMEtT PLAT ON VIEQUES TRULY DEMONSTRAlES THE SEABamp1 CAii oobull SPIRIT THE QUAl~TlTY AND QCALITY OF WORK HAS ESTAampLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR FOLLOW ON BAfTALlOlS TO MEASliRE OP TO l I NOTE WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THE OVllRALL BEHJVIOR AND KILITARi BrARING OF THamp BATTALION IT WAS A PLampASURE HAVING YOU ABOARD 4 BEST WISHES AND SMOOTH SAILING ON YOUR FUTUlE DEPLOYKENTS bull RADM JD RAMAGE BT
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R 0821051 APR 75 fM COHCBlAhl LlTTtpound CREX YA IO NMCB FIVE INFO COHCBPAC MAJUUAlA Ht BT UNCLS E F T 0 N01650 FARWELL TO NMCB f Il1 l AS YOU DEPART CAMP MOSCRIP AND COHCBLANT OPCON FOR A WELL DESERYtD REUNION WITH FAMlLY AND FRIENDS I EXTEND KY SINClRE APPRECIATION FOR THE CONSISTUiTlY OUTSTlllDING PROFESSIONAL PIUUORHANCE BY THamp OFFICERS AllD lllN OF NMCB Fil1 THROUGllOUT YOUR DampPLOYMHT TO ROOSpoundVELT ROADS MY STMF AND I IUWpound BEEt HOST FAVORABLY DIPRUSED WIT YOUR HARD WORX YOUR DEDICATION IQ COMPLpound1I0t OF ASSICNED TASX AND YOUR C~llllY INYOlVEMENT 11 llAS BEEN OUR DISTINCT PLEASURE TO IUWE SpoundRVED WITH YOU WpoundLt DONE TO THE BEST IN 111pound WEST C0-1000ll RlCltlJiS BT
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To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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a John R FISHER AAllK JORN R FISHER
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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Toi Cc-Andl1gt9 OU1cer U S llbullvd Motule Con11tnaet1on 8bullUallon rYI lolt ltHlll- Ollitornh
Sampbj1 IAttbullr of Pppreeu1tion
tnell (1) Plaque
1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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24 March 1975
FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
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21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
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YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
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PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
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Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
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~ 54
23
3
80
5
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0
6
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0
0
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58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
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1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
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-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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bull
Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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bull
bull
Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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10 OCT 74
11 OCT 74
u OCl 74
13 OCT 74
19 OCT 74
21-22 OCT 74
25 OCT 74
25-29 OCT 74
28-ll OCT 7t
ll OCT 74
3 NOV 74
4-8 NOV H
19-23 NOV 74
20 NOV 74
20-23 NOV 74
22 NOV 74
24-Z6 NOV 74
ENS R S HUEBNER rcpor~ed abo~rd on PCS orderbull bullbull MAlerial Llaiaon Oficer
The fJrat block or the BEO projoct (RRD-62) woe la1d by BUCS R L NORTON Charlie Company Chie
NKCB FIVpound wabull Vlalted by 80 Clvll Air Patrol Cedbullta repreaentlnq CAP Wingbull throughout Puerto Rico
Navy Day aervtce held at the cap Chapel
Seabee volunteerbull completed building a aunahale at the Catbolic Day Care Center tor the Aged ln HWIMlcoo
Coellland1n9 OCC1cer vlaited Detail Antl9ua to review progreaa A Captain bull Call wabull alllO held
NHC8 FlVE Viaited by 60 Civil Air Patrol cadbulltbull raprebullantln9 CAP Wingbull throughshyout Puerto Aleo
Collll4l1ding OCCieer viaited to rev1ew pro)ect progreaa bull Call waa amplao held
De tllil GITMO A Captains
MAJ D L 111m) CBLlNT Staff Kor1ne Otcer on board to conduct inapect1on o NHCB lIVEa AllIOry
Co111111A11din9 Officer viaited Detail Grand Turk to review project progress
LTJC c R SANTNER promoted from ENS CEC USNR Bull Bara ceremoniously passed to RP FESLER ENS CEC USNR
CDR WE CROSSON CBLANT Chief of Staff ond LCDR R Y WlSENBARBR CBLANT Operations Officer on board to conduct an Operations Ln1pection CMCS NpoundLSON and CHC ROOERS on board to conduct CBLANT ampquipC11ent Management lnapection
SUNFLOWER SlNGERS fro Colby COllllunJty Colleqa Kan1a1 put on USO Show
Coaoandin9 Officer vi11ted CBC Gulf-port 11111 to cUacuas construction material matters and to attend COllCBLAltT Chanqe of c nd
LT ALl FARZampNbulll40GlAllAA ImperLal Iranian Navy on board for a four )t Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion Operauons lndoctrlnation
LCOR c JACJ(SOH CBIANT s-2 on board for COHCllANT Planning and Claaaified Material Control Inapecuon
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29 NOV 74
2bull6 DEC 74
3-S DEC 74
S DEC 74
8-12 DEC 74
8-20 DEC 74
11 DEC 74
15 DEC 74
16-19 DEC 74
17 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
24 DEC 74
29 DEC 74
30 DEC 74
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Awar da aeremony and foimal whi tea inbullpection
LCDR R c LAYMAN CBLANT Administration Officer on board for CBLANT Achnin In spec ti on
llMCB FIVE AlRDET Mount Out Exercise conducted
Work on Camp Garcia Communications Cente r Rehab (VIE-421) was started by the AIRDET in conjunction wit~ the Exercise started on 3 December 1974
CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer LCDR c R JOKELA NMCB 133 Operation Officer and SWCS E o PALMER NMCB 133 MCPOC on boar d for their first pre- deplolllent visit
LT E C TALMADGE NMCB FIVE S-2 visited 31st NCR to plan the homeport training program
CDR M J MARRIOTT visited from HRMD Jaaksonville Fla concerning planning for the upcoming Hwnan Resources Management Survey
NMCB FIVE hosted over sixty children from the Naguabo Orphanage and the Evangelical School for the Deaf at a Christmas Party at Camp Moscrip
Commanding Officer visited DET GUANTANAMO BAY and DET ANTIGUA A Captains call was also held at each site
LT ALI FARZEN-MOGHADAM Imperial Iranian Navy departed NMCB FIVE after studying construction Battalion operations for a month
USO presented the singing group SENSATION
Project Wampll- 03 (Security Fence) was completed by F company at the west End Annex job site
Captains call was held for each comshypany in Camp Moscrip
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA completed the Barracks Rehab (ANT-406) the NEX Rehab (ANT-407) and the Water Tank project (ANT-03) The Detail was disestablished this date
NMCB FIVE DampT GRAND TURK completed the Road Repair project (GTK-01) and returned to Camp Moscrip for disestablishment
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JNI 75
6-10 JAH 7S
9 J AB 75
10 JM 75
17 JM 75
ll JAH 75
one 11re Teaa of Cllbull went to St Croix to begin work on Li9htninltJ Ground Sybullt (SCX-405)
LClgtR TIUHPEllI CBLNT Supply Officer on board to conduct Annud Supply lnapection
AADM A W WAITOii COHLNlftAVFACpoundNGCOH and LT D I lOSENBAUM Adair al Aido on board CUip MObullcrip in conjunction with the Adairalbull rbullvibullw of conatruction in tbbull Caribbean Area
Dr CllLLAH on board to lnalhe NHCll llVEbull C-unicationbull workahop and to pruant bia evaluUon of PIVEa H_port C-unicaUona Study
One Fire Teaa of CE a retlrned fr- St croix af~ coepleUn9 Li9htnin9 Ground Syatem (SCX-405)
roaoal whitobull inapection and award8 cerny
19 JAN 75 Comoodore J c RICXLllS COllCllLANT and CUCH W R D1XlltIMpoundR C8LANT MCPOC on board NHCB FIVI for C~ Inapection vuit
26-31 JAN 75 LT T A 1ARSO~ NHCB 133 Pro)ect Off1cer bia ataft and BUCS A T DALTON and Mr N v STONES CBLAllT conatruction Reprobullantshyativea on board for in-depth planning and Uaiaon in connection with the BEO Project (RRD-62)
26-31 JNI 75 EIOCS S H STgtJIX and CMC W A ROGlRS CBLANT Equipcent Repr4aentativ4a on board for Eqlipment 11ana90111ampnt Aaaiatance viait
30 JAN 75 Na~nal Prayer Breakfast held at CampJIP Moscrip CPO Club
31 JAN 75 C011111ampncUn9 Officer departed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba to review projeot pr09reaa
31 JAN 75 EOCS STARK and CHC ROGERS departed for DetaU GITMO
31 JAN 75 RADII G A 8poundSBEKOS DC CINCLANTFLT Staff Dental Officer and Commanding Officer Regional Dental Center Norfolk Va visited NHCB FIVE in conjunction with hibull visit to NAVSTA Roosevelt ROadbull Dental ClinJc bull
1-4 FEB 75 Conimandin9 Officer viaitad DET GITHO
3- 10 P28 75 LT T P LENEHAN COl120NCR Project Officer visited Camp Moscrip and DET GITllO concernin9 mat erial mattera
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-5 PEB 75
5-e n11 75
CAPJ D I DUNCAN DC CBLAhI Dental Officer on board to viait WICB FIVI Dental Deparcant
AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
4 APR 75
1-9 APR 75
7-10 APR 7S
8 APR 75
14 APR 75
Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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R061516Z NOV 74 PM llAVSlA ROOSEVELT ROAD PR TO llHCB Frvt BT UtlCLAS pound F T 0 FLOOD DAMAGE ASSISTANCE 1 DURINC HE WEEJt OF 20 OCT 14 llAVSTA ROOSEVELT ROADS iXPERIENltEIgt nu HEAVIEST RANFA1LS Ill YEARS 8 4 INCHES IN 24 HOlJRS AT THE PpoundAX llpoundSULT1NG FLOODS CRtATEll A HAZARDOUS COllDlTION WIDI THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE OR IJIJURY AllD CAUSED DAIACE JO BOTH THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUllITlES 2 YOUR RAP10 RtSPOISE tO OUR REQUEST FOR HEii Nil) EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST WITH RtSCUE EFFORTS AND CLpound1llUP AND DAMAGE REPAIR WAS INVALUABLE NMCB F1Vpound ampARNED TllE RESPECT OF THE LOCAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY BY TRUCKING POTABLE WATER DURING THEIR RtCElll STORM-CAUSED OUTAGE J ONCE AGAIN THE BATTALIONS CAN 00 EARNS A WELL DONE BT
R 03l 730Z APR 75 FM COKNAVFORCARIB ROOSEVELT ROADS PR TO mCB FIVE BT UNCLAS pound F I 0 NOS300 NllCB PIVE 1 UPON YOUR DEPARTUllE FK CARIBBEAN 1 WISH TO EXTEND KY SINCERE APPRECIATIOI TO YOUR OFFICERS AND HEi FOR A JOB WELL OONE 2 THE LEVEL OF PROFampSSIONALISH DEMONSTRATED Ol SUCH COMPLJX PROJECTS AS THE SEQ ADDIIOl lO BLDG 85 ASD ~ SEWAGE TREAtMEtT PLAT ON VIEQUES TRULY DEMONSTRAlES THE SEABamp1 CAii oobull SPIRIT THE QUAl~TlTY AND QCALITY OF WORK HAS ESTAampLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR FOLLOW ON BAfTALlOlS TO MEASliRE OP TO l I NOTE WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THE OVllRALL BEHJVIOR AND KILITARi BrARING OF THamp BATTALION IT WAS A PLampASURE HAVING YOU ABOARD 4 BEST WISHES AND SMOOTH SAILING ON YOUR FUTUlE DEPLOYKENTS bull RADM JD RAMAGE BT
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
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Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
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12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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Enclosure Two
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
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upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
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ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
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roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
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PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
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AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
U-1
bull
pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
29 NOV 74
2bull6 DEC 74
3-S DEC 74
S DEC 74
8-12 DEC 74
8-20 DEC 74
11 DEC 74
15 DEC 74
16-19 DEC 74
17 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
23 DEC 74
24 DEC 74
29 DEC 74
30 DEC 74
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Awar da aeremony and foimal whi tea inbullpection
LCDR R c LAYMAN CBLANT Administration Officer on board for CBLANT Achnin In spec ti on
llMCB FIVE AlRDET Mount Out Exercise conducted
Work on Camp Garcia Communications Cente r Rehab (VIE-421) was started by the AIRDET in conjunction wit~ the Exercise started on 3 December 1974
CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer LCDR c R JOKELA NMCB 133 Operation Officer and SWCS E o PALMER NMCB 133 MCPOC on boar d for their first pre- deplolllent visit
LT E C TALMADGE NMCB FIVE S-2 visited 31st NCR to plan the homeport training program
CDR M J MARRIOTT visited from HRMD Jaaksonville Fla concerning planning for the upcoming Hwnan Resources Management Survey
NMCB FIVE hosted over sixty children from the Naguabo Orphanage and the Evangelical School for the Deaf at a Christmas Party at Camp Moscrip
Commanding Officer visited DET GUANTANAMO BAY and DET ANTIGUA A Captains call was also held at each site
LT ALI FARZEN-MOGHADAM Imperial Iranian Navy departed NMCB FIVE after studying construction Battalion operations for a month
USO presented the singing group SENSATION
Project Wampll- 03 (Security Fence) was completed by F company at the west End Annex job site
Captains call was held for each comshypany in Camp Moscrip
NMCB FIVE DET ANTIGUA completed the Barracks Rehab (ANT-406) the NEX Rehab (ANT-407) and the Water Tank project (ANT-03) The Detail was disestablished this date
NMCB FIVE DampT GRAND TURK completed the Road Repair project (GTK-01) and returned to Camp Moscrip for disestablishment
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JNI 75
6-10 JAH 7S
9 J AB 75
10 JM 75
17 JM 75
ll JAH 75
one 11re Teaa of Cllbull went to St Croix to begin work on Li9htninltJ Ground Sybullt (SCX-405)
LClgtR TIUHPEllI CBLNT Supply Officer on board to conduct Annud Supply lnapection
AADM A W WAITOii COHLNlftAVFACpoundNGCOH and LT D I lOSENBAUM Adair al Aido on board CUip MObullcrip in conjunction with the Adairalbull rbullvibullw of conatruction in tbbull Caribbean Area
Dr CllLLAH on board to lnalhe NHCll llVEbull C-unicationbull workahop and to pruant bia evaluUon of PIVEa H_port C-unicaUona Study
One Fire Teaa of CE a retlrned fr- St croix af~ coepleUn9 Li9htnin9 Ground Syatem (SCX-405)
roaoal whitobull inapection and award8 cerny
19 JAN 75 Comoodore J c RICXLllS COllCllLANT and CUCH W R D1XlltIMpoundR C8LANT MCPOC on board NHCB FIVI for C~ Inapection vuit
26-31 JAN 75 LT T A 1ARSO~ NHCB 133 Pro)ect Off1cer bia ataft and BUCS A T DALTON and Mr N v STONES CBLAllT conatruction Reprobullantshyativea on board for in-depth planning and Uaiaon in connection with the BEO Project (RRD-62)
26-31 JNI 75 EIOCS S H STgtJIX and CMC W A ROGlRS CBLANT Equipcent Repr4aentativ4a on board for Eqlipment 11ana90111ampnt Aaaiatance viait
30 JAN 75 Na~nal Prayer Breakfast held at CampJIP Moscrip CPO Club
31 JAN 75 C011111ampncUn9 Officer departed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba to review projeot pr09reaa
31 JAN 75 EOCS STARK and CHC ROGERS departed for DetaU GITMO
31 JAN 75 RADII G A 8poundSBEKOS DC CINCLANTFLT Staff Dental Officer and Commanding Officer Regional Dental Center Norfolk Va visited NHCB FIVE in conjunction with hibull visit to NAVSTA Roosevelt ROadbull Dental ClinJc bull
1-4 FEB 75 Conimandin9 Officer viaitad DET GITHO
3- 10 P28 75 LT T P LENEHAN COl120NCR Project Officer visited Camp Moscrip and DET GITllO concernin9 mat erial mattera
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-5 PEB 75
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CAPJ D I DUNCAN DC CBLAhI Dental Officer on board to viait WICB FIVI Dental Deparcant
AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
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Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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R 03l 730Z APR 75 FM COKNAVFORCARIB ROOSEVELT ROADS PR TO mCB FIVE BT UNCLAS pound F I 0 NOS300 NllCB PIVE 1 UPON YOUR DEPARTUllE FK CARIBBEAN 1 WISH TO EXTEND KY SINCERE APPRECIATIOI TO YOUR OFFICERS AND HEi FOR A JOB WELL OONE 2 THE LEVEL OF PROFampSSIONALISH DEMONSTRATED Ol SUCH COMPLJX PROJECTS AS THE SEQ ADDIIOl lO BLDG 85 ASD ~ SEWAGE TREAtMEtT PLAT ON VIEQUES TRULY DEMONSTRAlES THE SEABamp1 CAii oobull SPIRIT THE QUAl~TlTY AND QCALITY OF WORK HAS ESTAampLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR FOLLOW ON BAfTALlOlS TO MEASliRE OP TO l I NOTE WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THE OVllRALL BEHJVIOR AND KILITARi BrARING OF THamp BATTALION IT WAS A PLampASURE HAVING YOU ABOARD 4 BEST WISHES AND SMOOTH SAILING ON YOUR FUTUlE DEPLOYKENTS bull RADM JD RAMAGE BT
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
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r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
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Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
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SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
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lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
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Enclosure Two
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
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Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
-- - - - ---
v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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CE
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SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
