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NMCB 40 DEPLOYMENT COMPLETION REPORT .. DIEGO GARCIA JULY 1980 - MARCH 19 81

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DEPLOYMENT COMPLETION REPORT

DIEGO GARCIA JULY 1980 - MARCH 19 81

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Subj Deployment Coqiletion Report subllission or

Rer (a) COHCBPACCOHCBLlHT HST 3121 1 ( b) COKBP AC agtUW 80 3

nol (1) Executha s-ry (2) Unit LocaUon s-ry ()) ~storical Swmiary (q) Adainistration (5) Training (6) Operationbull (7) Supply and Logiatica (8) Equipaent (9) Cllllp Maintenance

1 Enclosures ( 1) through (9) are rorvarded pursuant to reference (a)

2 In accordance with rfterence ( b) U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FORTY deployed to Camp Ctnt1INS Diego Carcia 8IOT during tha period 17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981 with a Detail deployed to Clark AFB RP

3 The primary aiaaion or NHCBJIO during the deploent was construction and aupport or other NC7 unita and Pleet Activities on Diego Carcia Both horizontal and vertical turnover projecta were completed by NHCB- 110 including tile lir Force Allllunition Facility Naval H 11a38zines 800-5 BE0-9 and the Power Plant Bxpansion projects In auppcrt or both the battalion and Net Detail projecta over 150000 cubic yards or till vu placed Tide haul and crusher operations produced over 50 000 cubic yards or aggregate NgtICB--0 peraonnel assisted in the orr-loading or 51000 H T or cargo rroa rour cargo ships

11 The battalion vaa graded OUTSTANDING during the Operational Readineaa and Supply Managment Inspection in Ootober The c~ eaipbaaized special program to develop the chain or co-d and the lnd lv1dual A unagf9fJlt syatet1 based on policy articulation goal setting and actton planning was deHloped and ibullple11e11ted to enhance aiasion accompUabllent and errtc1ent resource utilization Billlonthly reeder evaluations and use o r aWArds and command advancement led to a greater awareness or the battalionbull mission and the indlviduala understanding or hls role tn the battalion Improved personal management and retention during the 1980 riscal year resulted tn the battalion receiving a CINCPACFLT Oolden Anchor Avard

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ENCLOSURE (I)

NKCB-qo Deplo)ent Completion Report Diego Garcia

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Adainistration

The Administrative Depart11911t provided the battalion and other NCt unite on Diego Carcia with Adlll1niatration Peraonnel Educational and Legal aerv1ces Services were alao provided by the Career Counselor Chapl11in Dentist and the Public Affairs Office All Medical personnel were aent TAD t-0 the NSF Diapenaary A co_d-spCllsored retention policy plus the personal comitaent or the battalions career counaelors and the chain or ~nd were the driving forces in iaprodna the battalions tirat-terbull retenticn frobull last yars 89J net to 4lJ net (see Enclosure (4))

Training

The deployment was preceded by a homeport training period tailored to prepare tbe battalion ror Diego Garcia Formal schools SCBTa and factory training were geared toward construction tasking Special emphasis waa placed on internal bullDrug and Alcohol lbwse Prograaa and the flH1l1tary bull RighEs and Responsibilities and Cultural Expression Workshopsbull

During the deplo)llent eitensive planning made it possible to issue individual poclcet-sited bullPlan tor the Han schedules to battalion personnel prior to their return to hcmeport

Operations

NHCB-qO worked almost every kind or construction during the deployment The projects ranged rrOG1 construction or wooden SEAhuts to concrete barracks rrom placement or stainless steel fuel lines to PVC water pipes and rro11 diging 211 wells to placing a 29 500 cubic yard pad Over 42 000 mandays or direct labor were expanded on 33 battalion projecta and 23 Net DpoundT projecta The battalion had an overall direct labor rate or 31J Adverse weather conditions and tour cargo ship orrlcads were priJlarlly responsible tor the overheampd rate or 34J (see Enclosure C 6))

