! VOLUME III, Number 12
'ELG QMS r/CD TEN
'On February 25, 1963, the main body of iVC3 10 left Port Huenome for deploy
ment to Sangley Point, Phillippine Islands* Upon their departure, the efforts
of Detachment India were shifted from assisting the Main Body to that of pre
paring for their own forthcoming deplyment to Adak, Alaska*
MCB 10 arrived
dak on Friday, March 22, 1963* personnel were off-loaded,
rejoined with friends from the advance parties, and taken to the Bering Area to
be quartered in barracks seven and eight*
The very same day that the personnel arrived the USNS PVT• METREL arrived
with all of the equipment and that equipment is now being put into operating
shape0
The projects for the "MOB* consist of five main assignments, with a sixth
fill-in assignment for removal of abandoned buildings and other unused struc
tures*
The first project will consist of rehabilitating, eight housing units in the
Amulet Housing Area.
The second project will involve working on runways 13-36 and 5-23*
There are many other jobs in conjuction with the second project:
Operating,the Tiny Reck Quarry; maintaining and operating a rock crusher
and operating the base asphalt plants the removal of an existing hill on the
end of runway 5-23 involving the the moving of about 100,000 cubic yards of
earth and rock* Approximately 23 tons of dynamite will be expended in connection
with these operations*
The third project is the installation of a steam lino to the new firehouse #1
as well as concrete ductwork to carry this line*
The courth project is the removal, renewal, and replacement of 3team linos
from the steam manholes to the quarters in the Amulet Housing Area#
The fifth project is the repair and rehabilitation of the existing steam man
holes in the Amulet Area#
One note that MCD TEN would like to pass to all personnel on Adak: "There is
one message wo want to earnestly convey to all Naval Station residents#
It is the strict policy of this battalion that safety on the job is of primary
importance# We intend to use every safety precaution available to us, and in this
matter we need the co-operation of all hands aboard the station#
It is a habit of small children everywhere to be fascinated by construction
projects, and they tend to flock to them in great numbers# We sincerly ask all
parents aboard the Station to help keep the children away from the immediate
area of our projects# We feel certain that with the co-operation of all concorned,
we will have' "SMOOTH SAILING.""