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Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
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All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
11-27
bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
11-21
bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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bull
I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
JNI 75
6-10 JAH 7S
9 J AB 75
10 JM 75
17 JM 75
ll JAH 75
one 11re Teaa of Cllbull went to St Croix to begin work on Li9htninltJ Ground Sybullt (SCX-405)
LClgtR TIUHPEllI CBLNT Supply Officer on board to conduct Annud Supply lnapection
AADM A W WAITOii COHLNlftAVFACpoundNGCOH and LT D I lOSENBAUM Adair al Aido on board CUip MObullcrip in conjunction with the Adairalbull rbullvibullw of conatruction in tbbull Caribbean Area
Dr CllLLAH on board to lnalhe NHCll llVEbull C-unicationbull workahop and to pruant bia evaluUon of PIVEa H_port C-unicaUona Study
One Fire Teaa of CE a retlrned fr- St croix af~ coepleUn9 Li9htnin9 Ground Syatem (SCX-405)
roaoal whitobull inapection and award8 cerny
19 JAN 75 Comoodore J c RICXLllS COllCllLANT and CUCH W R D1XlltIMpoundR C8LANT MCPOC on board NHCB FIVI for C~ Inapection vuit
26-31 JAN 75 LT T A 1ARSO~ NHCB 133 Pro)ect Off1cer bia ataft and BUCS A T DALTON and Mr N v STONES CBLAllT conatruction Reprobullantshyativea on board for in-depth planning and Uaiaon in connection with the BEO Project (RRD-62)
26-31 JNI 75 EIOCS S H STgtJIX and CMC W A ROGlRS CBLANT Equipcent Repr4aentativ4a on board for Eqlipment 11ana90111ampnt Aaaiatance viait
30 JAN 75 Na~nal Prayer Breakfast held at CampJIP Moscrip CPO Club
31 JAN 75 C011111ampncUn9 Officer departed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba to review projeot pr09reaa
31 JAN 75 EOCS STARK and CHC ROGERS departed for DetaU GITMO
31 JAN 75 RADII G A 8poundSBEKOS DC CINCLANTFLT Staff Dental Officer and Commanding Officer Regional Dental Center Norfolk Va visited NHCB FIVE in conjunction with hibull visit to NAVSTA Roosevelt ROadbull Dental ClinJc bull
1-4 FEB 75 Conimandin9 Officer viaitad DET GITHO
3- 10 P28 75 LT T P LENEHAN COl120NCR Project Officer visited Camp Moscrip and DET GITllO concernin9 mat erial mattera
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AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
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Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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R061516Z NOV 74 PM llAVSlA ROOSEVELT ROAD PR TO llHCB Frvt BT UtlCLAS pound F T 0 FLOOD DAMAGE ASSISTANCE 1 DURINC HE WEEJt OF 20 OCT 14 llAVSTA ROOSEVELT ROADS iXPERIENltEIgt nu HEAVIEST RANFA1LS Ill YEARS 8 4 INCHES IN 24 HOlJRS AT THE PpoundAX llpoundSULT1NG FLOODS CRtATEll A HAZARDOUS COllDlTION WIDI THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE OR IJIJURY AllD CAUSED DAIACE JO BOTH THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUllITlES 2 YOUR RAP10 RtSPOISE tO OUR REQUEST FOR HEii Nil) EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST WITH RtSCUE EFFORTS AND CLpound1llUP AND DAMAGE REPAIR WAS INVALUABLE NMCB F1Vpound ampARNED TllE RESPECT OF THE LOCAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY BY TRUCKING POTABLE WATER DURING THEIR RtCElll STORM-CAUSED OUTAGE J ONCE AGAIN THE BATTALIONS CAN 00 EARNS A WELL DONE BT
R 03l 730Z APR 75 FM COKNAVFORCARIB ROOSEVELT ROADS PR TO mCB FIVE BT UNCLAS pound F I 0 NOS300 NllCB PIVE 1 UPON YOUR DEPARTUllE FK CARIBBEAN 1 WISH TO EXTEND KY SINCERE APPRECIATIOI TO YOUR OFFICERS AND HEi FOR A JOB WELL OONE 2 THE LEVEL OF PROFampSSIONALISH DEMONSTRATED Ol SUCH COMPLJX PROJECTS AS THE SEQ ADDIIOl lO BLDG 85 ASD ~ SEWAGE TREAtMEtT PLAT ON VIEQUES TRULY DEMONSTRAlES THE SEABamp1 CAii oobull SPIRIT THE QUAl~TlTY AND QCALITY OF WORK HAS ESTAampLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR FOLLOW ON BAfTALlOlS TO MEASliRE OP TO l I NOTE WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THE OVllRALL BEHJVIOR AND KILITARi BrARING OF THamp BATTALION IT WAS A PLampASURE HAVING YOU ABOARD 4 BEST WISHES AND SMOOTH SAILING ON YOUR FUTUlE DEPLOYKENTS bull RADM JD RAMAGE BT
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
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b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
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r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
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Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
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Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
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lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
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bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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bull
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
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Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
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All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
-5 PEB 75
5-e n11 75
CAPJ D I DUNCAN DC CBLAhI Dental Officer on board to viait WICB FIVI Dental Deparcant
AMICS J HORTON and APl a c SMITH froa UMED Jacksonville on board camp Moacrlp and DIM GIlMO to conduct a Huiaan Resourcebull Survey
17-23 Ppound8 75 LCDR G DZLORES tT G G GAMBIZ end U1CM R r AlEXAllDR fro NlICB 133 on bltMlrd or lllbull pre-deployaent viait
17-23 PB 75 ICl P H BlltStIN and GTKl t BARRIS CBLANT HWllampn Resourcebull Inspectors on b04rd to evaluate the battalion Druq Pro9raa
18 PEB 75 One f1reteam of builders dbullparted C4Jllp Moacrlp for NAVPAC Antiqua Webullt Indiea to complete the Sbullcurity Pence Project
18-20 FEB 75 CDR K R GRlGORY CBIANT S-4 and CDR D R STONES proapective CBLNT S-4 on board camp Koacrip
18-22 FBB 75 ENS P D RUYA proapactivbull NMCB 133 DampT GITMO OtC on board NMCB PIVEI DET GITMO tor predeployment vibullit
19-23 FEB 75 CDR R A LOWERY NMCB 133 commanding Officer tCDR c R JOKELA and E()CM A J DAVIDSON all of NMCB 133 on board for deployment vl1it
3-6 MAR 75 Mr O G lilYNBS (GS-12) and SKCS W F CULL from CESO ~are on board to gain information and recommendations concerning matterbull of Seabee 1upport
3-7 MJR 75 Commanding Officer attended COMCBPAC Commanding Officers conference at COHCBPAC Headquartera Hakalapa HI
3-7 MAR 75 Ba~talion parbullonnel turned in baggage tor aurface bullhipment to CBC Port Hueneme Calif
5 MAJ 75 NMCB FIVE celebrated the Seabeea 33rd birthday with an afternoon beach party
9 MAR 75 NMCB PIVE gained three new officers from CECOS tTJG R HELLO ENS A pound BERTSCHE and ENS K P FREY
11-13 HAR 75 CDR H J HARRIOTT HHRD Jacksonville presented the reaulta ot Februarys H11111ampn Reaourcea Survey
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14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
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Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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R061516Z NOV 74 PM llAVSlA ROOSEVELT ROAD PR TO llHCB Frvt BT UtlCLAS pound F T 0 FLOOD DAMAGE ASSISTANCE 1 DURINC HE WEEJt OF 20 OCT 14 llAVSTA ROOSEVELT ROADS iXPERIENltEIgt nu HEAVIEST RANFA1LS Ill YEARS 8 4 INCHES IN 24 HOlJRS AT THE PpoundAX llpoundSULT1NG FLOODS CRtATEll A HAZARDOUS COllDlTION WIDI THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE OR IJIJURY AllD CAUSED DAIACE JO BOTH THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUllITlES 2 YOUR RAP10 RtSPOISE tO OUR REQUEST FOR HEii Nil) EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST WITH RtSCUE EFFORTS AND CLpound1llUP AND DAMAGE REPAIR WAS INVALUABLE NMCB F1Vpound ampARNED TllE RESPECT OF THE LOCAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY BY TRUCKING POTABLE WATER DURING THEIR RtCElll STORM-CAUSED OUTAGE J ONCE AGAIN THE BATTALIONS CAN 00 EARNS A WELL DONE BT
R 03l 730Z APR 75 FM COKNAVFORCARIB ROOSEVELT ROADS PR TO mCB FIVE BT UNCLAS pound F I 0 NOS300 NllCB PIVE 1 UPON YOUR DEPARTUllE FK CARIBBEAN 1 WISH TO EXTEND KY SINCERE APPRECIATIOI TO YOUR OFFICERS AND HEi FOR A JOB WELL OONE 2 THE LEVEL OF PROFampSSIONALISH DEMONSTRATED Ol SUCH COMPLJX PROJECTS AS THE SEQ ADDIIOl lO BLDG 85 ASD ~ SEWAGE TREAtMEtT PLAT ON VIEQUES TRULY DEMONSTRAlES THE SEABamp1 CAii oobull SPIRIT THE QUAl~TlTY AND QCALITY OF WORK HAS ESTAampLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR FOLLOW ON BAfTALlOlS TO MEASliRE OP TO l I NOTE WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THE OVllRALL BEHJVIOR AND KILITARi BrARING OF THamp BATTALION IT WAS A PLampASURE HAVING YOU ABOARD 4 BEST WISHES AND SMOOTH SAILING ON YOUR FUTUlE DEPLOYKENTS bull RADM JD RAMAGE BT
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
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r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
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Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
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SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
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12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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Enclosure Two
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
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upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
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YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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bull
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
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Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
11-27
bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
11-21
bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
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bull
bull
14-18 MAR 75 Comnandin9 Otlcbullr vieited Dlilr OITHO for final vieit and participated in ribbon cutting caremoniee at Pier Lilla
17 KAll 75 Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Pier Liaa Naval Basa Guantanamo Bay CUba RADII GORMLEY wae apealcer
18-19 MAR 75 Coeanding Officer vieited Sabanbull SCa and participated in ribbon cutting cere110niebull vith CAP II II SIMMONS CO
19-20 MAR 75 Coeanding OCicer aade final vieit tQ Weet End Ann x
23 Kirch 75 OSO preaented thbull progr- bulloJtla1- 11owbull at the 11M Club
24 KAR 75 ECHO COpany returned to thbull 1n body tr Sabanbull Seca
24-25 MAR 75 NMCB 133 Advance Party arrived trom CBC Gulfport MS
25-26 KAR 75 NMCtl FIVE Jdvance Party departed C4lltP Koacrip for CBC Port HuenaM Cali
25 HAR 75 NHCB PIVE coambullnced thbull Battallon EquiP1114tnt poundvaluation ProgrAm (BEEP) with llKCB 133
28 KAR 75 RADK J D AAMAGS COKNAVFORCARIB vlaitad BEO 1ob altbull (RJID-621 for final inapection of NHCB FIVEbull work
3 APR 75 Weet End Annex detachmant returned to Rooaevelt Roads Puorto Rico
4 APR 75
1-9 APR 75
7-10 APR 7S
8 APR 75
14 APR 75
Companioa held end oC deployment parties
NHCB 133 Mein Body arrived at Roosevelt ROada Puerto Rico
NHCB PlVE roturned to CBC Port Hueneme California from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto lJco and Naval Baae Guantanamo Bay Cuba
llHCB lll rUeved NMCB FIVE at Camp Koacrip Rooaevelt Roads Puerto Rico
Poat deploY111ent atanddown period commenced
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R061516Z NOV 74 PM llAVSlA ROOSEVELT ROAD PR TO llHCB Frvt BT UtlCLAS pound F T 0 FLOOD DAMAGE ASSISTANCE 1 DURINC HE WEEJt OF 20 OCT 14 llAVSTA ROOSEVELT ROADS iXPERIENltEIgt nu HEAVIEST RANFA1LS Ill YEARS 8 4 INCHES IN 24 HOlJRS AT THE PpoundAX llpoundSULT1NG FLOODS CRtATEll A HAZARDOUS COllDlTION WIDI THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE OR IJIJURY AllD CAUSED DAIACE JO BOTH THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUllITlES 2 YOUR RAP10 RtSPOISE tO OUR REQUEST FOR HEii Nil) EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST WITH RtSCUE EFFORTS AND CLpound1llUP AND DAMAGE REPAIR WAS INVALUABLE NMCB F1Vpound ampARNED TllE RESPECT OF THE LOCAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY BY TRUCKING POTABLE WATER DURING THEIR RtCElll STORM-CAUSED OUTAGE J ONCE AGAIN THE BATTALIONS CAN 00 EARNS A WELL DONE BT
R 03l 730Z APR 75 FM COKNAVFORCARIB ROOSEVELT ROADS PR TO mCB FIVE BT UNCLAS pound F I 0 NOS300 NllCB PIVE 1 UPON YOUR DEPARTUllE FK CARIBBEAN 1 WISH TO EXTEND KY SINCERE APPRECIATIOI TO YOUR OFFICERS AND HEi FOR A JOB WELL OONE 2 THE LEVEL OF PROFampSSIONALISH DEMONSTRATED Ol SUCH COMPLJX PROJECTS AS THE SEQ ADDIIOl lO BLDG 85 ASD ~ SEWAGE TREAtMEtT PLAT ON VIEQUES TRULY DEMONSTRAlES THE SEABamp1 CAii oobull SPIRIT THE QUAl~TlTY AND QCALITY OF WORK HAS ESTAampLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR FOLLOW ON BAfTALlOlS TO MEASliRE OP TO l I NOTE WITH GREAT SATISFACTION THE OVllRALL BEHJVIOR AND KILITARi BrARING OF THamp BATTALION IT WAS A PLampASURE HAVING YOU ABOARD 4 BEST WISHES AND SMOOTH SAILING ON YOUR FUTUlE DEPLOYKENTS bull RADM JD RAMAGE BT
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
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Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
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12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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Enclosure Two
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
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t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
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OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
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PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
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AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
U-1
bull
pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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Sampbj1 IAttbullr of Pppreeu1tion
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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24 March 1975
FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
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21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
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12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
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YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
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PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
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AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
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Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
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103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
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5
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42
3
0
0
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ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
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COod of tlta Service 0 0
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8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
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1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
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1 0 0
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1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
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0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
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28
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Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
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11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
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KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
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ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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1S1JJK1bullcbull 1650 19 March 1975
Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
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~ 0 ~ I a II(
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58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
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career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
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15 102
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
bull
bull
bull
S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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rrca Collllander Atlantic Dlvlaion N41val Facllltl9 ln9inrin9 COlllland
To OOampndit19 Officer US Naval Mobile Conatrucuon Ba ttalion lIVE
Via Caruar llaval ConbulltructJon attaHona Ubull s Atlantic Fleet
Subj Letter of Ccendatlon
1 It le vi th auch pleabull11re Lhat l COlmltlnd ttla U s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion PlVl Gllantampnuio Bay Otacbshyment for the outatandin9 accoeplibullhaant of Saabea Project Gnl-457 Emergency Generator tn1t4llation u s Naval Security Group Activity GUIUltlllUlaO Bay CUba