Supply

The Supply Department at Ca111p Cumins was responsible ror stores 11anage111ent (110 Automotive Repair Parts CTR CSR and Greens Issue) financial management requia1tioning syatelllll and diaburs1ng The Supply Depamprtampent eebarked on a racllities material and managbullent upgrade to improve quality and t111elineaa or aervice orrered to the battlllion and Net detail cuatollers

This upgrade included physical upgrade or aupply spaces tores storage and the equipage locker Reco111putat1on or high and low 11-ita ror CSR CTR Automotive Repair Parts and Greens Issue increased SIH supply errectiveneas

The Supply Department was graded OlllSTANDINO during the October COHCBPAC SHI (aee poundno1oaure ( 7)) bull

1-1 Encl osure (I )

NHCB-~0 Deployment Coapletlon Report Diego Carota

Equlpeent

The extremely corrosive environment the raat changing project priorities and the deund ror llke equlpnent played key roles ln dictating day-to-day operaticns Earthwork projects were scheduled to 70J equipment avaUablllty and 90J direct labor ut111uitlon Operational coanitmenta required the use or night shirt personnel ror over 80J or the deployment This heavy usage placed great demands on the 111aintenance program CQnslderable emphasis was placed on operator maintenance Regular equipment inspections were held The average availability throughout the deployment was 89J

Through long hours on the reer and an innovative and aggressive inalntenance and M1pair program ror the crusher the tlde haul and crusher crevs produced over 52000 cubic yards or aggregate (see Enclosure (8))

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Summary

ENCLOSURE (2)

NMCB--0 DeploYent Co11pleticn Report Diego Carcia

UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

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Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

NMCamp-40 lain Body arr~ving on Diego Carcia BlOT

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ENCLOSURE (3)

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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NHCB-110 Deployment Completion Report Otego Carota

12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

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RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

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CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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NHCB110 Deployment Completion Report Diego Garcia

Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

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FT 1979

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The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

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These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

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Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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8 112 0 11

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OS NAVAL MOeH f CONStRUCTION 8ATTALION ORTV

FLEET lOST OF ftCI SAN fftANCISCO CAL tr 16ampot

NMC840S3rn 3121 Ser

Proa C-~ng Otrtcer U S Naval Construction Battalion PORTY To COCllllllllder Naval Construction Battalions O S Pacific Fleet Pearl

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Rer (a) COHCBPACCOHCBLlHT HST 3121 1 ( b) COKBP AC agtUW 80 3

nol (1) Executha s-ry (2) Unit LocaUon s-ry ()) ~storical Swmiary (q) Adainistration (5) Training (6) Operationbull (7) Supply and Logiatica (8) Equipaent (9) Cllllp Maintenance

1 Enclosures ( 1) through (9) are rorvarded pursuant to reference (a)

2 In accordance with rfterence ( b) U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FORTY deployed to Camp Ctnt1INS Diego Carcia 8IOT during tha period 17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981 with a Detail deployed to Clark AFB RP

3 The primary aiaaion or NHCBJIO during the deploent was construction and aupport or other NC7 unita and Pleet Activities on Diego Carcia Both horizontal and vertical turnover projecta were completed by NHCB- 110 including tile lir Force Allllunition Facility Naval H 11a38zines 800-5 BE0-9 and the Power Plant Bxpansion projects In auppcrt or both the battalion and Net Detail projecta over 150000 cubic yards or till vu placed Tide haul and crusher operations produced over 50 000 cubic yards or aggregate NgtICB--0 peraonnel assisted in the orr-loading or 51000 H T or cargo rroa rour cargo ships

11 The battalion vaa graded OUTSTANDING during the Operational Readineaa and Supply Managment Inspection in Ootober The c~ eaipbaaized special program to develop the chain or co-d and the lnd lv1dual A unagf9fJlt syatet1 based on policy articulation goal setting and actton planning was deHloped and ibullple11e11ted to enhance aiasion accompUabllent and errtc1ent resource utilization Billlonthly reeder evaluations and use o r aWArds and command advancement led to a greater awareness or the battalionbull mission and the indlviduala understanding or hls role tn the battalion Improved personal management and retention during the 1980 riscal year resulted tn the battalion receiving a CINCPACFLT Oolden Anchor Avard

