Sy had been completely cleared of wiring and plunbing fixtures. All mess equipnent had duo been removed and used eltwwhere. To be usable, the building required oomplete plumbing, painting, wiring, screening, roofing, extensive oarpmter repair, installation of mess equipnent, and a new steam supply eystem. There was also a very troublesome drain problem, the +’onner drains being plugged and the newer8 leading from them inadequate in uise and grade. One of the most unpleasant jobs fell to the men who crawled under the mesa hall, whern they had about 18” clear spaoe. They cut olean-out holw in the drdn pipos (the pipes had not been originally equippedwith such), and then olesmed the pipes. e. Motor Pool This waa a relativelysimple job of grading, fencing, end ereoting a diepataher’stent. d. Warehouses The adopted war~ouse solution involved getting some spaoe from the ATC, and erection of four (4) quonsets. One of these quonseta was later converted into ● briefing room. e. Housina Housing for 2000 personnel was required, 330 of whan would be offioers. Aa etated above, General Kepner preferred that this housing be on the same aide of the runway *S OthOr base installationa. This proved praoti~ble and waa so done. Reoonnaiaaanee on the ground ehowed it would be possible to find space for this Seotion XVI-A 3