2 Deployed to Gllantanamo BAy in Septllabbullr 1974 and CA11ked with n11111eroubull important Fleet support aru personnel support facilities projects such as repairs to Pier Liaa and Bowlin9 Alley Addition thegt Oftlr ln Clubullrqbull US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE CUantanamo Bay Oetachlnent was bullubaequantly taaked in January 1975 with the urqent priority Project GTH-458 Throu9h prompt orderin9 of materials allocation of on-bullite resourcebull and good management of 111anpover the Officer in Charge capably and professionally ccmplated Projoct GTH-457 in labruaey 1975 with 11111ple tfJlle to complete the llAtpaira to Pier Lima and meet the specified d119ree of completion targeted for tho Bowling Alley Addition lt la rocognhod thot the Dllaquor9bullncy cenbullrator lnatallation impacted on thc10 projects by utilizing tradoa and crafts required for their pro1ecutlon The Emergency Cenerator Installation vaa profoaaionally completed and provides tho US Naval Security Group Activity Guantanamo Bay with a firat clasa in1tallation
3 To tho Officer in Char90 CWO Robert Goudy CEC USN and the men of US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE Cuantanamo Bay Dotachmnnt many thankbull for a job Well Dona and another Cina example of Soaboo bullcan Do Spirit
a A W Walton Jr RADH A W WALTON JR
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FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
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SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
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UtML 1650 Seri 255 14 March 1975
Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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C-bullMlinlt] Ofhctr o s Naval rcility Pllnta aortnqubulln PR
Toi Cc-Andl1gt9 OU1cer U S llbullvd Motule Con11tnaet1on 8bullUallon rYI lolt ltHlll- Ollitornh
Sampbj1 IAttbullr of Pppreeu1tion
tnell (1) Plaque
1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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24 March 1975
FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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a J Dell J I DElL
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1S1JJK1bullcbull 1650 19 March 1975
Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
-- - - - ---
v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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CE
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SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
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Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
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All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
11-27
bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
11-21
bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
CCBL0019db 1650 Sor 1 279 25 April 1975
FIRST ENDORSpound1otpoundNT on C~MLANNAVFACENGCOM ltt of 21 April 1975
Frombull Commander Naval Conbulltruction Betlolionbull us Atlantlc Fleet
To Commandin9 Officer u s Naval Mobile Conatructlon Battalion FIVE
Via Commander llavol Conatrucuon Battalion u s PacifJc Fleet
Subjbull Letter of Cclnmendation
l Readdressed and forverded wilh bullY perbullonal congrbulltulationbull to CW0 Grady and the llon of US Nbullval Mobile Conatruct1on Battalion PIVamp GuantanaJIOO Bay Dltltachaent Thbullir outatandinq perforaanee is indeed Jn keopinltJ with the highobullt traditionbull of the SlJlbees and tho laval Serv bullcbull
lbullI J C RlCIULS Capt J C RICKELS
- - - - - - - - - - - -NZCoMCBPAC- - -1650 Ser CBl0350
SCCONO eNDORSDIE~T on COMLAllTNAVlACEllOCOM ltr of 21 April 1975
from Commander Naval Conbulltructlon Battalions u s Pacific rleet
lo Commandinq Otrlcer U s llaval Mobile Construction Ila ttalion PtVpound
SubJ Letter oC COOllllendatlon
1 forwarded with ploabullure Thia letter and several previoua ones o similar tono aro indicalivo of a very successful deployment for the entire battalion
12
a John R FISHER AAllK JORN R FISHER
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UtML 1650 Seri 255 14 March 1975
Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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C-bullMlinlt] Ofhctr o s Naval rcility Pllnta aortnqubulln PR
Toi Cc-Andl1gt9 OU1cer U S llbullvd Motule Con11tnaet1on 8bullUallon rYI lolt ltHlll- Ollitornh
Sampbj1 IAttbullr of Pppreeu1tion
tnell (1) Plaque
1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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24 March 1975
FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
bull
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
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PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
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Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
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680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
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58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
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career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
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15 102
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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UtML 1650 Seri 255 14 March 1975
Frear Cdin9 Oficar U S 11-val Security Croup Activity Salana Seca FPO N York 09555
To Collaander Naval Conatructlon Battalions c s Atlantic rlaat Naval Allphibioua Daae 1lttla Creellt VA 23520
Subbull Mobile Conatrucuon Battalion nvt
l ll8 the depamprtu~ of Mobile Oonatruction Battalion FIVZ approach I wovld 11ka to axpran thh ec-andbull arpreciauon for their outatancHnq contrlhuUona to our coanunlty
2 The bullen of Hobila Conetruction Battalion rtv have participated 1n baae actlvitlaa and havo unaeJtiahly 9iven their tgtae in ny co1111unity projecta They have beccaa en integral part of our ActJv1ty
3 Chief Hueaton and the aen abullbullgt9ned to hie unit havo ex811lplifibulld tho Can Do apirit o the Seabeea One notable project vaa the recant construction of a parking lol at building 85 After a long period of ateady deterioration of the gravel parkift9 lot repreaontAtivaa of loblle Conatructlon Battalion FlVE were aaked il1onoa1ly if thay could provide equipu1nt -1td opctratora to lay lhe asphalt Within a aatter of daya the project vae caplated
4 The people of thia Activity arbull truly grateful for the cooperation and eontrlbutione of Mob1le Conatrueuon Battalion PIVE A~ a recent CB P1cn1c hbullld for all peraonnol we were able to peraonally exprbullbullbull our gratitude The CBbull will be well-rbulleabered at Sabana Saca
a P II SIMMONS CAPT R 11 SllMONS USN
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C-bullMlinlt] Ofhctr o s Naval rcility Pllnta aortnqubulln PR
Toi Cc-Andl1gt9 OU1cer U S llbullvd Motule Con11tnaet1on 8bullUallon rYI lolt ltHlll- Ollitornh
Sampbj1 IAttbullr of Pppreeu1tion
tnell (1) Plaque
1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
bull
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
-- - - - ---
v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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CE
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SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
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Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
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All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
11-27
bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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Sampbj1 IAttbullr of Pppreeu1tion
tnell (1) Plaque
1 Thia lbullttbullr and plaque are preaented in bullrpreeiatJon for the ettor~ and outatandlng nco0111pliabAoentbull ot tho MCB-5 Weal Mnbullx Detactullont toward tho completion oC tho Ulntananeo racillty Project P-012
2 Their untirln9 etortbull to enaurbull on-achedule completJon are ael(-evldent Upon their arrival ll Au9uat 1914 conatruction vbullbull at lesa than Cour percent CCIOplete Several l09iatie and equll)IMnt delaybull could have reduced vork output however the tarqeted ~pledcxi pelcenta9bull UOI was -t as a direct result ol their tenAcloua LndobulltlYmiddot
) In addltlOA their unselluh a atance and caisaradetie oered to toavel racllltY personnel and the CClllllland bullbullbull vbole are appreciated On degrous occasions tbh coomand hu ukecl Cor and rocelved tecbnlcbulll aulnancc fro= the detactment peraoUlel Their contribut1on to the Naval raclllty ~ell lgteampnlt] vill be rigterod alo9 with their outatandlRltJ proeaashytonal perCorwiance 4 4 We at laval raoJlity Punta llornquon reel 111oat Cortunate to have viewed personally vhet Se~ bullcan Do really ibull
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
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21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
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PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
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Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
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Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
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42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
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0
6
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0
0
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8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
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58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
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1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
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1
1
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1
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15 102
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
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E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
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uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
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Fro1111 Commandinq Officer us Naval Facility FPO New York New York 09552
To Commandinq Officer U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE FPO San Pranoibullco 96601
Subj 1 Letter of Appreciation
1 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion PIVE Deblchment Antiqua arrived on 12 Auqust 197bull taaked v ith the cople-tion ot Project ANT-406 llehab ANl- 407 Snack Bar and Bar Rehab ANT- 409 Inatallation of 2700 linear feet of S~urity Peri- ter Pencinq and th completion of punch lht iteu on Project ANr-05 Bendball court and ANl-Ol Water Tank Each of theae taake they completed in an efficient profueional nner providinq service to the co-d ooneonant with the biqbut traditions of the Naval Conatructlon Forces
2 The oontributiona of BUl Thatcher and 8U2 CArden in eupecrviain9 IOrk at the job sitebull and the COJllPlete cooperation experienced at all levelbull of oontaot with NMCB Fillll are coneidered prime factorbull in the euooeaeul completion of NMCB FIVEa aesiqned tabullkbull deapite several matedal delaybull and equipment failuree tt ie with partishycular pleaeure that thie c011m1And notebull the profeaelonal manner in which NMCB FIVE penonnel conducted thelftlelves durinq thur udqruant in Antlqua and the contributions they de to atampUon morale throuqh partioipotion in such functionbull bullbull the Seebee Ball
l Upon completion of NMCB FIVE deployMnt to the C4rlbbean and Anti9ua thia co-d extenda congratulatiolUI for a job bullWELL DONEbull
S John E King III
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24 March 1975
FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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1S1JJK1bullcbull 1650 19 March 1975
Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
bull
bull
llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
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1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
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2 l7
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l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
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1
1
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1
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15 102
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
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Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
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E6 l 4 5
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E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
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ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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24 March 1975
FrOlll Senior Resident AltJent Naval Inveatigative Service Realdent Agency Rooeevel t Roada PR
To co-ruling Officu o s Naval Mobile COnatruction Bat talion PI Vil
Subj O ents concernJng Nl1Cll rrVE
l Unofficial compariaon of llMCll FIVE with other construction b a ttalions o f siailar a1ze which have been deployed at looaevelt Roads in th pat indicate llMC8 PTVE haa had
bull bull Fewtr incidanta requiring llAVI~RV in198 U9atl ve usiatance
b f er identified drug dealera aboard the CUip c Cever drug relatad incidents d fewer instancebull of -1icious deatrucUon ~nonal
aaaaulta aldor grobullbull lliaconduct on the part o ua19nad penOJmel I and
e fewe r instalcea of theft andor burgla ry o US Govarrmoent property
2 In the opinion of the underaigned this result la directly attributable to the positive cocmnand actionbull talcen by lll1C8 fllVE to closely monitor the activitiebull occurrln9 vithin the camp111p and to reatriet the flow of vehicle traffic and viaitora in the area plus the prompt handling of diociplinary problema u they occurred It is additionAlly noteworthy that thD c0111114nd vu able t o 111aintain a full work schedule lt has been repeatedly demonstrated in the past that the number or incidents o ccurrin9 within deployed units appears directl y comparable to the alllOunt of free or nonproductive time available to tho 110n
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Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
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JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
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llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
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S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
-- - - - ---
v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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CE
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SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
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Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
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All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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1S1JJK1bullcbull 1650 19 March 1975
Froa1 Security Officr US Naval Station Roobullevelt Roach Puerto Rico
Toi co-ndin9 Officer o s Naval Mobile Conbulltruction Battalion PllE
Subj Letter of 1ppreclation
l lroia 1ultJUbullt 1974 to 1pril 1975 thbull Departnent lad the opportunity oC -dcin9 cloHly vith the 4ainistration and Security sections of your Battalion During your tenure at Naval Stations Roobullevelt Roadbull - encountered the usual penoonnel and traffic probleu inherent in a large group of 2 Your cooperation and readineu to rendar usistance was well appreciated When there were unubullual problUS to be bullolved that readinebullbull vaa a jor tctor in the expeditious dispatch of the problebull at hand Your K9ater-At-Anaa section vorkin9 t09ether with our Police and K-9 Divisions performed an outstanding job in deterring the dru9 traffic problebull in oar areu of concern Your 1dDdnistrativbull section handled Shore Petrol aaaigNllllntbull effectively with a tnimu unt of tiJDe lost ampAd your petty officers uaigned Shore Patrol duties perforNd well
3 Hybullelf and thbull men o the Secud ty Deprtment Naval Station Rooaevelt Roads take plaaaure in bidding you farewell and commend you for a job Well Donebull
sJJ Hernandez
17
JJ HERNANDEZ MACS By direction
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
bull
bull
llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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bull
bull
Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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630 ~ z
62l
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590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
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l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
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ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
r 6 Thia deployioent wu the fir at Atlantic lleployaent in tbe hiatory of NMCB IVE The officerbull and bullen expreaa appreciation to COMCBLANT and bulltaf t for outshystandin9 abullbullibulltance and support duriJ9 IVEbull tranaiUon
tO the gttlantic Fleet 6- (11 a-1JJJ (c I R W 11JER8ACll JR f