~ L H SANDRINI

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CO (OP-44C) CtJICPACFLT mciAVtOCPN CXIOOthCR OtC 30thtll Dot Dibullgo Carcia COH31atNCll COHCllLANT COH20thNCR CO CllC PORT llUTNEM CO CBC CUlFPOllT NAVFAcDICltnt PACSA VF ACDCltXl4 10tC1 1J4S6274133 UMa 2228 NlCOHCJIPAC ~ IUCP CO CECOS CSO CllC PORT lllNDlt CO NCTC POllT llUEHDI CO NCTC HUtFPOJllT OIC UCT ()Hp and NO CO CllMU 302 DlRFCTOR NAVAL HISTORY WASHlNCTON DC Director TRAlNlNC PUllLlCATtON DIVISION COHl1AND HISTOltlAN CllC PORT 11JENOO

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Adainistration

The Administrative Depart11911t provided the battalion and other NCt unite on Diego Carcia with Adlll1niatration Peraonnel Educational and Legal aerv1ces Services were alao provided by the Career Counselor Chapl11in Dentist and the Public Affairs Office All Medical personnel were aent TAD t-0 the NSF Diapenaary A co_d-spCllsored retention policy plus the personal comitaent or the battalions career counaelors and the chain or ~nd were the driving forces in iaprodna the battalions tirat-terbull retenticn frobull last yars 89J net to 4lJ net (see Enclosure (4))

Training

The deployment was preceded by a homeport training period tailored to prepare tbe battalion ror Diego Garcia Formal schools SCBTa and factory training were geared toward construction tasking Special emphasis waa placed on internal bullDrug and Alcohol lbwse Prograaa and the flH1l1tary bull RighEs and Responsibilities and Cultural Expression Workshopsbull

During the deplo)llent eitensive planning made it possible to issue individual poclcet-sited bullPlan tor the Han schedules to battalion personnel prior to their return to hcmeport

Operations

NHCB-qO worked almost every kind or construction during the deployment The projects ranged rrOG1 construction or wooden SEAhuts to concrete barracks rrom placement or stainless steel fuel lines to PVC water pipes and rro11 diging 211 wells to placing a 29 500 cubic yard pad Over 42 000 mandays or direct labor were expanded on 33 battalion projecta and 23 Net DpoundT projecta The battalion had an overall direct labor rate or 31J Adverse weather conditions and tour cargo ship orrlcads were priJlarlly responsible tor the overheampd rate or 34J (see Enclosure C 6))

Supply

The Supply Department at Ca111p Cumins was responsible ror stores 11anage111ent (110 Automotive Repair Parts CTR CSR and Greens Issue) financial management requia1tioning syatelllll and diaburs1ng The Supply Depamprtampent eebarked on a racllities material and managbullent upgrade to improve quality and t111elineaa or aervice orrered to the battlllion and Net detail cuatollers

This upgrade included physical upgrade or aupply spaces tores storage and the equipage locker Reco111putat1on or high and low 11-ita ror CSR CTR Automotive Repair Parts and Greens Issue increased SIH supply errectiveneas

The Supply Department was graded OlllSTANDINO during the October COHCBPAC SHI (aee poundno1oaure ( 7)) bull

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Equlpeent

The extremely corrosive environment the raat changing project priorities and the deund ror llke equlpnent played key roles ln dictating day-to-day operaticns Earthwork projects were scheduled to 70J equipment avaUablllty and 90J direct labor ut111uitlon Operational coanitmenta required the use or night shirt personnel ror over 80J or the deployment This heavy usage placed great demands on the 111aintenance program CQnslderable emphasis was placed on operator maintenance Regular equipment inspections were held The average availability throughout the deployment was 89J

Through long hours on the reer and an innovative and aggressive inalntenance and M1pair program ror the crusher the tlde haul and crusher crevs produced over 52000 cubic yards or aggregate (see Enclosure (8))

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UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

