US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Bragg, NC)

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PUST E EI EER Major Bryant, Major McLawhorn, Lt. Col. Mann, Capt. Solomon. The maintenance and repair of all buildings, structures. roads and grounds, as well as the operation of all utilities at Fort Bragg including Pope Field, is the responsibility of the Post Engineer. The scope of this work can readily be seen when one realizes that these activities include the up-keep, care, and improvement of more than 4,000 build- ings, 100 miles of paved roads, over 200 miles of primary stabilized earth roads, walks, hundreds of acres of im- proved grounds, all target ranges, and similar training aids. The maintenance and operation of water supply and dis- tribution, sewage disposal, electric power, central heating systems, refrigeration plant and units, sanitary fill for dis- posal of wastes, storm sewer systems, and insect, rat, and vermin control fall within the range of Post Engineer ac- tivities. Approximately 850 civilians, including engineers, mechan- ics of all trades, skilled technicians, and clerical personnel, supervised by Lieutenant Colonel Carroll L. Mann, Jr., Post Engineer, and a staff of four officers, are engaged in main- taining buildings and utilities systems, in furnishing heat. fuel, water, electricity and in disposing of sewage and waste. Six fully equipped maintenance shops, one located in the Main Post and one in each of the five outlying areas, are manned by the tradesmen necessary to perform quickly and adequately continuous maintenance requirements for every section of the Post. Special heavy maintenance equipment, such as power shovels, draglines, bulldozers, tractors and pans, air com- pressors, transit concrete mixers, and other similar items are serviced by skilled mechanics in the large Post Engineer Garage. These services are also extended to a fleet of over l50 trucks and other vehicles required in performing main- tenance to the extensive svstem of roads, runways, grounds, and developed areas on this Post. No Army Post can boast a more modern, well equipped, water filtration and sewage disposal plant than are in operation at Fort Bragg. A steady ample supply of potable Filter Gallery-Water Filtration Plant water, and an efficient sewage disposal system are of prime importance, and these two plants, each capable of handling seven million gallons per day, adequately supply the re- quirements of the Fort. At the area laboratory additional services are rendered in analyzing water samples for other Army installations in both North a11d South Carolina. A well organized and well trained Fire Department for the entire Post, supervised by the Post Engineer as Post Fire Marshal, has been responsible for the very creditable fire loss record achieved here. This department, consisting of 96 trained firemen, operates 14- Hre trucks from eight strategically located fire stations. Included is one station and three crash fire fighting trucks for plane crashes and other emergencies at Pope Field. A continuing mosquito contirol progrlam, eliminating breeding places on many miles of streams and swamps is carried on by Post Engineer personnel under the tech- nical supervision of the Post Surgeon. Other insect, rodent, and vermin control measures are also performed by this group, if required, for adequate health and safety of troops stationed at this Post. ln addition to maintenance, repair, and operation of utilities activities, the Post Engineer organization is respon- sible for many other important duties. Over 120,000 tons of coal consumed annually at the Fort are received, stored, and issued to the various units stationed here. The readiness and usefulness of combat troop equipment are dependent upon the packing and crating for overseas destination, which duty is performed by Post Engineer personnel, trained and skilled in this work. Finally, the Post Engineer must prepare plans and estimates of costs for requests of projects of a non-recurrent nature, involving additions and alterations to existing build- ings, structures or utilities, as well as reconstructions of facilities damaged or destroyed by fire, storms, etc. After approval by higher headquarters, the work is performed by either Post Engineer personnel or by contract.

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, rg mmiigu ifrrw twiki? 452 f Mania: Top lett: Asphalt Plant .... Top right: Sewage Disposal Plant .... Center left: Fire Department in Action .... Center right: Loading Coal Fuel Yard No. I. . . . Bottom left: Laying Asphalt Paving. . . . Bottom right: Area Laboratory. Water Filtration Plant. 59