D1stribution COMCBLAfl l
Copy To COlCBP lC l NAVFACENGCOM (Code 061 J llAVSCOLCECOFF 1 NAVCONTAACEN 1 CNO (OP-44G) l COMMAND1NT MARINE CORPS (code 1045) 1 ClNCLlllTPLT 1 CINCPACFLT l CG PMFPlC 1 COflllllVSU11TlllllT 1 COlNllVSUllFPAC l COIQOTICICR 1 COf430TllNCR 1 COIOlSTlCR l LMTNllVFACEllCCOM 1 PACNllVFAClNCCOM 1 CO CBC GUIf PORI 1 co CBC POIUIUE tcode lSI 1 CO CBC PORHUE (code 171 l CO N1VCONSTR1CEN PORllUE l co NllVSCOLCEcorr PORJIUE l CO llctl PORflUE l Director of uaval History l Dlrector Trainlnq rubl1cat1ona
DLvision l 1111 NMCB s 1 lll~g l All KrMCamp l lbullt~a i
18
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r
bull
bull
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UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
bull
bull
llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
1-1
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
r
bull
bull
Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
-- - - - ---
v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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bull
bull
S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
r
bull
bull
bull
UNIT LOCATION
SUMMARY
Enclosure One
Enclosure I
bull
bull
llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
1-1
r
ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
r
bull
bull
Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
-- - - - ---
v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
t
RAlING
BU
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CE
r u
EA
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CRCACN
-v- CROUP VIrI
ET
RM
HT
PR
PN
SR
SK
SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
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lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
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KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
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uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
bull
llavel bulluuon -bulllt llObullda tbullrco lico
Navel ltat1on lloobulleyenelt llOada (lieu Annex) Puerco IUco
Ila val -Uni tion racUi ty Viequebull Ieland Puerto Rico
Naval lacuricy Group Activity labene leebull Puerto llico
DampTAIL AllTlGOA
llAval lacllity AaU9 WHt Indiabull
10 11-t 174 I April itn
22 Aut UH
bull Apr il 1975
21 AUJWt 1914 bull April 1975
2J A~t 1974 u rch 1975
lt ll119W1t 174 lt Deceber 174
Navel lac111ty Grand Tllrk 1 October 1974 Tllrkbull Cicobull Ieland Weet tndlbullbull lO DeCampJlber 1974
DlllllL GlHO
Naval Ibullbullbull Guantanamo lay Cuba
llAIEE TtAH 0523
Y 18land lruat Territory h ol ttc lalanda
12 Augubullt 1974 7 April 1975
lt July 1974 April 1975
11 Offioera UI 1nUau1d
1 Officer 27 lnlined
NO Officau 24 lnllned
Mo Offlcan 27 lnlleted
No Ofticere 15 Enlieted
l Otficer 78 lnlibulltbulld
1 Officer 1J CnUabulled
1-1
r
ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
r
bull
bull
Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
-- - - - ---
v
r40 0
630 ~ z
62l
fllJ
6Q()
590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
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2 l7
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l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
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1
1
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1
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15 102
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
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Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
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E6 l 4 5
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E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUMMARY
Enclosure Two
poundncloaure II
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Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
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sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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CE
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roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
U-1
bull
pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
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bull
bull
Officers
CDR RW AUEllllACI bull Jl AUG lJ - PRESENT CC111mUU14ln9 Offlcecr
LCDR DL LOOPP JUN 74 - PRESENT Executive Officer
LCDR J S B1CltS AUG 74 - APR 75 bullHodical Officer
lCllll DM UNG MM 74 - PlESpoundHT Opbullrationa Officer
lCDR JC WttLDHS MAR 74 - PRESENT Chaplain
LT cr ALLEN PEB 73 - PRlISEIT Allbull t Opera tion11
LT J BOOVlR JUN 74 - PRESfNT Dental Officrr
LT J It III KLOS JUL 73 - AUG 74 Medical Officer
LT HC PALMER SEP 73 - PRESfllT AdiainPen Officer
LT MP PBJU111A DEC 73 - PRlISENT Supply Ofticer
LT WL SCAllBOROUGll PEB 75 - PRBSlllT Abullbullt oprationbull
LT D8 SHEPARD JM 73 - PRESENT bullAbull COlllpeny CollllIJlnder
LT CB TAllADGE SEP H - PRESENT Training Officer
LTJO lP PESLpoundR MAY 73 - PIU$BNT bullobull Company Co bullndu
LTJG fl HAAS JR MAY 74 - PRESENT middotcmiddot C011P4ny COllllMUldbullr
LlJG EA bull KA VltLAI JUN 72 - JAN 75 Engineering Officer
tlJC RO HocmR llB 73 - PREStN OIC SuHe Tau 0523
LTJG R MELLO JR MAR 7S - PRESENT _c Train1n9 Officer
LTJG Clt SAN TN ER FEB 73 - PRESBNT bull9bull c-peny eo-ander
LTJG WA SlROllEN MAY 73 - PRES111T OIC West Annex
ENS Apound BERTSCHE MAR 75 - PRESENT Asst MLO
ampNS KP PREY MAR 75 PllESENT Aut Operationbull
lNS JM BALL JAN 74 - PRESampNT AHt OpsEng Officer
ENS PF BlNDLlY DampC 73 - PRESENT Disbursing Officer
ENS RS BUE111ER OCl 74 - IPRESllT KID
lNS DA bull PENCt JUL 74 - PRESamplT Personnel Officer
CW03 R It GOUDY JAN 74 - PRESENT OIC Detail GITHO
bullContigency Medical Officer provided by Naval Hoapital RoOaevelt RoadJI
Il-1
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
II-3
bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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bull
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
S-1 Summary
A AlfttllI - TUI SUgtIXAAY
1 Enllated Perbull nel
upon daploylng bull0peratlOnAl llold vaa necuaary tO r taln Lh riret Clbullbullbull Peraonnalaan to aaaure adbullqUJgttbull aupervlalon and q1WOUty control of 40C111111~mu ly January 1915 tblit Peraonnel Offlc vabull manned to 100 ot allOVAACe of eiqbt PMbullmiddot ln accordarce vi tb tbe hpt-ber 1t74 OPllAV 10002 (Jlulpower Allovancol cIAmibullmiddot Tbo follomiddot vlnv dlatrJbotion of Illbull vabull eUocced
r1n Meeipu an4 oc11 ooc~ntbull aupervlaor
tNl Tranater luporv1aor
PN2 Diary PCll TTanafara
~ AJ9Dmll to DeUll GuantampllUIO My
rru TAD 11eCdpu
PllSA llOutlnbull 8 rvlcbull II cord ampntrlbullbullmiddot ieava Paqbull ll fntrlbullbullmiddot
PNBA ESO
IM TAD PN lchool
Tbbull AdainlatratJYo Off1c nnoa vi th fl yooaan L11ro119b01t tho daplo)IOOJlt vlth Ugtbull tollowin9 dlatrlbution al Cactad1
YtH OHica SUlorviaor
YW2 Legal Offico Legal Aaahtanco
YIU Opcrationa Y-n
t1lS Typin9 Production Pool
ni C-n419 Officer bull ltaU Ottlcco vu a~ttld vith the ICJ()C a In4octrinatlon elld eponorahip Tbull-middot wo acud in recaptlonlat capacity for the duration of deplo)IMlnt
Probleu
Career COunHlllnq hu rmalnad tho aer one priority
roua vhlu to detail aitebull and an actift progr- vltb ready availability at tbe aaln body alt enolgtled aiuiution of atgnlficant problea
Dubull to the rtbull location of the deplo)llBnt altbullbullmiddot all corraapondancbull by u 8 ~11 w~a notloaably alower tll4n In COUUS Th delaya tNre generally prodlcshytabla klng 1t ralatively bullbullbullY to allow for the delaybull vban pla1gtAin9
Dur ln9 tM tbrM lIOlgtthbull ampbMllCO or detailbull Crand Tlrk and AntifJllA t roa the Nin body it waa not poaaibla tor thbull peroonnbulll n to properly JUlnmiddot tbullln the earvico recordbull of thoae mon Attar the data1lbull both raturn in Decomber all or thobullbull aervlce racorda wbullrbull evaluated and rav1ed
4 tducatlon
Enrollod Coepleced
OfC1c r couraea En li atbulld Courses PRrI cro
~ Mhcellany
o-n bao11rC9a
1 l 400 200
6 4 2 l
eoi=c11 -tinbull Captain a Reqceat ampata Captainbull Cal
7 46 u
bull
[
bull
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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630 ~ z
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590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
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bull
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
U-1
bull
pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
sect Per1onnel SWllllll) - deployment averaqe
PAY GRADE TOTAL OFFI-E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 NUN- ASSIGNED CERS ---middot--~~ E-9 E-8 RATES
MAIN BODY l 4 15 47 63 93 195 418 l8
DETAIL ANTlGOA l 3 4 10 18
DETAIL GRAND TORK l 2 7 s 15
DEl GOANTANAMO BAY l 2 6 10 l7 42 78 l
SABANA SECA l l 4 10 11 27
VlEQUES ISLAND 2 4 9 8 24 WEST ANNEX
2 7 8 10 27 l
SEABEE TEAM 0523 bull 0 12 l
REAR ECHELON l l 4 7 5 2 l 21 TADSCHOOL 2 3 3 3 11
HOSPITAL l l 1 2 5
BRIG 1 l
LEAVE 2 l 4 7 14
TOTAL RECEIPTS l 2 12 11 24 97 147 5
TOTAL TRANSFERS 1 3 9 11 34 58 63 179 3
bull TOTAL ASSIGNED 2 6 25 76 106 161 295 671 21
700
690
680 670 c c 0 6GO ~ 650
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590 UG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN I EB r bulln
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DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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CE
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roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
U-1
bull
pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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bull
I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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bull
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bull
Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
DiapoaiUon ot a variety of caaea proved champlla119l119 The value of auapeJlded puniabaent to1 UCHJ Article 15 Hearingbull proved Jnvalultlble on mot1vatln9 accused peraonnel toward aoceplablbull military behavior The poaitive relnforceaent provided by auch ince11tJve-producin9 aua~neioru proved worthwhile in a jority ot Captains Hast caaea Unauthorized abaencea oC all duratioru dcalnated the rpon of beba1r1or 1Mractlona
AaUatance tor CourtashyHartial was provided by the Office of the Judge Advocate Oeneral 10th Naval Diatriot The detailing of Hilitary Judges fro the coaoand Tidawatar Judiciary NOrfolk Virginia on a 110nthly cycle wae reaponaible for initial delay Thbull ayau waa inaUltJurbullted dur109 the eamprly portion of depl0199nt Due to poor ubullbullbull-t of U llOftthly caae loads for the llOOaevelt Jloads area the inldal bltaclclog waa not cleared until Decellber However prompt reaponalve bullbullrvice was realized by January providing efficient and timely reeponae tor aerlous d111eiplinary action
81111111ampry Courts-Martial with confinement not authorlamped aa punialment provided the c Md with an add level of dtapoaition for thoae cabullbullbull that did not warrant the bullbullrioua punialululnt of continbullshyment but were of auCticient aeverlty or of repetitive aequence to merit more bullbullrloua atlantion than that which is available in the adminleu-ative action of a UCIU Article 15 Reari1gt9 The bull11alnatJon ot conUn-at proved ot ~Mfit In ouer thAn the intendod area of inlalzing the loaaot direct labor
The accused reaponded in bull bullurpriaingly cooperative manner which enabled thbull Sunuqry Court Officer to expedit1oualy hear the bullbullrite of the cabullbullmiddot fonard r-nded puniatent to thbull convening autbority and allov PPt enac-cent o punl~t rhbull bullccuaed were aatiefied Ut the attention and detail provided
by tbo S-y Court Officer enabl1 a mgtre fbullir bullnd favorable revi o the fbullcta of the alleged infractionbull and erulblecl better RJltposiuon of bullitiqeting or extenuetJng circW11atancea lvldently these upeota were more appealing to the accuaed than thbull laak of detbull llbulld counael wae WU1ppealin9 All peraonnel offered SU1mary courte-Kartial with confine-ment not eutborhed conaent1 to trial by s-ary courushyICartiel bull All coort ti ndinge re reviS and accepted by the auperviaory bulluthority further110re the accuaed appeared bullbulltislied that the court delivered a te1r preaontation of their aoaoa
Special Courta-Hartial heard the 110bullt serioua oftenbullbullbullmiddot and In one 1astance a d Cond1JCt DillCMrqe was awarded by the Court The eJltecution of a pwUtive diac1ampr9e will not be reahzed or -ny 110ntha after the court but the effect ot auch punis~t had noted poattlve effect upon the commen6
Aclmlniatrative diaahar9ea For Oood of the Service enabled the COlllllUlnd to aecure for thbull Navy the exped1t1oua relbullbullbullbull of those per80ftllel whoabull continued retention on active duty would caae add- bullJltpenae and continued detail-1119 o perll0l1Al Nnhoura for the intenence of subshystandard military pereonnel
The command a99reaaively worked to purge itaelt oC nonshyperfonnera non-deployable Sea bee a and Prsonnel who apecifically desire aeperetion due to reeaons of hardalllp huaanishytarian dlfficulties peraonelity dlaord4ra or unacceptable aociel or aJlitary behavior COntinuea eapb4bull1bull uon early identlticatlon of auch personnel enabled the com11And to ~onltor their progreaa and it euficlently inferior to expedite their separation Thbull conta~loua effect of poor llOtivetlon sour outlook and deapondent actiona only aerve to lntect the aamprglMl pcrtonoshybullrbull and provide counter-bulll l l tarybull l dera to late
bull
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
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2 l7
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l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
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1
1
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1
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15 102
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Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
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Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
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E6 l 4 5
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E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
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bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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bull
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bull
Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
Thia providea those aaally 111Prened by lllU-stTIJctared bullctlona 8nd thoughts the lllfgtilCU co ~ag iJopxession-
Btll VIOll tNPv=ON REPORTSbull
gt c
103
aault on uthority 3
Pr operty OtrUction 0
Ata 106
DISCIPIJHAlll ACTION
Article 15 l
Sunnary Courta-Hartial 0
Special Courts-HartiaJ 0
Total J
36
5
l
42
3
0
0
3
ADH111tSTRMIVE DISCiARGamp lCTI0~1 Convenience of the l 2 r_vernment
Unault8blll-middot l 0
COod of tlta Service 0 0
--~-1 2 2
~ 54
23
3
80
5
l
0
6
l
0
0
l
8ble men do11 to unaccep~ble leveie Early detection bullnd bullbullP8bulltion vill elevate efficiency and productivity
~ 0 ~ I a II(
~ a
58 90 61 46 38 2
l8 24 25 14 JO 4
5 4 3 3 l 0
81 1a 89 63 69 6
4 16 8 s 5 0
4 J J 0 J 0
0 l 8 0 0 0
8 20 19 5 8 0
2 l 8 4 5 2
0 0 0 l 0 0
0 0 l 0 l 0
2 l 9 5 6 ~
i 488
146
20
654
49
14
9
72
26
2
2
30
U-5
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
lt-6
bull
)
thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
t
RAlING
BU
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CE
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EA
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PR
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SR
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SRSAGN TOTAl llOll-GROUP VIII
roTAL
bull
2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
bull
bull
bull
S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
career COWlbullbulllor
1 General
With tl1e IMlttsllon vidbullly bullpread throughout tba cribbean area lt v very difficult to 9at rear infonution diualnatad to all handa Cl-t e=phaah vbullbull placed on trips by ttiI career COun1elor Staff ir1 to outlyin9 bullitbullbullmiddot Thbull qrebulltebullt difficulty vas encoW1tbullrbulld tryinv to obtain predictable transportation in and out of Cuantanum ay
Thbull w middotnd ~lanced a very lov ftrat tarm reto1111lon ratbull durin9 thbull fiJat bamplf of fiacal Ybullar 7S There are wny factorbull which contributed to thia 8luap Thbull nonal culiural ahock eirperiancad by battaliona attar any ove vaa avvravatad br the aubatandard livin9 condit ona (open aquad bays no headbull in berthn9 huts etcJ Thia waa coupled wlth tlle r-te locetion of Caip Moacrip avay tr- utn baH rcreaticnl facil1tibullbullmiddot In addition our arrivel in Puerto llioo coincided vith tbe height of
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bull
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thbull bull~bullr heat in atsrk conshytra1t vith thbull cool bull _rbull of Port llubulln- All of thoH fectora contributed to iaeJte llAllY firat ter1aarbull fetl thay did not vUh to continue aarvicbull vlth the a tgteta
Morale of cu r n1lon vaa ai9ntflcantly aC11Cted by recent cutllaclta and pctpJWd 1n aarvicbull benefbulltbull Probl in obtalnln9 uteriola during the early onthbull of the deployent alaO reduci job aatiafaction A1110n9 carHr peraonnel Thbullbullbull oontribumiddot tad al9nificantly toward reduclft9 car r reenliataenta