R bull p 13 Har 81 ~

Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

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ENCLOSURE (3)

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

ll- 1D Nov

RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

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The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

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(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

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CO (OP-44C) CtJICPACFLT mciAVtOCPN CXIOOthCR OtC 30thtll Dot Dibullgo Carcia COH31atNCll COHCllLANT COH20thNCR CO CllC PORT llUTNEM CO CBC CUlFPOllT NAVFAcDICltnt PACSA VF ACDCltXl4 10tC1 1J4S6274133 UMa 2228 NlCOHCJIPAC ~ IUCP CO CECOS CSO CllC PORT lllNDlt CO NCTC POllT llUEHDI CO NCTC HUtFPOJllT OIC UCT ()Hp and NO CO CllMU 302 DlRFCTOR NAVAL HISTORY WASHlNCTON DC Director TRAlNlNC PUllLlCATtON DIVISION COHl1AND HISTOltlAN CllC PORT 11JENOO

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Adainistration

The Administrative Depart11911t provided the battalion and other NCt unite on Diego Carcia with Adlll1niatration Peraonnel Educational and Legal aerv1ces Services were alao provided by the Career Counselor Chapl11in Dentist and the Public Affairs Office All Medical personnel were aent TAD t-0 the NSF Diapenaary A co_d-spCllsored retention policy plus the personal comitaent or the battalions career counaelors and the chain or ~nd were the driving forces in iaprodna the battalions tirat-terbull retenticn frobull last yars 89J net to 4lJ net (see Enclosure (4))

Training

The deployment was preceded by a homeport training period tailored to prepare tbe battalion ror Diego Garcia Formal schools SCBTa and factory training were geared toward construction tasking Special emphasis waa placed on internal bullDrug and Alcohol lbwse Prograaa and the flH1l1tary bull RighEs and Responsibilities and Cultural Expression Workshopsbull

During the deplo)llent eitensive planning made it possible to issue individual poclcet-sited bullPlan tor the Han schedules to battalion personnel prior to their return to hcmeport

Operations

NHCB-qO worked almost every kind or construction during the deployment The projects ranged rrOG1 construction or wooden SEAhuts to concrete barracks rrom placement or stainless steel fuel lines to PVC water pipes and rro11 diging 211 wells to placing a 29 500 cubic yard pad Over 42 000 mandays or direct labor were expanded on 33 battalion projecta and 23 Net DpoundT projecta The battalion had an overall direct labor rate or 31J Adverse weather conditions and tour cargo ship orrlcads were priJlarlly responsible tor the overheampd rate or 34J (see Enclosure C 6))

Supply

The Supply Department at Ca111p Cumins was responsible ror stores 11anage111ent (110 Automotive Repair Parts CTR CSR and Greens Issue) financial management requia1tioning syatelllll and diaburs1ng The Supply Depamprtampent eebarked on a racllities material and managbullent upgrade to improve quality and t111elineaa or aervice orrered to the battlllion and Net detail cuatollers

This upgrade included physical upgrade or aupply spaces tores storage and the equipage locker Reco111putat1on or high and low 11-ita ror CSR CTR Automotive Repair Parts and Greens Issue increased SIH supply errectiveneas

The Supply Department was graded OlllSTANDINO during the October COHCBPAC SHI (aee poundno1oaure ( 7)) bull

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Equlpeent

The extremely corrosive environment the raat changing project priorities and the deund ror llke equlpnent played key roles ln dictating day-to-day operaticns Earthwork projects were scheduled to 70J equipment avaUablllty and 90J direct labor ut111uitlon Operational coanitmenta required the use or night shirt personnel ror over 80J or the deployment This heavy usage placed great demands on the 111aintenance program CQnslderable emphasis was placed on operator maintenance Regular equipment inspections were held The average availability throughout the deployment was 89J

Through long hours on the reer and an innovative and aggressive inalntenance and M1pair program ror the crusher the tlde haul and crusher crevs produced over 52000 cubic yards or aggregate (see Enclosure (8))

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UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

