Bricks, Sand, and Marble: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction in the Mediterranean and Middle East, 1947-1991 (Paperback)CMH Pub 45-2-1. U.S. Army in the Cold War. Traces the activities of American military engineers from the reconstruction that began in Greece after World War II through the construction of air bases in North Africa, the massive building program in Saudi Arabia, and support for the liberation of Kuwait in 1991. The history provides a background of the present role and position of the United States in that vital region. |
Contents
ARMY ENGINEERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 19421952 | 9 |
Army Engineers in Greece 19471949 | 10 |
Army Engineers in Turkey | 17 |
US Engineer Group in 1950 | 18 |
Beginning Work | 20 |
Broadening Military Construction Under the US Engineer Group | 24 |
Administrative and Procedural Issues in Turkey | 26 |
The Middle East District in Libya and Saudi Arabia 19501951 | 28 |
Reorganizing Engineering Responsibilities | 347 |
Implementing the Move to Saudi Arabia | 349 |
New Staff in Berryville | 351 |
The Middle East Divisions Initial Years | 355 |
New Districts | 357 |
Engineer Logistics Command | 358 |
PROGRAMS FOR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION IN THE 1970S AND 1980S | 363 |
Upgrading Khamis Mushayt and Tabuk | 364 |
Preliminary Planning and Mobilization | 30 |
Construction in Libya | 34 |
Construction in Saudi Arabia | 36 |
Administrative Issues at Wheelus and at Dhahran | 38 |
THE MOROCCAN AIRBASE PROGRAM 19501954 | 45 |
Planning for Moroccan Bases | 46 |
Mobilizing the East Atlantic District | 50 |
Negotiating New Sites | 54 |
Emergency Construction Underway | 57 |
Inadequate Funding and Recurring Delays | 66 |
Congressional Investigations | 71 |
Assessing the Moroccan Program | 75 |
SHIFTING THE LOCUS OF WORK 19521957 | 79 |
The Middle East District in Libya and Saudi Arabia 19511952 | 80 |
Converting the CostPlusFixedFee Contract in Morocco | 83 |
Transferring Operations in Turkey | 86 |
The Mediterranean Division at MidDecade | 87 |
New Construction at Asmara | 88 |
The Mediterranean Division s Center of Gravity Changes | 93 |
Changing Priorities in the Middle East | 94 |
The TransEast District in Pakistan | 96 |
The Gulf District in Iran | 104 |
Relocating the Mediterranean Division to Italy | 111 |
THE MEDITERRANEAN DIVISION IN ITALY 19571972 | 115 |
HEADQUARTERS AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT 19571960 | 117 |
Southern District 19571960 | 129 |
Waning Activity in North Africa | 131 |
Southern District Work in Europe | 136 |
Disposing of Surplus Materials | 142 |
Closing the Southern District | 143 |
THE TRANSEAST AND GULF DISTRICTS 19581960 | 147 |
Living and Working in Pakistan | 154 |
Overhead Costs | 155 |
Potential Work in Burma | 157 |
Prospects in Saudi Arabia | 160 |
Royal Saudi Air Force Training School in Riyadh | 166 |
Deactivating the TransEast District | 168 |
The Gulf District in Iran | 171 |
Living Conditions and Support Facilities | 173 |
Managing the Work | 175 |
Gulf District Projects Under Construction | 177 |
Mehrabad and Hamadan | 180 |
THE GULF DISTRICT 19611967 | 183 |
Construction at Hamadan | 185 |
Regimental Combat Team Installations | 189 |
Gendarmerie and National Police Projects | 191 |
Construction at Mashhad | 195 |
Standards of Design and Construction in Iran | 198 |
The Gulf District Outside Iran | 200 |
Burma | 201 |
The Gulf District and Saudi Arabia 19611963 | 203 |
Repairing the Dhahran Air Terminal | 205 |
Highways in Afghanistan | 206 |
KandaharSpin Baldak Highway | 210 |
KabulKandahar Highway | 211 |
HeratIslam Qala Highway | 217 |
Declining Workload | 219 |
THE MEDITERRANEAN DIVISION 19611966 | 223 |
Programs Under Mediterranean Division Management | 224 |
Troposcatter | 225 |
USAHOME | 228 |
Support for NATOs Southern Flank | 233 |
Somalia | 240 |
New Work in Saudi Arabia | 249 |
Television Program | 251 |
Engineer Assistance Agreement | 255 |
Ordnance and Vehicle Support Program | 262 |
Relocation to Camp Darby | 265 |
The Mediterranean Division in 1966 | 267 |
DEVELOPING THE SAUDI ARABIAN PROGRAMS 19671972 | 269 |
NATO Countries | 270 |
Work in North Africa | 271 |
Operations in Saudi Arabia | 279 |
Saudi Arabia District | 281 |
Completing the Saudi Television Network | 286 |
Radio Broadcast Facilities | 291 |
Building Cantonments for the Ministry of Defense and Aviation | 294 |
Khamis Mushayt | 295 |
Tabuk | 302 |
Saudi Arabia Mobility Program 19671973 | 306 |
First Years | 308 |
Maintenance | 309 |
Training | 310 |
The Ordnance Corps Center and School | 311 |