Abull thbull abova probl -rbull alowly reduci retention fi911rbullbull began to increaae in the aecond bamplt of r heal year a to a level bullbovbull tle llbullvy evera9e
The c0111aand Quality Control Board bullbulldbull all r-bullndationa for reenllataent of ba~talion peraoMel The board oonaiatng of Sl s2 sl ~ cona1dered about ten -D per mgtnth
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
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1
1
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l
1
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15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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bull
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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2 CUMMULATIVE RETENTION REPORT
AUGUST 1974 - MARCH 1975
FIRST TERM CAREER lV-i - rovmiddotbull
ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE LIS TEO ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE
11 10 4 2 0
l 0
7 l 2 l 0
9 5 3 2 0
2 0 l
12 5 4 l 0
5 5 l l 1
7 6 2 3 0
4 24 0
57 56 17 11 1
1 0
1 0 0
l 0
1 0
4 0 0 l 0
1 0 l l 0
0 l 0
0 2 0
6 3 l s 0
63 59 18 16 l
= - USNR LISTED RAD
2 l7
l
l 7
1 9
l
l 12
l 9middot
3 11
28
10 94
l
l
l
1
1
l
l
1
s middota
15 102
II-7
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
U-1
bull
pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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bull
C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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bull
tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
bull
bull
bull
S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
u-u
bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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bull
4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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bull
Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
bull
bull
bull
Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
wg filJ HH
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
l Exaalnauonbull
Pay11 rade I NJllbe r Ad-oe1ac-
NA Hon Selectbullbullbull ran alnhtered lloard
Elt 14 ) 10 l 0 t
amp-1 27 10 ll 0 4
E-6 H 2) - 1 2
E-S 27 - 20 l
E-4 0 ll - 16 0
bull
Rate Aug Sp Oct IOV Dec lllJI hb Car TOUl
9
EB
E7 1 1
E6 l 4 5
IS 4 2 4 s lS
E4 l u 2 32
E3 s 7 5 7 7 4 5 49
E2 2 l 5 2 l 11
TOW 10 ll 14 44 14 10 s 5 lll
11-1
bull
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
n-t
dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
H-10
bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
bull
tI-11
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
u-11
bull
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
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ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
On 2 A-t the Dda D9 Abuae ampdacadon lpecialls1 DUSI arriftd at Camp Moaeltrlp -bullvelt -dll to 9bullthbullr infoshy uon to aaalbullt IOllCB rrvz in b11ildin9 and ef fictive Drug and Alcohol Pro9ru D11rln9 thbull thrbullbull ita prior to the arrival ot the -1n body the cAampS bullbullcbshyllahed coouct van the Alcobol eovery orydoclt latlon lpecialiat and care and Aaalbulltshy cenur Vhlle in contert with tllaae hcilidH tbe 4naf reprebullMtetift lN-4 of the varlou pn19r that vould be available to thla -nd
On 9 Auf)uat lt74 tho commandbull DMS au_d rbullponalbllJty of the cap contbullol center bullThe DtU Librarybull Thbull repr entshyauve lived in the bunlr ~at the canur thge aalntelnl1ic a 24 ~ canur At that t1-tbbull CK1 bouaed tbe library agtd uaed in conjunctlo= vltb Or119 Edacampdon claaau
Early In thbull deploy1119nt the DMamp bee active In Raca blshyatlona drufJ and alcohol related ttera Hovever Lhbull OHi vaa not Undtad to thOH arau It began to functlon u bull ~cshyations pivot paint aendin9 to vr1- locations to -t answra to q11uuona that tbe au ft could not bullM-r
Atur the arrival of the aain body tlgte mil atartbulld cluau to flnlah lhbull l ot 8ce aelaUona thla waa folloved by 1 12 daya of dzu9 and alcohol abuaa educashytion
In lbulltbull SeptPber and early Octobez tlla build~ vu renovashyted Thbull campap library vu -vad to a _ locaUon nen to tha chapel A partJ don vu iutallshyed to 9i Ul PgtrT teampA a a-1-pri va ta office for condact19 their afatra Poatera and black lightbull vara hung to give the claaa-rap rooa a unique a rgtirphera
tn oooperaLion vlth Califshyornia Penal Coda 1000 bull local rehab111utivbull facility vaa bullbulltab 1 iabo9d tor thobullbull P41raons aentencad to t119 ltalifornla Oiftraiolgt Prooru Vhllbull cm
annual leave thbull com=andbull o~ ~bulldbull a peraonal vlalL to the Ventura County ProbaLlon Oopan111ent to flnalhe the diveraion pt09ru and clun up any datila tJMot ai9ht han been alued Venturbull County lndleatAd t0 FIVE It that tiae that Utlbull auta Uon hAd dOnbull an excellent job lu cooperation vlth Ventura County In flniahing the pr09r u p-iaad
lince early leptonlbar NMCB rivs habull had aaverel ot Itbull shyra in the Alcoh01 llecovary oryshydock lboth vol1111tarUy and llfshyvoluntanlyl A totel of 14 peraona haYG used tle facllhl of uo On -say eftnlna Alcoshybollcs Anooa (Ml -tingbull -rbull bold at tho lraquoIZ to 9iYe those niOtUI a cloa r contact v1tb othera and acqulra -rbull kdegladge of AA Thbull alvbull 9roup aio uaed the facllltlbullbull ot local moetin9a in the Ian Juan bullrbullbullmiddot
bull1bull -ira or Ulla co11111and UHd the facilltiH Of the car end aalsualtbull Cbullntbullr ICMC) The Director of CAAC 9aft a one day ~in9 and evaluation at tbe c aNlbull raqueat ~ proee-
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
f
fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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dllre uaed vu in CC2plianc viUI ~ 6no of 21 AUJUU un
Zn ice lebrwary lllltl PIVE rece 1 vod die lllllBiln aourcu vlelt t- CBtANT The CILAHT teabull reported favorably toVard thibull condbull Dru9Aloohol pt09rabull and rnded lhal CIUNT batta1iona follow the
IPZCUL 8poundRVICZS
lpecial aervlcea oonaiacd o( a ChleC Petty Officer one firat claaa and tvo third olaaa petty officerbull Thay or9a~laed tourbull to U local polntm of lntereat bod ln P no Rioo and Oii otber ibulllan4a Por the aporu ainded Ulere -rbull revutar lntra-batilioa eof U11 9a ladtvid11al rackeU11 coegtet-1 tion lad a iauuau tbull-middot Tiie babullketgt11 tbull- vabull able to vJn the ~avt Station Chaaipionshybullhlp and placed bullecond in the COHTEN eleainetlon for the AllshyNbullvy lbullbullkbulltball competition) A rapid bulltart on a eportbull pt09rshyvu ude peedblbull by bull lu9e eupply of recrational 9aar brOUJbt r- Part Bue
ttM lpecgtal SerYicH ver hindered -bat by a laclt of
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bull
prooid11re
On 14 MArcb dla Dia ln1tiated a Deplont End leeda Aaaebull-t Thibull abullbullbullbullnt v ae to provide feeltSback to the COllllampndlf9 Oftlcer concarnln9 the fealin9bull and attltudabull of chc 111en and vork aatlafaction of the doployaent
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fuada eepecially durln9 the eerly pert of the daplor-ent At thlbull ti the battalionbull monthly allowance from Naval Station Special Servicebull wae only als per n hat vabull barely enou9h to pey tbe 110l10A picture proJectlcn1bullt The allovbullnce vbullbull later raibulled to S50 per n 111 Mldltion _y for acdritiebull vu nhocl by bullbulllllA9 popcom and beer at bulloftba11 9 bull and by a carnival
labullbull Speciel Servicebull proved to be very helpful and often vent oul o thelr way to bullbullbulllat the battalion one lbullC9bull draln or Special lervlcae 100ney ~bullbull payin9 tbe 100vle projectionlat rillbull COlld be avotdoed by bullbullbullurint that ~ battalion had tour or fhe trained S llOllftffd opershyatore Vbo could be aae19ned bullbull duty projectloniat
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A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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bull
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
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uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
S-2Summary
A ~
KlCll r111amp aade 9rMt etoru to Uprove the cond1tion9 in th Ar90ry er a Avelloblltbull cleani119 apaco wa1 tripl9d an anoorubull vorltahop area va1 ompl tad and Uic on ti r CCCtPCd 1ocur ity vaa lapr ovS bull 1ben the veopon9 a 11_ ance wa1 aaai at tho tibull of uarnov r th re wa1 a d Uci ncy in th TOA for llJOI llOrtara Th10U9h di hgent and concartod etort the 11ertara vbullro obtained and ahlpPed in to brinq the allovmiddot ancbull up to bullundard1 Durln th r bullfire evolution ell bulllbullteen 11bull0 cblM guna dove~ hairmiddot iu crackbull in th roe lven Ulum reftdorln tbcI unaorvlcebullblbull Prcimpt bull~ioo va1 inluated to ahlp thbull veapons bllct for repair and obtaln replll nt1 to keep tho allowance at 100 percent CC9plbulltbull rouqhout thbull wnole deploywoent an 119grbullbullaivbull and thorough c1 nift9 and malntenmiddot ancbull progr1111 waa followedmiddot to enshyaurbull that all weaponbull werbull kept raadr and 1arvicaabla bullnould thor be required for a contlnqency 1ltuatlon
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8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
ll-ll
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
u-u
bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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bull
4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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bull
Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
bull
bull
bull
Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
wg filJ HH
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
8 Commmicationa
The c nnlcAtions equipment allovanee aJao deficient upcn lMCB fIVEs arrival Again a99reasive action was initiated bri119in9 the allowence b11clt up to standards Maintenance and PM schedules were rigidly followed to ensure proper and illllllediate response capAbillty in the event ot a continltJency mlaalon No aigniticant probl_ ware enshycountered duriJ the deployment
c HAllS Station
The llAllS Syattn provided a vltal linlt trcm the battalion to friends and relativebull at hcme Throughout tha deployment the station was able to operate on all but five doya On the daily aver119e 2S telephone patahes were CCllllpleted and the station received and tranlllitted 4 HABSGRNIS bull
D Embarkation
l General
Por thbull fJra t tj111e NMCB llVll deployed to Camp Hoacrip Rootlevelt RoeclJJ Puerto RJco The mount out wabull accomplished with relatively little trouble DC-9 aircraft were involved in the main body movent Over JS 000 pounds and 3000 cubic f t of Battalion gear were air lilted in addition to 612 paasengera and aaaoc1ated personal gear
In kebping with the reshyaponsibilitlobull aaaociatod with a Mobile Battalion tho Dnbarkation ataff strove throuqhout the deshyployment to be prbullProd for any type of conttngency which may have arisen Consequently earliest efforts went toward upshygrllltting the bullize and capabilitiea of the liberk bulltbullff and coward organiting the Battalion for PUJ1 Battalion Mount OUt WorlcinltJ in conjunction with S4 end A6 Embark inventoried at119od and checked the condition of all proposed Battalion equis-ont and formulshyated Full Mount Outc Plan These preparations were not in vUJI as CBLAJIT called bull mount out exercibulle on 15 October 1974 ThiJo exerche bull particularly
good test of NMCll PIVl 1110unt out cbullpabillty in that mobullt of the mobile loading bulltaging and weighing vere accomplibullhod t nl9ht in 11 peraiatont rein Because of the rain the mobileshyloadin9 are4 was bullhiftod from the 01ai n grl nde r to the HUI warehouse aru The qrlndor wabull used aa the bulltag ing area and all bullecurity vae provided by parties ll9bulli9ned by the Operations Officer
A good feature of Camp Moscrip tor any exercise auch abull this is that it is well lltuated for sea ampntgtarkation Surfbullce Operations where all vehiclebull weighing and 111ount outs are acCOltlpliehed la only one ball mi le away thus facilitating eaay convoying with lliniJlal disturbance to the local b e All vehiclebull cargo and personnel were ready to board the ships within 48 hours alter the bullount out Op Order promulgshyated
Later in the daployment (from 6 through 20 Deetlftlber J974) an Air Detachment mount out exercise waa called During this almulated mount out to Island xbull the batullon aqaln ruponded effectshyively and llWittly but bulleveral probl_ vere noted aa dllcussed below
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(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
II-15
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
(ft eddition to planning end rHdlneu elgtark vu concerned witll vulou 11111t 110Ves aooemiddot velt llCgteodbull Air Operations continmiddot ur t a PIVE eir -middot t requ r-nu by provicliog propt afflclent bullbullrv1Ce ang the verloua lettellon aites cir-ershycld tli9hts utillied Vherbull requlred by contingency lihen 1t c UM to return hOme the conatant training and thbull clobulla liaiaon with tha relieving battalion ceuaed the embarkation phaHa to run amoothly end eHioiently
2 LESSOllS LEA11NED
Thr0U9hout the deploy- nt thbullrbull vere 91any leaaona learned by the Elobarltatioo Sta Tbbullbullbull are liated below bv camptacrormiddot lea ea they 5M1rtun to Dlbarkshyadon1
bull Al DrrampaMpoundfT lliRctSts (1) Exercise guidebull
linebull bullUbull~ be flrmly clearly end completely laid dovn before tho outaot ot the exercise Any embiguitibullbull in the rules can lead to bulliaundaratandtnqa between Battmiddot alion leaderbull and exercise pirbullbullmiddot
(21 Worklnq partiH bullubullt be Uraly controlled once dealgnated and should be relieved at raaaonablbull intervals to deshyerbullbullbullbull likelihood of fatigue
(J) A fut epoundficiant portable voice ~ction aybullt- ia required -ng the lalgtark Officer thbull HOCC the bulltatJlng area and the Alfa CODshypany dispatch bullhack Thla bullYbullt would help prevent coormiddot dlnallcn problems in vehicle loadin11
b IA TI AIION MOUllI OUT
Ill It ia esaentiel Cor an Dlberk ataff to keep accushyrate records of ali procedur lnvolvad vltb ISOllDtauts Tb-bull records would than usist aubaeqmiddot
u-1bull
uent lllDark s~f end help aake their jOba esier
(2) Rulebull the loedshy-uer b bullUngbull on hb plane Ka tacabull aboard vlat he aeebull flt to take aboard
(3) companiebull and depart11enia llhltgtuld ensure that all their -unt out bobullbullbull era properly labellt end -t tho apecl ti cations of COHCllPACillST 1510l
(4) toadin9 prlorltlbullbull for vehlclu and cargo ahould be eatabllahed as early as poaalblbull in the exercise
(S) Embark auat proshyvide expertise to asaiat Alta coapany in weighing loaded veshyhio lbullbull and computing their cenmiddot tera of gravity
(61 Vehiclebull bullubullt be clean end meet proper alzbull reshyquire-nu for alrcr~t loading
(7) Prior planning proved auentlal for bull auccabullbullshyful air det uercibulle-nt elon9 vU bull full battalion 41 hour -IUlt out
bull
bull
-S-3Summary
A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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A Plannin9 and ampst1m1ating 011aU ty Control
l Glaquolneral
Tho quality concrol C11nct1on waa comblnod with planning and eati11111ting during the deployment with one ataff performing both joba The doplt1rtment consisted initially of five men a 801 on pound01 o OTl and a Camp2 with a sue in charge At lllid-deployniont tho chie was DOVed to a co1npany and the pound01 took charge Altho11gh all but the builder had been thro119h the Planning llltimating School at iAVscoi none o t cho n had received any formal trainin9 la quality control- Inbulltebulld thoy roliod 11pon theii broad tochnical background and expertlae
2 Planning and Eati111Dting
Tho only projecta which required complete planning and oatin1otin9 while doployed were camp imshyprovement projects dealgnud by the battalion The b11lk o tho PH ef tort was expended on ordrring uteri al which had been ollli tted lrOll thbull or1ginal HTObullmiddot llDbullt ot the dificultieJi encountttred inshyvolved obtaining utaral on tho local -rket By the tiM ahortshyagea were discovered 1t waa often
too late to reorder from CONUS and no other solution woa available than to order locally Unfort11nshyataly mtSt supplierbull wore quite nonchalant and this altitude oaueed pricebull to rluctuate daily dopendshying on the individual bulluppliarbull atock Thia made it very difficult to malce any reasonable eetillale when requesting additional fundbull
3 OualLty COntrol
In addition to chaaing down mi1ain9 11W1terial the Pbull~ per1onnel doubled inapactora With the coinplexity of 111ampny o the pro]acta the Q11allty Contal operatlon was one of the moat inlportant functionbull in tho battalion
one actor which hindered the eJfort for quality conatructlon pertained to delivery of 111ampterlal This problem ia not 111111 tad to the Supply Syetembull which abaorba ao much bla- or uterlal problbullbull but includebull all thoae involved with project acheduling a11d material procur-nt llben uteriala do not arrive in tia to meet the conatruct1on achedule Seabee Can-Do tends to take over The raault can frequently be leaa than top quality construction unlabullbull carefully restrained by Q c personnel