R bull p 13 Har 81 ~

Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

NMCamp-40 lain Body arr~ving on Diego Carcia BlOT

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ENCLOSURE (3)

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

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RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

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02 Har

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

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CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

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112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

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Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

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LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

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LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

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LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

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Adainistration

The Administrative Depart11911t provided the battalion and other NCt unite on Diego Carcia with Adlll1niatration Peraonnel Educational and Legal aerv1ces Services were alao provided by the Career Counselor Chapl11in Dentist and the Public Affairs Office All Medical personnel were aent TAD t-0 the NSF Diapenaary A co_d-spCllsored retention policy plus the personal comitaent or the battalions career counaelors and the chain or ~nd were the driving forces in iaprodna the battalions tirat-terbull retenticn frobull last yars 89J net to 4lJ net (see Enclosure (4))

Training

The deployment was preceded by a homeport training period tailored to prepare tbe battalion ror Diego Garcia Formal schools SCBTa and factory training were geared toward construction tasking Special emphasis waa placed on internal bullDrug and Alcohol lbwse Prograaa and the flH1l1tary bull RighEs and Responsibilities and Cultural Expression Workshopsbull

During the deplo)llent eitensive planning made it possible to issue individual poclcet-sited bullPlan tor the Han schedules to battalion personnel prior to their return to hcmeport

Operations

NHCB-qO worked almost every kind or construction during the deployment The projects ranged rrOG1 construction or wooden SEAhuts to concrete barracks rrom placement or stainless steel fuel lines to PVC water pipes and rro11 diging 211 wells to placing a 29 500 cubic yard pad Over 42 000 mandays or direct labor were expanded on 33 battalion projecta and 23 Net DpoundT projecta The battalion had an overall direct labor rate or 31J Adverse weather conditions and tour cargo ship orrlcads were priJlarlly responsible tor the overheampd rate or 34J (see Enclosure C 6))

Supply

The Supply Department at Ca111p Cumins was responsible ror stores 11anage111ent (110 Automotive Repair Parts CTR CSR and Greens Issue) financial management requia1tioning syatelllll and diaburs1ng The Supply Depamprtampent eebarked on a racllities material and managbullent upgrade to improve quality and t111elineaa or aervice orrered to the battlllion and Net detail cuatollers

This upgrade included physical upgrade or aupply spaces tores storage and the equipage locker Reco111putat1on or high and low 11-ita ror CSR CTR Automotive Repair Parts and Greens Issue increased SIH supply errectiveneas

The Supply Department was graded OlllSTANDINO during the October COHCBPAC SHI (aee poundno1oaure ( 7)) bull

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Equlpeent

The extremely corrosive environment the raat changing project priorities and the deund ror llke equlpnent played key roles ln dictating day-to-day operaticns Earthwork projects were scheduled to 70J equipment avaUablllty and 90J direct labor ut111uitlon Operational coanitmenta required the use or night shirt personnel ror over 80J or the deployment This heavy usage placed great demands on the 111aintenance program CQnslderable emphasis was placed on operator maintenance Regular equipment inspections were held The average availability throughout the deployment was 89J

Through long hours on the reer and an innovative and aggressive inalntenance and M1pair program ror the crusher the tlde haul and crusher crevs produced over 52000 cubic yards or aggregate (see Enclosure (8))

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UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

R bull p 13 Har 81 ~

Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

NMCamp-40 lain Body arr~ving on Diego Carcia BlOT

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ENCLOSURE (3)

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

ll- 1D Nov

RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

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NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

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Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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Adainistration

The Administrative Depart11911t provided the battalion and other NCt unite on Diego Carcia with Adlll1niatration Peraonnel Educational and Legal aerv1ces Services were alao provided by the Career Counselor Chapl11in Dentist and the Public Affairs Office All Medical personnel were aent TAD t-0 the NSF Diapenaary A co_d-spCllsored retention policy plus the personal comitaent or the battalions career counaelors and the chain or ~nd were the driving forces in iaprodna the battalions tirat-terbull retenticn frobull last yars 89J net to 4lJ net (see Enclosure (4))