Construction | 312 |
Personnel and Funding | 315 |
The Mediterranean Division in 1972 | 318 |
ARMY ENGINEERS IN SAUDI ARABIA 19721988 | 319 |
NEW PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES 19721977 | 325 |
Continuing Work 19721975 | 327 |
The Saudi Ordnance Corps Program | 328 |
Questions Concerning the Role of the Corps | 332 |
Cantonments at Khamis Mushayt and Tabuk | 334 |
New Medical Center and General Hospital for the Ministry of Defense and Aviation | 336 |
Other Projects for the Ministry of Defense and Aviation | 337 |
Funding the Projects | 339 |
Emergency Water System Repair in Jiddah | 340 |
Transition to the Middle East Division | 341 |
Handling the Growing Volume of Materials | 342 |
Staffing for the Expanding Workload | 344 |
Medical Support Facilities | 366 |
Schools | 368 |
Area Commander s Headquarters | 372 |
Providing the Infrastructure | 374 |
Closing Out the Projects | 376 |
Peace Hawk and Peace Sun | 379 |
Headquarters Complexes | 384 |
Royal Saudi Air Force Headquarters Complex | 385 |
Ministry of Defense and Aviation Headquarters Complex | 387 |
Design and Construction of the Headquarters Complex | 388 |
Officers Club in Riyadh | 391 |
Designing Medical Centers | 394 |
MODERNIZATION OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN NAVY AND NATIONAL GUARD | 399 |
Initiating the Program | 400 |
Ports at Jiddah and Jubayl | 401 |
Headquarters of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces | 411 |
Naval Program Constrained | 413 |
Modernizing the Saudi Arabian National Guard | 418 |
Design Phase | 420 |
Military Cities at Al Qasim and Al Hasa | 423 |
Construction Phase | 430 |
Request for a Camel Racetrack | 431 |
Building the Headquarters | 434 |
Ground Settlement Problems | 439 |
KING ABDULAZIZ MILITARY ACADEMY | 445 |
Beginning Construction | 447 |
Procuring Equipment Furniture and Furnishings | 449 |
Getting the Program on Track 19811983 | 451 |
Completing the Academy | 454 |
KING KHALID MILITARY CITY | 465 |
CostPlusAwardFee Contracting | 468 |
Preparing a CostPlusAwardFee Contract | 470 |
Finding the Right Contractor | 473 |
Progress at Ras al Mishab | 474 |
Organizing for the Construction | 476 |
Mobilization of the MorrisonKnudsen Saudi Arabia Consortium | 477 |
Responsibilities of the MorrisonKnudsen Saudi Arabia Consortium | 479 |
Construction Support | 482 |
Management Assistance and Support | 489 |
Controversy Over Management | 490 |
Tensions Over Management Decisions | 492 |
Implications for Progress | 494 |
Network Analysis System | 495 |
Shortcomings of the Morris onKnudsen Saudi Arabia Consortium | 496 |
Allegations of Corruption | 497 |
Ending the CostPlusAwardFee Contract | 498 |
Completing King Khalid Military City | 502 |
Packaging Construction Tasks | 503 |
Pace of Construction 19811983 | 504 |
Facing Crises in Funding | 509 |
Completing First Brigade Facilities 1984 | 511 |
CHANGING GEOPOLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 513 |
Adjusting the Work in Saudi Arabia | 514 |
IranIraq War | 515 |
Collapse of Bipolar Geopolitics | 516 |
Iraqs Attack on Kuwait | 517 |
REORIENTING THE ENGINEER EFFORT 19811986 | 519 |
Jordan | 520 |
Oman | 525 |
Design for the Oman Program | 528 |
Masirah Island Construction | 529 |
Khasab | 532 |
Seeb | 533 |
Thamarit | 536 |
Program Status in Oman by the Mid1980s | 538 |
Kuwait | 539 |
Bahrain | 541 |
Egypt | 543 |
Sudan | 553 |
Other Occasional Work | 555 |
Refocusing the Organization 19811986 | 557 |
Adjusting Staff Size | 558 |
Managing Work from Forward and Rear | 560 |
Relocating Command Authority | 563 |
FROM DIVISION TO MIDDLE EAST AFRICA PROJECTS OFFICE 19851991 | 567 |
Arguments for Division Status | 569 |
Status of Projects in December 1985 | 572 |
Adjusting to a New Entity | 575 |
Ordnance Program Division | 577 |
Closing Out the Saudi Program Under the Middle EastAfrica Projects Office | 581 |
Projects Throughout the Region | 582 |
Kuwait | 584 |
Bahrain | 585 |
Egypt | 588 |
Sudan | 593 |
Voice of America | 595 |
Africa Civic Action | 600 |
Department of Defense Dependent Schools | 605 |
Status at the End of the Decade | 608 |
Major Administrative Actions 19861991 | 610 |
Rethinking the Future of the Middle EastAfrica Projects Office | 614 |
International Events Intervene | 616 |
Transatlantic Division | 617 |
Tying Up Loose Ends | 618 |
Coming Full Circle | 619 |
ARMY ENGINEERS OVERSEAS CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES AND CHANGING TIMES | 621 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 629 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 639 |
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