A second factor which hindered progress was tho poo q11ality of certain local producta For exa111ple CHU block often had noticeable deviationbull in bullibullbullmiddot In addition certain typebull of block (lintels half block bond beaa blocltl ware frequently vary hard to obtAin req11ir(ng makeshift lltthodbull euch aa bull grouting and cutting to make do Concrete delivariea were often unrel1abla with long delaya between truckbull thuJI making continuous pourbull impoaaible Concrotc mix control waa aomeshytimlUI non-exiatant end due to the construction ached11le had to be accepted All 111ampterial testing was done by the EI19ineerin9 Dopartaent
The tecnicbulll library waa in general adeqMlte for th battalion middot It would be better if a COampPlete bullet of 11p to data ASTM Standard Ttating PlOCadurea was included
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Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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bull
bull
Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
Surveying on lhbull Puerto Rico depl0)119nt conaibullted pcUrily of horizontal all9naent end verdcal control of conbulltructlon JIO routbull and veey UtUe WJgt09rbulltgthic bullucshyveyin9 needed et lloOsevelL lloada (A tolOlrbullphic end hydro-9npbic ~Y of lhbull aoegtHvolt Jloada IUlrlna pertored n bull trainln9 proJect lflicb involved HHrlll 4-ybull intenaive work by bullll handal Details perforect -Uy conauucUon aurveya allhoQltJh aoe route aurvyin9 va1 done on Viequea Ibullland (Vll Otl end Crbullnd Turk ccn ou cohuivbull 1urvey crev inte9rity vae difficult to lntain due to thbull vary1n9 job require-nus Ibis holped develop bull 9reat flexibility in the bullkJll of he 1ndiv1duda but dld not contribute toWard the dovelont of effective tMmlOrllt
The drattin9 nction vaa aced vilh the ubullubulll tabullIltbull of de19nin9 camp Jmprovement projectbull updatshyin9 bullbull-built dravin9a preparin9 bullbullmooth CPMbullbull bar-chartbull and bullialler 9raphbull lhbull debullign vork tor comp projectbull vaa hampered by en unneoeaaarily lar9e number of chenvbullbull and reviaiona bullbull better thodbull vere developed Hover thibull reaulted in duplicated and veated drbullftin9 effort
2 Tool lti t11
Durin9 thbull turnovar it vu noted that both Kit 10 and ltit 11 were ~lbullein9 nwneroue itema lnshycludin9 both conbullwael11e and nonshyconawuble it Due to lhe norshy 1 aupply delaybull encountered in Puerto JUco it vaa vell ovec four 90nthbull before theae lt belt]an bullrrlvln9 ln any quanUty After turnover cvo inventor 1bullbull vere uda each month to reduae lobullbull of non-conewaablbullbull and to keep coneuaablee ln bulltock
ot partieular intbullrbullbullt the extr oly poor elate of re-
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pair ln vhich th~ Kit 10 1urveyshyln9 lnbulltrwoenta vre received M4ony of the instrumentbull wbulln badly corroded with 1110ieturo dama9e to composite opticbull Otherbull were 9roasly out of adshyjuetmant Many of thobulle Jnatrushynta were peraona~ly repaired by the En9inaerln9 Ofllcer The inatr1111entbull were then ad]uated and recalibrated under bibull atr1ct pereonal aucvuion It u recommended that in future turnshyovera thbullbullbull valuable 1nat~U1 be peraonally inspected by 1lt-shyled9eable pereonnel of both batshytel lona in order to properly aaaeea the~ condition thua 1nshyaur 1n9 that hey obtain be~tbullr care and intenance
S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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bull
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
u-u
bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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S Katartal ~bullbulltlnq
The En9u1cad119 Oopartaent also perfoiaed all Daterial teata r9lt11Ured by the OUalHy Control DopartMnt The hat lab located bullt tho ROICC office wabull rquipped to pertora COampprualon tobulltbull clt111-paction tAbulltbull concrete alwop tebullta and other congtIOD tebullta bullbull wall abull aoil bulllave analyau The labbull b199oat handicap vaa the lack of properly calibratoltI comprebullaion tut equ_t rbe caruaioa
) DUWUifa
All dravinga vere filed ecbull cor4ln9 to projact nir and location ratber Un by KAVPACmiddot DIGCOK ~ tl9ory codebull TbJ bull 9reatly aiaplif ied thbull f1lin9 bullYbullt Drawin9bull could be l1m1Siately located without havln9 to refer to the oodbull boolc bullbullch turn bull dravlnq middotbull bullbull rrqulred
bullmiddot Trainh9
Due to U extADaive and reshywarding train1nq cferttd ln i-port the EA bullkt 11 level vaa 90re tban adequate to band1bull any bullltuat1on Vllfortunately the bullcopo of work a llrailable 1n Puert0 Rico did not allow the EAbullbull to bullbullbullrelbullbull all their new bullkillbull Thia ~ alleviated bullocgton1hbullt wlth bullhort bullurveyill9 and -ter1a1 taatln9 couniea bullbullt up by ~ bull ln911gteerin9 Staff
teat -c1une thooqh voll au1tad tO blittalian tlffda had note been caLibrated since the ald 1960bullbull and ita ACCUracy could not ba be rt1 i ed UJgtOl1 bull
1110 tuting naff conahted of a H1uor Seltond ClHbull En9lnaering Aid a lblrd Clabullbull Engineering Aid (with aevara1 yean civiUan experi~ ill aoth taatingl and one trainee Thibull aufting proved are than ampdJlqua te tO aCCOlllP Uah all the uau naSed
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C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
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if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
C PUBLIC AFPJURS OlFlCI
The Publlc Altairs Office w atafed by a Pirat Cla11s Photoshyqrapher bull lhird Claas Journashyliat and a Journalist Solllllan Apprentice Par approximately hall o thbull deployment 11 Third c1 Builder and a Builder Conatructiollllen Apprentice aeeiatshya the Phol09r11pher The Aesietshyant Operationbull Officer was aaa19ned collateral duty bullbull Public Affairbull Officer
The PAO office WAamp located adjacent to ct captainbull oHoa within tho bull building thus allow1n9 frequent v1sitat1ona he offla1 provided adeq114te atora9a apace plus a roomy darkshyroom Special CtX-pUon fran tho reatrictiona on uae of alr conshydi llonCUe waa required in ordor to maintain the proper conditionbull
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tor etora9e of the chemicals and paper
The darkroan wa11 equipped to procbullbullbull both col or slides and block and white f ilm end paper The ability to pr oceas color elidebull eaved con11iderable time and money when canparad to proshyCHeinltJ in CONUS OurinltJ the deployment 600 rollbull of black and white Cila and 300 rollbull of color al1dea were developt Aleo 12500 llhttta of 8 x 10 incb photo paper vere conaUDWtd
Due to lack of trvol funda regular viaits by the PAO etaff to the Cuba AnUlt]Ja and St Croix detail sites warn not poaaible These detail OICbull wore 9ivon a small camera and film and were relied upon to eend regular photoqrapha of project pr09r 011a The use of nonbull proteaeional photoqr aphera coupled with slow mdl service made coverage of detail projecte lellbull than ideal
During the courae of the deshyployuoent PAO releued 21 n releabullbullbull cover1ng a variety of topicbull from tho aoaquito probl to the OCtober floods In addition 128 routine relbullbullbullbullbull were eent t o Fleet ROllUltovn Nowe Center
Four family grambull wer e bullont to families and friendbull of the battalionbull Printing for thebullbull ~ done by the Navy Publicationbull and Printin9 Office on board the Naval Station Their urvico took from seven to tn days and very high in quaiity
A 19 2 pa9e Cruieebook wu aueabled durl119 the aontbe of January and February coverin9 all aspects of the Ceribbean deploYll4Jlt It included a l6 page full color section Printshying was perfocmad by China Color Printing Canpany in Taipei Taiwan Jll arran9emantbull were made by letter
bull
bull
bull
S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
u-u
bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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bull
4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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bull
Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
bull
bull
bull
Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
wg filJ HH
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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S-4 Summary A D1bullbur
There vere no 8jor proble~bull encountered In Dlbullburbulllnq Payshydaybull avera96d 9~70000D in cabullh ~nd s1e ooooo In chockbull All Cundbull required gtter provided by Banco Cred _ Y gtborro at floobullitshy1~ lloadbull Advan notlco to tti llAnk vaa required bull~ loa1t one ~eek beoro vbullch regular payshydAy Travol aolt1ubullatbull Vlre 1bullshyaued the fonm boJ09 ~ned Cro~ the aval Station DJoburbulllng OtCice on bull tranaCct doc~nt Payantbull or public IOUChbulln other than peranal and lropreot Fund were cbullnlrally controlled and paid hy th~ Dl1bur1inq orrtcer at lloobullbullbulleH itoada Unit Per Diebull payinonu vere three times during lhe Oeploy- nt vlth all delactJ1Cntbull beinq paid rat the NHCB-rtVI D11bur1in9 OCf1ce Chbullck cabullhing Caclli1es were provided by lanco Credito Y ahorro Navy tachanqe Diabara-
CDl AltJer-bach beebullbullbull pbullt11i11r1bullb7 r~ caa bull-1bull th hrbull at JISC 11111 bull -llbull 1011bull1 cruet clM Campll~lbullI COr80t
lnq ottlco at Rooaev~lt loads and ~1bullburalng Otice at C~ Mlgtbullcrip Dl1burbullin9 Fotll8 not available Uirou9h no1 supply channelbull 4nd thbull battalion CSR were requis1tiotgted tor pr1ntin9 at the Printing Cntbullr ltooaeshyvel t llloads
a rood Servtcea
In ardampr to have an rtective 9allbully operation aaveral obatashyclabull had to be aced continually Thbull mobullt olgtvtoua or th41lt vaa the poor condi~ion of the qalley bu1ld1n9s and equldegnt lloof lbullala CODblr4d With eatteJle llaAt to te vorltir9 condltiona less than tdnal Mueh or tho galley equiplllltlnt vaa old king replaceshybull~nl partbull diff1cult to obtain Power falluyenU wure caampm0n durinq thltl early part or the deplo)11lent ror thbullt rea1on iL webull nocobullbullbullry to kep an 4ple supply of d1sshyposable utensth and pafgtltr pLocas on band for use duunq lhe ODtacJebull Tbe mesa hall bullbullbullt1119 capacity vabull adequatbull toe Ula battalion Tharbull warbull tvo bullbullrvln9 llnea uabulld at all ala ono of which w~bull bullbullt u A apeed hn rood auppli wore obtained frcn bbullbullbull upply Ghrl=Pbull ftsh and allk proved dlf icull to obtain on n r09ular lgtaaibull and due to inadaquoto rofri9erat~r tlllper~turea equally difficult to atore Naval Supply Cent~r Charleston bulldzin1atbullrod bull contract or clvillbullD ~css attendant servicoa bull
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bull
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
c Laundry
The camp had itbull own leundry which wabull oporated by bftttbullllon perbullonnol Thbull laundry provided clean bullhootbull and pillow cabullbullbull once a weak abull well abull 1tarchin9 and prebullbullin9 thbull menbull 9reon9 savan laundryllon and one 1uporvi1or ware required to oporato tho laundry Each hut had an appointed repro-1antativo to tronbull~ct all laundry bu1inobullbull for tho men in hibull hut
e ru Tho Central Tool Room (CTR)
wabull taaked by thbull battalion to provide both h1nd and power toolbull apecialized conbulltruction tool klta and epecial purpobullo toolbull utilized by thobullo com1gtlt1nie1 en9a9ed ln the various conatrucshytion projectbull while ~eployed ln addition CTR wae taaked with providing scheduled preventive ~aintenance programbull tor all power equipment both electrical and gasoline powered
The turnover periodbull are both the moat critical phabulle o the battalion deployment cycle and the 1110at confuaing for CTR ticperlence has bean that the incotoing battalion must iru1iat that all tools be returned to CTR diiiTng the turnovu period and not checxed out until cotTpleshytion or turnover ln order to
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o Barber
One full time and one part time barber were required to meet the battalions haircut needs The barberahop was open 6 l2 hours por day Monday thru rriday both at lunch and ater work plus 9 hourbull on non-workin9 Saturdays
Cacilitate tho turnover progress there needs to be a procedure tor inaring that tho on site battalshyion is aware of the changes that are being made to the 10A especially in the area of tool kita Thia would enable the on aite battalion to prepare or aome of the changes by conshyatructin9 boxes and not ordering items which ere being deleted from the kits There is alao a need or further guidance on the implementation of the new structured TOA with respect t o the old 901 902 and 903 assemblies
During this deployment CT~ took over the repair of gasoline powered tools with the help of one lllcharic Croo Alfa Company It is felt that the repair or gasoline pcwered tools in CTR tends to provide more visibilshyity and control of tools than
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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bull
4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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bull
Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
if the toolbull are repaired by Alfa Conipany To go along vi th thbull repair of too a there ehould bo a repair parts kit compiled for the repair of both 9aeoline and electrical toola During this deployshyment the 901 902and 903 ubullHbullbliea ver physically aeparated u vere the ault]9etlt toola aeparated froa he TOA itlma Conbullideration shou1d be given to not separatin9 the 902 au9111Bnt iteJaa rem thbull TOA I t a ln that aeparaun9 thllll tenda to perpetuate excess i tga by ordering unneceaaary repl~cbullshymenu
Durin9 the deployment the aaw aharponin9 bullhop was not utilized but thla waa only due to tho availability of the service in tho local area
F Supply Support
Thbull aupply department tactlishyc1ea at Cm2p ~loacrip were adeshyquate Cor tle needs of the battalshyion Storage space conaietld of ten 40 X 100 butler buLld-ing which prov~ded suficiont apace to spread out thl varloua bullbullbulleinbliea and to keep ~erythlng ineida our~ng the daplo)1 nt a key punch machine was received which contr1buted significantly to the speed and efficiency oC the OPTAR Maintenance procedures
The Haval Stadon Supply OpuLshyment provided all local aupport Althouqh the station waa not taaked with supportUVJ Seabcee they wore always willing to help I thin their eapabl 11 ty All reipta and shipaumts ot 1uterial were coordinated thro119h thbull atation supply depbullrtlllent With thl battalion prov1ding 111anpovor to transport 1naterial to and rrca San Juan With tho exception of lmpraat fund purchASls station supply provided all other local purchaae aorvicee Tho battal-ion provided two expeditorl who worked through the station purchasing section in procuring materialbull for conbulltruction projecta
0 RepAi Parts
Tho COSAL prlpared or Cbullp Moscr1p at the belt)inni09 of the
doplo)llent 1iated lOO now add 1t11111bull and 3500 delete 1t11C11a Tho delete items were pulled from a tac~ and all ad~ items placed into stock as th~y woro received Mbny discrepancies wore noted in the COSllL ThJ bull intormet1on was passed on to erso Due to the cond it 1on ot thu APL a in the COSlL it va1 necessary to use the COSAL prepared undor VL bull01 which vas prepared in August 1973 in ordampr to identify requtrecl repau parts The use of the imprest fund was a key factor in keepln9 equipment operat1ona1 Priority re-quiai ttons suppliQd out of Culfshyport took about JO dnya w1 tt1 routine requ1ait~ona be1n9 reshyceived in 90 daye
The 111tcrofilr1 o1 thn I ~ s filraquo train GuUport provod to be very helpful in providing bull etetWI of rcqu1altlonbull bullnd detershyaininci what habull happened to reshyquisitions II recent innovation ln provtdlnltJ requuitlon atatus la the receipt of a lleti119 frao CUlfport oC all priority 03 requis1t1onamp bullhowing letost act1ons taken by Cultport
II amp Dur1n9 the portod 21 11u9ust
1974 to 10 April l97S S-4MLO received staqed and iasuad mateshyrial for twenty projects at NAVSTA Rooaevolt Ronda and varioua dotachmont altos Jnshycluding Sebana Seca Wusl tnd Annex St Croix and Vialtuoa Ialand and nwaoroua camp iaroveshyment projectbull
Two sourcbullbull of aaterh l proeurshybullent were bullvallablbull Project Support at tho ~middotenuath Havill CoruttrUctJon 11eg1111ont ln Culfport Mississippi providedbull joricy of the ~ater1ala via atato-a1de purchase and aurface ahipwnt or eentracta let to 11Anufacturera 1n Puerto Rico Project Support also prov1dad canplato Bills of Material (BM) for mbulljor conatrucshytion projectbull Included in these JIMbull wera lieta oC matoriala to be purchued locally Local purchases were made through Ula Naval Station Supply Department
Most local purchase roquishyaitiona Vlre 91von a Pri 13 statue and ware caopleted witbin
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4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
bull
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
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Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