Training

The deployment was preceded by a homeport training period tailored to prepare tbe battalion ror Diego Garcia Formal schools SCBTa and factory training were geared toward construction tasking Special emphasis waa placed on internal bullDrug and Alcohol lbwse Prograaa and the flH1l1tary bull RighEs and Responsibilities and Cultural Expression Workshopsbull

During the deplo)llent eitensive planning made it possible to issue individual poclcet-sited bullPlan tor the Han schedules to battalion personnel prior to their return to hcmeport

Operations

NHCB-qO worked almost every kind or construction during the deployment The projects ranged rrOG1 construction or wooden SEAhuts to concrete barracks rrom placement or stainless steel fuel lines to PVC water pipes and rro11 diging 211 wells to placing a 29 500 cubic yard pad Over 42 000 mandays or direct labor were expanded on 33 battalion projecta and 23 Net DpoundT projecta The battalion had an overall direct labor rate or 31J Adverse weather conditions and tour cargo ship orrlcads were priJlarlly responsible tor the overheampd rate or 34J (see Enclosure C 6))

Supply

The Supply Department at Ca111p Cumins was responsible ror stores 11anage111ent (110 Automotive Repair Parts CTR CSR and Greens Issue) financial management requia1tioning syatelllll and diaburs1ng The Supply Depamprtampent eebarked on a racllities material and managbullent upgrade to improve quality and t111elineaa or aervice orrered to the battlllion and Net detail cuatollers

This upgrade included physical upgrade or aupply spaces tores storage and the equipage locker Reco111putat1on or high and low 11-ita ror CSR CTR Automotive Repair Parts and Greens Issue increased SIH supply errectiveneas

The Supply Department was graded OlllSTANDINO during the October COHCBPAC SHI (aee poundno1oaure ( 7)) bull

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Equlpeent

The extremely corrosive environment the raat changing project priorities and the deund ror llke equlpnent played key roles ln dictating day-to-day operaticns Earthwork projects were scheduled to 70J equipment avaUablllty and 90J direct labor ut111uitlon Operational coanitmenta required the use or night shirt personnel ror over 80J or the deployment This heavy usage placed great demands on the 111aintenance program CQnslderable emphasis was placed on operator maintenance Regular equipment inspections were held The average availability throughout the deployment was 89J

Through long hours on the reer and an innovative and aggressive inalntenance and M1pair program ror the crusher the tlde haul and crusher crevs produced over 52000 cubic yards or aggregate (see Enclosure (8))

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UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

R bull p 13 Har 81 ~

Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

NMCamp-40 lain Body arr~ving on Diego Carcia BlOT

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ENCLOSURE (3)

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

ll- 1D Nov

RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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Equlpeent

The extremely corrosive environment the raat changing project priorities and the deund ror llke equlpnent played key roles ln dictating day-to-day operaticns Earthwork projects were scheduled to 70J equipment avaUablllty and 90J direct labor ut111uitlon Operational coanitmenta required the use or night shirt personnel ror over 80J or the deployment This heavy usage placed great demands on the 111aintenance program CQnslderable emphasis was placed on operator maintenance Regular equipment inspections were held The average availability throughout the deployment was 89J

Through long hours on the reer and an innovative and aggressive inalntenance and M1pair program ror the crusher the tlde haul and crusher crevs produced over 52000 cubic yards or aggregate (see Enclosure (8))

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UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

R bull p 13 Har 81 ~

Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

NMCamp-40 lain Body arr~ving on Diego Carcia BlOT

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ENCLOSURE (3)

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

ll- 1D Nov

RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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21- 25 Nov

30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

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Unit Location

Summary

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UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

R bull p 13 Har 81 ~

Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

NMCamp-40 lain Body arr~ving on Diego Carcia BlOT

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ENCLOSURE (3)

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

ll- 1D Nov

RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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21- 25 Nov

30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

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9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

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entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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UMIT LOCATION SIM1ARY

Type Unit amp AY Onboerd Arrival Ote Deaanattcn orrEnliated Location Departure Ila te M~Usion