4 montlI The highoat pr1ority poaaible without apecial command requcat waa Prl 06 Thobull meteriala wore available anywhere C rOlll three d4ya to two wooka dependinq upon Ohe local bullupplierbull ability to fulfill thbull requbullat Pri 03 requis1t1ona r9lt1Ulred a cover I bulltt er f ram Ohci CClllllllnd l ng Oficor explaining the neceaaity of thbull Pri OJ And any other pertishynbullnt Lnfomation Durlnq PIVEbull dbullployment there woro no Pri 03 requibullitiona t~arded to Supply through MLO Pri 03 requisitions ro given imlllediate llttention by Navel Station supply and their procurement staff Prlaamprily raoponbullible tor the degdegth unct1on of 1iaton botveen the Soabclea and Local Supplr was Kr Mario tponte (txt 4349 supershyvisor of the Purchabullbull Branch lfalk-thru chitii on Heu costiJlg lbullbullbull than $25000 wcr~ handled In accordance With NAVSTA NOTICE 432$ 7 Feb 1975 NJon the throe day lead tJlio appliDd
Long lead tiJlle ltfllDI for local purch o included fabricated ter1ala electrical auppliobull lbullbullpecially panel boards) and hltlrdWuo procured roa eoepaniebull in the States
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bull
Jn the area of problembull ln material staging the primary aat-bAck was the occasional nonshybullvbulli labi lity of a or~llft or bulllbullilar 11111terial movi119 equ1paient and vehicles such bullbull tractor-trd ler trucks -Y tabullkbull that would have been accompl1bullhod with the aid of a forklift Ulcreaaing verehouae efficiency were delayed end SOlftlltillles nlfVRr completed as a rebullult Also the bullize of the yard and warehouse 1pacea ware quickly dwarfed by th huge volume o materials received for the 356-Man BtQ project RRD-62 that were not bulleeded uatil tho lbull~ter atagea of cooa true-tion
Trackinq of terhl differed titwun the two supply aourcea oirbullct liaiaon vaa an a4eqUtbull meanbull o tracking and upedi ting torhlbull purchllSed locaUy 11esa49aa and phono convorntionbull to the 20th llCR were the only moans avaJ1able for tracking CONJIS material lhia wae donbull prilllarily by UBinq the Material Recolpt Report weeaege Pot bull Phone calla to LT Lanahan Proect Support Off icor at the 20th (Autovon 363-4494 4643
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4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
bull
4644 4543) Wltrbull n11Jiampary lJI cabullbullbull of urgently requiJed CONU8 mater101a H~bullbullaaea to the 20th on material noelth of certain probull jectbull wore aent too In accordmiddot enco with COMNCR TWO ZERO letter dated 5 November 1974 lists woro alao provided with ~ateriala that had been 1n shipment for over n1noty daya
Tho yard end warehouse ~-ere aoct1onod and meterillla atoqcd by project lllcept for tulk ltegta llka CCllent and block
Peraonnel aaa1qned to ~LO wore en fnd9n e BUl a SW) a BUCI a BUCA and a SPSN The BUI WogtS
tabullk~ with the conduct of nil yard and werehouse opcratLona ellow1 nq the mo to fl 11 hu liaaon rebullpona1bilit1ea Tho SW3 waa orew leader and responalshyb le ror receJvLng sta91n9 ana laau1n9 material The SK~N wabull
reaponJ11ble for _t paperwork within HLO 1ncludinq Material Receipt P~porta Local PurchAbulle requibull1t~onsd0ublo-chackin9 HlO and U H porting 1111d tiling and recording rece1ptbull in tho for111 of 1348bullmiddot
The follow1n9 problembull ~lbullo hindered the ability of ~LO LO bullupport the Battalionbull conbulltrucshytion mission
- insufficient pa~toork w1th aateria1 receiptbull
- no bullccPpteblbull bullYbulltbull for the retu= of onq moter1al to Locampl Supply or the 20th NCR
- Local PurchaH 1110n1es pToshyvided by CILNT are onl~middot 1n ounts rllCt1clent to purchase it on Gul(port BMbull and mAke no allowancn for the bullhortogca in BMbull chanqea In conbulltructJ on method
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
n-2bull
Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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bull
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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Chaplains Summary
A Chapel Services
The attendance at Worbullhip aervices averaged thlrty-two for Prote1tanta and twenty-two for catholics The newly orqanind lDS servicebull a~aqed twenty-five each Sunday Chaplain Ed Kelly at the lloobullevel t Reade Naval Stamption Chapel conducted CstlugtUc Mau each Sunday at lhe Chapel on the H1ll Within the lut thrH months of thibull deploynt the LOS srv1cea in the CallP met with great bulluccaaa IJAder the leaden hip of the LOS Ley Laadu an lllder in hh Church lhe Lay Lea derbull a t our five detail bullitaa vare not req~ed to keep recordbull on attendance but during vhite by the Chaplain and couaspondence they indicated an average Sunday attendance o f thirty-five NCB PIVE per1onnel
Participation in religio18 aervic by 1uti1dcal breakdown abull follows
No of No ~Attend
Proteatent Serv 32 929 -n CathoUc sarv 33 726 LDS Suv 8 200 Other srv Provided
by the Chaplain 13 933 Bible Study Cl aea 40 4 30
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Oonatione alllOunting to $0500 were made to the fol lowing organh at iona the Evangelical School for the Deaf in caaa Blanca Puerto Rico1 the Chri1tian Serviceaan bull bull Center in Ceiba Puerto IUco 1 Grace Bible Church in Ceiba Pwuto Rico 1 H09ar CIUA (a druq rehabilitation p r 041raml in rajardo Puerto Rico
8 Chap Pacilltlu1
The Camp Molcrip Chapel i8 functiona1 and canually located in tha camp It 11 accessible and vbihlo to all personnel Con~idering the overall caae environlD8nt it is a Will kept bUgtldlnq The relocation of tho camp library near the Chapel enhanced the v1ibility ond attrbullctad more attention to the ll)llboli o -anin9 of the Chapel A group of young men bullt every -rnin9 in the camp library at 0500 for a time of praye r
bull
bull
bull
c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
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bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
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West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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c COmllunitY Relationbull Proj
Twelve of our of icerbull end enllated men gave up aix of thair daybull oft to conatruct a patio for the elder ly people of Hurnacao Puerto Rico Celled Project HOPamp tbe center waa bulltatted with bullocial workerbull a dietitian a ragiatered nurse and volunteer bull Their objective ibull to inatill a bullensbull of accepshytance and a feelin9 of productivity among the elderly over U5 people wero aerved three ell a~ given medical attention taught per1onal hygiene and good heal th habitbull and allowed to exprobullbull themaelvebull through artbull and craftbull at the center Thbull adcUtional 720 bullIImiddot ft patio area made life a little 1110re bearalgtlo for the elderly
Liv~ng up to Saabbullbull Tradition NMCB FlVamp played Senta Claus to over 10 children frOll Naguabo Orphanage and evangelical SChool for the Deaf in Cabullbull Blanca Puerto Rico lt wampJO bull apecial day of fun aun food gllllCI train ridea ~iddy
cartoons and caah donations to the orphana9e and school for the deaf Santa hinuself even appeared in his full attire Christmas became a reality at Clllllp Moscrip when Santa Claus the children and the Seabees got together
Other community projects included minor repairs to the Naguebo Orphanage in Naguabo Puerto Rico moving of household furniture for the Evangelical school for the Deaf in Cabulla Blanca Puerto Rico repair of a bridge and other miscellaneous work around the Grace Bible Cburch in Ceibs Puerto Rico
D Bible Study
Bible Study vas held two nighte a week at the Moacrip Chapel and three nighu at Grace Bible Church we averaged over fifty men a week encaged in serious d systematic Bible studies
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It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
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tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
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a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
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delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
r
It COlmbullellnsbull
Dudn9 the Unt tour and ooe-hal llOnthbull of thbull deployment the counaalin9 caae lobulld laatad trOll mocnin9 to n19ht bullix and bullaven lhlya bull veek There vare uny ~uireMnta tor relum callbull to the hOlllgtport ereaa Due to thcl four hour u-di tf ercnco -t calh re uda late at 1gti9ltt Very 11191gt OD tlla l1et of probl were 1 ture type9 poorly equipped to -t aany of Ula ordlnuy uau of lite be liat of problau iAcl udecl t rans r bull r rwqubullbull u bull pereonallty clabullbebull urria9e and faaily diUicultlaa COllaclantloue objection hardshyehipa ete There vae a hi9h vol of letterbull anavered durln9 the firbullt four MOnthbull and the Chribulltaiabull bullbullbullbullon There varbull )04 counbullelin9 cbullbullbullbullmiddot Mventy letterl an-rad et1d 115 tbulll-igtbono cellbull back Ugt tbbull US
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r llOepitel and Brit Callbullbull
WOampAly Yiuta were ude by tho Cbeplein to lIMCB FIVll Mn bullbo n hoapltaliaed The USNK Jtooaevelt Roadbull ibull located vithin one milbull of both the local job bulllt4bull and perbullonnel berthing Thbull brig ibull located in Guantan- Bay Cuba Vlaiu there vere Se by the lattalion ChaplUn t- Ubullbull dor119 ~ depl~t -wer v-klr routine vUlu are ade by the
aval sudon Chaplain la Clgt
G lSerican d Croebull 1
Tho -rican bd Croebull Offic lloObulleve lt lloade ibull located in the lundy Area The lied CroH Field Director and hibull ata did a tantaatic job in aupp0rtin9 thbull needbull ot NMCB FIVE perbullonnel
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bull
bull
Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
wg filJ HH
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
11-27
bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
bull
Dr Rieu tM bauallon bull ContlnabullbullCI MlcUcu llfUcar vul ud thbull botltUlon ltviebull u
Medlcal Summary A STAPll
UpOn arrival at Puerto Rico thibull battalion had no aaaiqnod l~dical Officer On a trial babullibull a volunteer Crom the Navel Hosshypital Rooaevelt Roada Puerto Rico wobull oaai9ned bullbull a part-tiine Medical Officer for the battalion Hibull functions wore to be a direct liaison to all aectione of the Naval Hoapital to~ available at tho battel1on diapenaary a couple o daya a ~ ~k (at least 12 day aaehl and to see patientbull requlrln9 a Kodlcal Officerbull evaluation but not on an cl0Qr-9ency bbullbullia The Mod1cal Oflicer bullbullbulli9ned to the battalion (LCDR J s HICXS HC) wa1 very instrUJl()ntal in the outatanchn9 aupport and ralationah1p between the hoapltal 411d battal1on The Med1cal Off1cor c to the dlsshypanaory on HOndays and Thursdays wh1ch resulted 1n the benefitbull of peraonal pat1ent cAle and lllinl~ized lobullt tllllC from duty and Lho Lnconvenience ot trans-
portation etc The Contin9ency Medical Officer concept was very advanta9eoua and should be continued while Medical Oficers are in short aupply
HMl HHl
wg filJ HH
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contLnrienc tld1cal ~flicer LCPO Adm1nistration Health Beneita Counselor LPO Tra1nin9 Petty Officer Pharmacy Petty Officer X-ray Petty Ofic~r SquAd Leader Gt tllO Detail Medical Admlniamptration Health Record Office Petty Officer poundire Team Leader Laboratory Tochnlclan Preventive Medicine Techshynician Air Det leclical Supply Officer Laboratory Technician Sick Call Air Det CitaO Detagtl Hoapital Corpsman Striker Sanitation Pest Control Sanitation 4 Pest Control
B FAClUTrtS
The dispensary at ltamp MDscrip consisted of one Butler Kut (20 X 60) It housed r~e Medical Administrative Offices Health Record Offioe X-ray room treatshyment room head whirlpool room ond duty room Across the street in a nonair-conditioned tropical berthin9 hooch was medical aupply All dru9s and supplies which could have been dama9ed by moisture and heat were stored in tho dispenshysary The dispensary was oC adeshyquate size but would have been more advanta9eoua if lar9er
C SOPPLlpoundS
The medical supply aystem woa very 9ood Supplies vere ollered COde (BJ throuqh Norfolk - Philshyadelphia and they noC1Ully took 3-4 weeks ~or arrivAl The lOL was 90 on hand with the r-1ninq on order The follovinq are aoone reeorimendations for the Authorized Allanee List o 12 Jane 1974
(ll lespirator Portable Pos1t1ve(Ne9adve Preaaure 1311 6530--00-oss-9206 1 eech ibull preshysently prampScrlbed as requ~red equiflltlt but BlllZDllOr 6 700 of 15 March 1971 deletebull thibull type resucitator The personnel orl9ishynati119 the lOL should revl BUCEDINSTS Notices etc to avoid
11-27
bull
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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bull
I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
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Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
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D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
tlMo DOGdlHa ponhua of unneceashyaary eqlllpMllt
(21 I~~l Aldegl 5 CJallon drmiil ~=oo=29t-ICJS 4S d-- aro proaertbed Tbh ia a atorbull prob and tefv1 u 2U 9aUon of laopropyl Alcobol -ld lHl UMt AftrtillJ battallOJI ovtr 10 yurs
(JI Procaine Penleillln NSN amp5os-oo-1Co-741o too 60tt1 prHcrlbid tlii level should be increaabulld to at 1 t 300 bottlebull becauae of hi9h uaae
( 4 I TUbe lllood ODllbullctinCJ with coafuiantlbba MSN 6630-06-145-1 ll aro prescrlbid at Ibullbullat iS bOxcbull wicb uou to 1500 tubebull ln -)unctica Uwre la Oly l bolt of 100 of 6516-00-164-6111 Woodle Blood ODlleCtin Thie diaprlty tllOJieal and beampn rYalaAtiOll
Ital eo_ to collbullbullbull bull plat ef ~l f of U bullbull- of le-bull iaton
o LOCAL UPPOft
The Maval eopltal llclo9alt AoaS bull~rto llico ibull located
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bull
dlnicUy inland f~ cp lbacrip approxl tbullly 2 allbullbull by vohlcl bull Tiu battalloa rtlied camplet ly on tho Dospital for all ita madlcal bulluiiPCgtrt TIUbull includedbull alck call inpatient ell cooaultbullshytlona (apcciflcially laboratory teata and apeclampl x-nyal
we rece1fthi ouutandlnv euppor~ and In return aupplled 100 of thbull hoepltal s req u for blood donora
I ~AIL 8UPPOR1
(ll Details Anti9ua and Grand Turk Thubull were both -11 detallbull and becawibull o CJOOd facilities for Mdical care no Ndical YialU wtrbull required
(2) Sabana 5 and Weat end Anncx Sites OUr prior battaUOCI Medical othcer and U OXgttl119oncy Jlodical Officer visited Ueae in Sbullpttior Becauae of tbe 9ood allP(lrt bclllti end the OIC reporte no iledical Yialts were required alnea then
Ill Vi-iubullbull Ialampnd Site thibull datell waa vlaited throuqhmiddot out thbull deploymant Thbull HArinbullbull aupply edequete Uebulll eupport
(41 Detail Gi~ leeause of tbe larbull alabull of tlllbull detbullll an llMl bullbullbull ua19ned at th beltJlnmiddot nin9 of tbe cleployMnt Ibull bullbullbull relieved UI January ~ an bullbullshyperlenced IQO Tbeir dutlH conaht of aiclt all beal tb rocord upkeep llamplaon betVltlen tbe dbulltall and Uw Savel Bospltol and adainhuative aneticoa
A vlait vaa de in I pteltber by our prior ~ttalica Medical Oflcar Contin90ncy lladieal Officer Oentltal Officer and Pr bull ventive Medietne Technician tn rebruary the detail wae Ylbullltbulld by the LCPO and the Denta 1 LPO All of thbull report werbull tavorable
f MlTATICIH
Upon arrival n cmop -crlp there wu no n1tbulltiCD proorbull bull oar prede111oyent vialu en119htshybullned to tllh probl and prepared by HndJn9 tvo Group Vlll personnel to P t COntrol Tralnln9 in Al da ltallfonile Qbder thbull acperriaion of 01lr Preventlvo 9dicinbull Technielan
bull
bull
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
a purpohful aampnitbulltl- proqru vu aurced The -ln problshyencountered re u tollbull
Ill Dovn-The-StrMt-llUda Thia cype o hotad ia hard to lcffp clean and in a troplelt11l ace a fUll9ua gcoweh on bulklloeda benchbullbull and doclta ia coaoon ParshyaonAal auat endure expoaure r19ht after ahowerin9 and at night they vill tand to uae buahe1 and outaide of hooch bullbull head facilishytiu
(21 Opan Tropical Hoochbullbullmiddot laay acceaa for inaecu and rodshyanta Jar9e quantltiea of dirt and dust eccuaulation
(3) InaectRoclant Control Inaectbull indi9onoua to thibull area are ~tobull bullaiai_ bullabull beebull waaps bornou apidan antishypedu urvi9a teraltea and anta They are eontrolls fampirly -u Vith Outdoor sprayin9 Of ibull alabull tbion and 1ndoora H beygon During the runy bullbullbullaoa (Se~r throJb Jampnuary) the llO~toa are too n-roua to control lt ibull brt to have repellant and 110aqui to nata tor each 11411 Roclenta aonsiat of rats and mice These wera controlled to ace elltant with apring traps
(4) MeHu HOit ot tho aanishytation proble vlth the bullbullbullbull re due to belov-bullvera9e tacill-
Boapitali HtIon Siclt CUl Pbyaical bullaainationa X-ray 1-uniaations LAh Taata P~cy Unita
Rinoni Callulitb Injurha Gonorrhea Sea Urchinbull
u bull kporu have boen -do or renovation and repairs to upshyvrodc ~hA ~aci1Jties 4
Thbull OV11raU Hnitation pro-9c- proved aucceaaful blt it waa a conatant vorkload for those aa1l9ned to keep the controlbull properly aaintained
Q GEN RAl
The Preventive Medicine Section at the Naval lloapi tal 9ave ebullcellant aaaiatance and support whan requuted
A coaiprebanaiva dru9 abuaa t11tin9 progrllla waa initiated on 1 Hamprcb 1975 as ordered by srauv
A voluntary -19ht programpbull vH oacabllahed late ln tM 4-ployshyaent Personnel tboQ91lt to be bull overveJ9bt at tha Oondl9ancy Medshyical Officra inapecUoc vere bullcrS and 9iven proper dieta Their proqrampaa bullbull reported to theJ r c -ny c-ande r a ao tba t proper entriebull can be aade under HJlitlLCy Appearanco on tholr evaluations