Mainbody 22597 Diego Caroia 17 Jul 80 Cenat 810T 15 Mar 81

Detail CBPAC REP 15 Clark A P e 17 Jul 80 Logistic

R bull p 13 Har 81 ~

Pier Teaa 115 Diego Carcia 17 Jul 80 Const (TAD Pera) BIOT 31 Oot 80

POL Tbullbull 015 Diego Carcia 23 Aug 80 Const ( TAD Para ) 8IOT 17 NOY 80

Rbullr Schelon 015 Port Buena 15 Jul 80 Logistic Personnel CA 17 Mar 81

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

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25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

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RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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14 Jan

26 Jan

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02 Har

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

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CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

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112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

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Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

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LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

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LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

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LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

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LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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8 112 0 11

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

ll- 1D Nov

RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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6 3

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Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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8 112 0 11

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01 Jan

16 Jan

11 Har

04 Apr

11 Apr

20-28 Apr

19-22 Hay

26-31 Hay

03 Jun

20 Jun

01 Jul

02 Jul

11 Jul

12 Jul

15 Jul

16 Jul

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Hiatorical Su1111111ry ( 1980)

Advance Party arrived in Port Hueneme CA Nev Year s Day

Hain body arrived in Port Hueneme CA

Coanenoed Battalion Readiness Inspection

CDR L H Sandrini CEC OSN reported ror duty

CDR L H Sandrint etc llSN relieved CDR J R Jacobsen CEC USN as Comanding orr1oer or NMCB-110

CDR L H Sandrini and LCDB H T Hadbavny travel on a prt-deployment visit to Diego Garcia

The battalion held an Air DetaehJDent Motmt-Out EJrercue vith LT H L Schvind 84 AIR llfT OIC

Battalion Planning Exercise

EQCH T Oibaon relieved IJTQi Ashcraft as Comaand Master Chier

Pre-Advance Party arrived on Diego Oarcia

NMCB-JIO Advance Party arrived on Diego Garcia

eoenoed Turn-over and BEEP vi th NHCB-133

Turn-over and BEEP completed

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 LCDR P a Kellner S-4 and q enlisted personnel de~rted NAS Pt ~gu on battalion cargo flight

Cargo flight vi th CDR L H Sandrni CO NMCB-10 arrived on Diego Oeroia

CDR L H Sandrini CO NHCB-40 relieved CDR H H Levis Jr CO NHCB-133 as Comander Camp C S Ctamins

NHCB-40 Main body arrived on Diego Carcia NHCB-133 Hain body departed

17- 19 Jul ADM Thomas B Hayward USN Chief or Naval Operations and RADH William A Cookwell USN Executive Aide to CHO visited the island and addressed tbe NCF or Diego Oaroia

27 Jul - 4 Aug Assisted in orr-load or the SS TRANSCOLORADO

q Aug CAPT E J Peltier Jr relieved CAPT L K lgtcnoV11n as Commodore 30th Naval Construction Regiment

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

ll- 1D Nov

RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

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NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

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Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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12-111 Aug

22 Sep

05 Oct

08 Oct

12 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15 Oct

15-23 Oct

15-29 Oct

22 Oct

22- 29 Oct

25 Oct

25 Oct

28 Oct-01 llov

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RADM R C Bird USN J-q CINCPAC on island ror ramJJiarization vith existing facilities operati ons projects under construction and base loading

HR G Oblenness representative or Certainteed Corp on board to assist vi th Fire Protection Pipe Line installation

HUllBD Resources Hanagflllfllt Det Subi a Bay R P visited c~nd

CAPT B Saravia and atarr or ORI Teabull arri ved on island ror Operational Readineu Inspection

Oll Tut1 departed

Hr V D Matbevs CS-11 QIESDIV onboerd to monitor the performance or TRACORHARDIE coordinate ship offload and assist vith logistics-related island llaiaon vith other commands on Diego Garc ia

Hr Carl A Marchetti or 31st NCR Port Hueneme CA arrived on island to render construction assistance in built-up roors end texcoating