Tho venereal dibullobullbullbull ratamp bullbull aurpriaingly low rt io IHtlieved the diatanco for liberty and tho oxpenbullbull vere tho prl ry contrishybuterbull to thibull very 1Cyen rate bull
AOO S ampP Otl NOV DEC JAN PlB 0 TI 1lf 1T 117 348 626 755 719 693 739
0 8 34 21 21 35 25 lS 22 7 14 lS 21 5
150 110 40 21 506 342 12 15 36 12 10 25 23 42
112 229 166 163 ~62 121 112
AUG SEP OCT NOV mc JAN rta ) - -r1 llJ ~
l 0 0 2l u 27 10 20 40 56 l7 2bull 59 2110200
13 4 3 7 0 2 2
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I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
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bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
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3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
I
Dentel Summery
A tampf
The deiiial deHrtscnl _hted cf one oeatAl oUJcer and cvo Dental Techniciuia Tbe aH11Wd DTl vbc repcned Ugt llllCI FIVE CA 4 Octcbar 1974 taahd vilh adainiatraticn aupply and dantal prophylaxea (clean1n9 end plaque aontrol 1natructionbullImiddot Thbull DN bullbullbullibulltbulld the Ontal Dttlcer in patient treu nta
1 raciutlebull
Tbamp dental cleparuiegtt operated ln bull odliled a-1-Yan obUe deital onlt with toll mount-out capabilit lncludint a aelfshyeo11talned vater reHrvoir Tbe dental trailar houbullbullbull tvo operator bull atarillaat1on darkr00111 and bull vaitlnq room
c Supp~bullbull nd IUlntanaiue
Upon arr1wal at Camp 110acr1p Ule denul trailer wu foomd to be ln a ateta cf aarvinal aplltaep The atart of operation wH
n-gtO
delayed by die lJlCk of vater Ultera 9 dental X-ray anu wu found to be JDoperatiwe and locally unrepairable Tba aatut bulltoellt or ro~ nipplibullbull vu aatramp8amply low and f rquantly non-bullbullibulllant with nothint oa order
1-diata atepa ware taken to put tha dental traJJer in operatinq con4itbullon a new denul I-ray unit placed on order and the inopampIampUft imt vaa later aent out for repair u -11 A 4 - 6 icth lntory of dental a gppUea vea eretad and lie neceeeary auppu- -re ordfgtr-1
A toLal of approailMltely four weekbull waa lobullt due to equlpoent problbullbull (one week et the be91nnin9 of deployaent until vator filterbull arrived end three U durlDCJ the UfLh iaonth of dopl-t to replace bull aaUuncUoniJgt9 svitch cm UHt air ~reaaor)
rur~rmgtrbull the lecll of an 1-rbullY unit reiy reatricted thbull ran9a of eervicebull that oould be rendared at the trailer The tHk of procuring the proper unH pro11t1d to be -~ntally dlff1cult but by orderinq beck-ordering uacln9 etc Lbbull I-ray unlt finally vaa dollivered and 1n9ulled the day betore turnowr to the rell-1119 battalshyion need
D Local $lppOrt With euch obdoua lialtationa
an early Uaison vith Ilie llaval ataUon and Naval lloepital Dbullntal Dbullpbullrt99ntbull wabull teblibullhbulld LO lnbulluro that adequate covereqbull for Ula dental needamp of 11MCI rivs webull avallamptgtle WiUI th ir ccoperatlon and undou~IJgtV a virtually CClllPlbullte ranqe of dentel trebull-t aaeunid
In eddltioo vlgtell lt bocshyclear thbullt die dcli~ry of tbbull nev XbullrbullY 11111t would require eo11 monthbull the Dental otHcer arran~od to aee NMCI r1V1 patlente in an available operatory at the Naval ltation De11tampl Cllnio one afternoon per ~ where bulluch facilitlbullbull were ailable
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
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Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
pound Detail Support
Guan tanaJIO 114Ymiddot le GlMO detlgtLl hod the adv4lltoges of the full range o treauienta availshyable at the GuantanamplllO Naval Dental Clinic
Sabana Soca Weet nd Annex The men at thelo dotaila were eupported by oental officers assigned tc thoir rebullpective ataUcnbull eo tbat adequate coverage was readily available
Yiequls Ialand Mrgeney tceataent bullbullbull available thngtuqh local Maccino aupport and routine dental cace was handled at CaJlll) Moscrip by traneporting the aien via ferry bltltwoen the islands
Anugua Grand Turk essenshytially e9rlt]ency tniatent only vu proV1dod by Dbullntal Tbullchni~ana et these 1ite1 although periodic vieite wece made by a DenUl o fficer fro11 looaevelt Roadbull to tend to tho more prbullbullbulling needa
P TreajJDGnt Data
Not withstanding the handicaps tba tollowing tteatJIWnte were accompUshed by the NICB FIVE Dent4l Department on deploYMnt
AUC SpoundP OCT Patients Treated )2 135 198 Proceduces Coalpleted 35 220 578
IOV DEC JAN Ppound8 MAR 150 166 67 116 141 496 515 353 519 SSS
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bull
Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
tl-32
bull
Camp Maintenance Summary
A Haintenonce
The camp incenance torce faced a foraldlablbull clAllen~e lteep1n9 ~ Moscrip in working order ~ salt ataooaphere and the open air dbullaign ot the buildinltJbull toOk ita toll and certainty contributed to the number of breampltdovna Although tbulldal probl luampered progrua at d Ma there alwaybull enough work to kap everybody fully e-ployed A preventative aainte11ampnce pr09r waa bullbullt up and followed bullbull cloaely bullbull the available aanpcgtw9r would allow There were initially 58 Mn bullbullbulliqned to camp bullaintenance Thia ia the rbullCOlllNgtnded aiampe of the aaintenance force With thebullbull rbullbullourcea and proper aanagemant moat of the aa1ntenence problembull can bo kept under control
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
bull
ln OctobeT It A _ r_ved U- the -Jatctamplc fore to -rk on projects Thia reductlcm coupled vi th a lluddeA bullllr9bull of breUdowne 41ctA~S that thbull preventatlve aaintenance Pl09r recaive lobullbull hebullibull then 1t normally bullhould have unfortunshyately thibull only tended to increabullbull the nwober of breakdownbull eddinq to the repelr vorltloed Un addition to the camp aaintennce req~ntbull BRAVO copeny vu taued vitb tho lalmdry awt galley boJ ler vatch wbich reqlllred a UT for 16 bowbull per dey Aleo the c telephone ltchboerd vbullbull s 20 houn per dbully by a Cfl
D11r1n9 COllCBtMTbull Vlbullit to Cup Hoacrp ln January the Cllllpbull bullhorteomtn9bull werbull bull epec1bulll ltebull for conatdorbulltion COHclJ11IT wabull bullucceaafut in obshytAinlnq 5150UOO for tho CltUlp lWlt prior to FIVIbull -P6rt11re tn April Thia ney wtll be used on projbullcu to 111prove the phyeical condltlon of tne camp for the benefit of all bbull uellonbull to to llow
8 Materiel
A aecond aw1jor problu wMcb proved eapecially ennoylng wbullbull the bulltock1n9 of rbullpa1r pertbull The bulltock had prev1oll8ly been 8llowed to fall tar belov thbull 60
day nq~nt lewl laliprHt fund and locd purcha a wre bullde a1-st dally Maney to atock tbe MOeHbullry 60 to 90 dey bullupply d1d not bee- aveilable unUl the end of CSplO)Mnt It cleer that it avoidable perta euppliebull ahould never be bulllloved to become depleted Ue1n9 pre-expended binbull and letshyting bullupply reetoc~ on bulln orderly bebullIbull ia tbe only acceptagtle way to obtein partbull The eupply bullYbullt- eilrply canDOt rebullpond to a bullcri~amiddot ulnU1nanc procir-
c _
Tho tvo Mjor probl faced ln Camp Hoec-rip vere the laclt of unpowe-r and the lack of a aupply ot repair partbull and -terial The poor condition of lh9 cuip generated eno119h vork tbat _ power vaa never idle However illporunt repaira -tinsmiddot delayed for weeka while vaiting tor the proper part A tntenshyance f orca ot SO to 60 bulln eampn affectively -intaJn and repdr Cop Hobullcrip hendla grounds tntenance and undartake ~aningshyful lmprovemontbull to tha camp The allocation of this quantity ot mampnpower bullom tim gllidance regarding the level ot repair to bo maintained and bullOllllll Mllninqshy(ul camp iJlprov nt projects vould go a long VbullY toward 1aprovinq the condition of Caap HOscrip
lI-ll
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
Detell Antlqua Summery
A Onerel
Thibull detail wa1 etationed at tha Naval Paclity Anti91U1 w t lndiH Tbbull detail OlC a Plrn Chu l11lldor had approdaataly 11 bulln of tha lvlldu Conbulltnicshytion llectriclan and lnginecrinq Aid ratbullbullmiddot ftgterbull wu no direct tllngtOYU wHh lllC8 TllllEI H they had been vith4nwn f- the bullitbull lcmlt1- befor Tbe detail VII tuked vtth Un projectl Thi Water TIAk (ANT Oll and 11aMball Court CANT 05) were 1hort punchlht Jobbull Thbull arraclta ltehab (ANT 406) and NlX Rehab (AMT 4011 were both renovationbull to uUUDg atroctures The lut job tha Security rence (AbT 40t) involved lnatallil19 a chain-Hnlt fence arolampDd tha perttar of tha UVPN Thbull tint priority wu to C011Plbulltbull tha llarracb balgt project Thbull of the detail ~bull Uvlng in tboM banbulltltbull and it va1 to their advant191 to finlbullh ti abull IOOn aa po11ible
1 Qoartara
1M oaly qoamprten anllable for tJle - were tJloM vbIell tba deeall waa rtinq 11ias tba - found tb I Edftl ac~J worUft9 oa tllair own UvlDCJ apacea
Althou9h lt 11 alwaya 1ati1fylft9 to know that onbull vUl beMfit directly r- the work he la doing lt la DOnetbalbullbullbull a no1ancbull to ba to live in a conbulltructlon ana
c Me11in9
The Mn ot the d11tail were fed in thbull NAVPAC galley odjacent to thbull 8() Altbough the m111hell wa1 1 11 it did provide ad1q1U1t1 11 for the men
D ACainiatratlon
1111 to Ula aboit period of the detail all penouel 11rvi recordbull -rbull kept by UIbull uin body in Puerto llco Mlbull HAVFN Adain Office provtded what little 1daini1tratlve aid th detail needed
I Oiabuin9
Pay recorda for the detail -r liept by the c Oilbunin9 Office That office paid out both routlne pay daybull and one par di- payenc The daUU raturned to Puerto llico before aubaeqt per di- pav-onu bullrbull d
r 4Milcal and Dental
lloutine aicte111 v11 beld by Uie t- UVFN Co~ A boapltal vaa available ita dae tCN9 of It Johna for critlcal caaea All dafttal work vu perforeed on a -tbly buia by a dental tIU ~ fnm Puerto llico
bull
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
rImiddot l9
bull
bull
Detail Grand Turk Summary A ~nerd
Otail Crand Turk waa bullbullnt to Naval rae1lity Crampnd Turk TUrka Caieoa laland West lndiea Thbull ibullland located about 90 allbullbull north or Haiti ia thbull capital or the British crown COlony ot the Turks and Campieoa lalampnda Thr n were inshyitially sent to the NAVFAC to BEEP the equii-ent on the aitbull and aake the neeeaaary arrangeshybullnu prior to bulltarting thlt project TVelve additional n arrived the firat ot Octolgtr to start the 27 ailbull road repair
11 Quartera
Since the NAllPAC barrackbull vere being rebuilt the detail vaa berthad at a US A~r Force facility located at U aouth end of the ialand about aeven ai lea avay Thia vaa quite ineonnient tor the bad to be abutUed daily to and frc Ule ]Ob aite
c Meaaing
Maaaing facilitiebull were provided by NAVPAC WI th li Ying and diling tacilltibullbull located at oppoaite endbull of the laland Ule n oftell found it aiore convenshyient to eat at their own expenbullbull in a eafeeria located at the Air Foree facili ty
D Adainiatratlon
Perbullonnbulll recordbull -rbull aa1nshytained by the NAllPAC adain oCCice
B Dbbunin9
llAVFAC Diaburaing DtCice aaintained the pay recordbull of Ule detail personnel and handled routine paydaya One per dlea payent vaa made to the Mn Thia vaa paid out or thbull 11attshyalion Diabura1n9 Off lce in Puerto Rico and delivered to the detail by courier
F Medical and Ontal
Moutine tllld1cal aerviebull vaa provided by 11111PAC corpabulln A dental n to thbull Laland trom Puerto Rico on a nthly baa1a to provide bOUI llAVPAC and Otail personnel with dental care
11-lS
bullbull
Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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Detail Guantanamo Bay Summary
A Generampl
Detail GfMO vaa located on Naval Blula GUADUnaJllO Bay Cuba The detail corusuted of algtout 78 1111n vith a coeaissioned Warrant Officer u ore The work aaaigned to the det4iJ included repairing a pier laying a fuel line autamating a fael fani con11tructJng an e-rltJaruY 9eMrator pad and building an addition to the baee bowling alley
1 guartan
Quarters were provided et thbull Naval Base Barracks
C lleHinC
The _ of the de tail were fed at thbull base ltJlllley
1Ibull36
D Adlllinistration
The detail was large enough that a Personneilutn was aaalgnad from the mainbody to mainshytain the ampanbull a aervice recordbull Technical asaiatance wu provided by the bue AdalniatraUon Of flea
i Diabuninq
Diebuninq vaa handled by the Blula Diabursinq Office Par diea payments u wall as regular pay daybull ware all made n tbara
P Kotdical Dental
Routine aick u wu held by a lObullpi tal Corpaun aaaiqned to the detail froo the battalion caaea requiring additional aedical treatment were ruerred to the Naval Hoapital GuantanaJDO Bay bull All dental eicJt cell and treatment waa handled by the Naval DenlJlll Clinic GuantanUIO Bay
bull
Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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Sabana Seca Summary
A General
The work at Naval Scoxtty Group Activity ampampbane Seca Puerto Rico involved the construction of an addltloa to the Receivtr Building there he jbb waa -nnm with personnel from Delta C0111pany 2nd Platoon A Builder Chief was aaaiCjled as Patoon Commander and Project Supervisor Later in the deployment the platoon waa redeshyaignetad Echo Company
e Quarterbull
Living accollgtOdationa ware proshyvided by tle NAVSECCRUACT in the Marine arrecka
C Meaaing
The 110tDln9 and evening meals were served in the base galley For the noon meal 1 t was arranged tbat the meal be brought out to
thbull job bullitbull (a distance of about Uve mU l in order to avoid tho neceaal ty of tralllporting the 1m11 in to thbull main gaUey
D Adainhtr1ltion
All adminiatrative work was performed directly througb the battAalion adain office in Rooaevelt Roads
Pay recordbull for the men at Sabanbull Seca were maintained by the battAlioo Diaburalng Office in Roosevelt Roads Checkbull for regular paydays and per diem payshymantbull were hand carried to Sabaoa Soca prior to pay bullday
P Medical and Dentol
All medical and dental records ware maintained by tbe bullFpropriate NAVSECGlIJACT diapensershyies The ectivitiea provided outatanAing aervlce in those areas taking egtare of all of the mens needa
U-37
Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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Vleques Island Summary l GEDJW
Pernel -rmlng projocu an Viequobull ~bulllampnd re asslgnod prishy dly to AIPA Cocpany vhh an Cqulpccnt Operator Chlat H Pngtshyject supervior Kost of the vorlt vas located on Mount Plrata lleavy ra lna which fraquonlly de the acebullbullbull rosd lapassable were tho cause of SOiie delay on those projects Wo other projectbull on thbull island -re the Camp Garcia Sevage Trutaet1t Plant and thbull Naval nltloo raclllty ltNd leshypdr ~ did oat 9et etarted untll -u uito the dapl~t d to 11ni119 ampnd eqalpceot requireshyMnu on biqher priority pro)ecte
2 OUARTEllS
Thbull n on Vlequea are houbulled at the llAP barracltbull The barraclla personnel -rbull qulto helpful ln provldi1gt9 bertlllftO tor bull froq-t-1 y n ac cua ting wo rkf orco
11-n
3 MUStllG
Dining tacllitlea availshyable thro09h the MAP Galley
4 AlllUIUSTJIATIOll
All adainibulltrative procedurebull handled throuqh Lhbull battellon Adlllnlbulltretion ottice in lloobullevelt Roadbull
5 DISIUltSINC
LU e Se bane SeGa ells burs lll operatlobull -rbull pcrfo-CS by the battallOn DlslgtUrs11gt9 Offlco end per dl checkbull wore trbullnbullshyported to ViequH by ferry on Ula day prior to pay day
I MEDICAL 6 DENTAL
All of the aedlcel and dental req11lr-ntbull -rbull 1Mlnd1ed by batshytaUon corp-n et tbiit Inbody
bull
bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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bull
West Annex Summary Cenoral
The work at the west End wobull per fonoed for the t1aval F l ll ty luntbull llorinlUDn Pultgtrto ftico Delta Company Third Platoon waa aabulligned to thbull projt with bulln poundnbulllqn bullbull Platoon COllDander and Proect Supervisor (Like 2nd Platoon bullt Sebana Seea lrd Platoon wea redaai9nated a COiibull pany Foxtrot COJtpany during tho courae of the deployment) The Project Office was located at Naval Station Roosevelt Roada Wobullt lnnox which aupported the NlVllC
B ouortera
Living quarters were provided at thbull Weat lnnex borrocka Thbull COlllPampllY had the building to thembull bullelvea When they Urst bullrrlved at Weat lnnax SOOHI etfort waa apent painting the roou and dobull ing minor repairs ae a self help project The end result waa a very comfortable bamprrackl
C- Meuizu
The men dined at tho allmiddot hands dlnlng roo~ at the Nest nnax
o Admlniatration
All personnel admlnietration was handled by tho main body at Roosevelt Roads ln air shuttle was available itween the Weet lnnex and Roobullevelt Roods A round trip waa bullbullde on Tuaadaya and Thursdaybull both in tho lIOrnLng and the afternoon l[ there was no space on the aircrat the on1y alternat~vbull was to drive amp trip requ1r1n9 bullbout six hours
E Duburs1n9
Disbursing records were kopt by the main body D1sburbullin9 Oflice Paycheck1 were usually typed a fpw daya in advance o payday in order to a llo t inle to get them to the Weat lnnex
F ~edical end Dentel
lOutine 1gtbulldical and dental probl were handled by COrJgtImiddot n at the Nebullt lnnex Hore bullerloua cabullbullbull were sent to the Navel Ho1pital or Dental Clinic at Rooaevelt ROada
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