Hr Richard Pierce Minority Starr Senate Appropriationa Collllttee arrived onboard NSF ror one-day visit or Diego Carcia

Hr Ed Lau and Hr Steve Surface PACDIV arrived on island ror consultations on vater wells utility piping and various related tters

Hr Condlin or PACDIV arrived onboard to conduct nnal test or Pire Protection Syatea

Hr Parsons and Hr Mathew rro11 PACDIV arrtved on Laland to conduct llectrical Diatrlbution Syatea Ue-1na

Asdated in err-loading the SS TRAllSCammtA

Hr P P Depace or reuner and Gannon Co arrived onboerd ror consultation on fire p_ Pltl piaps and cootrol and pover v iring

Hr H Huuoni or 31at llCR arrived anboard to install pumps in the PCl JgtUll)h ouae

CAPT V P Prader CO or llHCB-3 Visited llHCB-3 OpoundT Diego Garcia

LT Paul D Chamberlain or 31st NCR arri1red onboard to render construction support

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21- 25 Nov

30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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8 112 0 11

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21- 25 Nov

30 Nov

3-10 Dec

3-31 Dec

28 Dec 1980-02 Jan 1981

7-9 Jan

14 Jan

26 Jan

03 Feb

05 Feb

01 Har

02 Har

14 Har

15 Mar

15 Kar

17 Mar

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~ Tobull llfaluch rrobull IUVFACSNCCOM llfestern Division providec joint sealant advise ror Run11ay ApMXI Repair Project

Assisted in orr-Joading the ship ss TIWiSCOLUHBU

CAPT F E Whitaker QIC USN Force Chaplain visited island to check religious and related activities or NCF personnel

LCDR J J Wong Jr trobull COltBPAC Pearl Harbor Rawii on island ror construction management suppgt~t

LCDR H V Mattsen JAGC OSN and staff arrived on island to provide court martial services for Diego Carcia coanands

RADH Ross H Trover cmiddot middot~ Chier or Chaplains and CAPT Robert Beker CHC on island ror holiday visit

( 1981)

CDR J R Burrington co NHCB-1 LCDR T Gibb OPS orricer NHCB-1 en island for pre-deplo)lllent viait

CO NHCB-40 departed on leave

CO NMCB-40 returned rrom leave

Five members of NHCB-1 arrived ror aaaignment to KO in preparation ror Advance Party turnover period

LCDR E RllJlll LTLCDR CEC Detailer on island ror field visit

llHCB-40 Advance Party flight departed Diego Carcia

NMCB-40 Advance Party flight arrived Port Hueneae CA

Cargo Flight departed Diego Garcia

CAPT J E Burrington co NHCB-1 relieved CDR L H Sampndr1n1 CO NHCB-40 as C~der Cup C S Cuaaina

NHCB-llO Hain body flight departed Diego Garcia 11ith CO llHCBJIO on board

Cargo Flight arrived Port Hueneme CA

liHCB-lO Hain body flight lfith CO NMCB-bullO onboard arrived Port Hueneme CA

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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8 112 0 11

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

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Administration

As the resident battalion at camp Cummins Diego Garcia BIOT NMCB-40 provided support in suoh areas as Special Servicea Chaplain Services Career Counseling Educational Services Photography and Adlliniatrative and Personnel orrice SerVices to over 300 personnel rro11 other construction battalion detalla as well as their own 630 peraonnel The Personnel orrtce adlliniatered a comprehenaive Sponaor Prograa bullade peraonal arrang~ents ror all personnel going on leave (passports bulliaaa and plane reaervations) and maintained over 900 enlisted service records The Adlllnistration orrice coordinated weekly Awards and Advance11ent Ceremonies at t111 battalion quarters each Thursday The Administrative Orrtce also provided typing support ror the Naval Construction Force The Hastars-At-Anu on the Quarterdeck coordinated tha E-1 through E-6 Naval Construction Porca llatohbill and provided a grounds cNlw ror rouUne bullintenance and clean-up or the Ca11p C~ns area

Tbe NMCl-qo Legal Offi ce provided counsel ror all Raval Construction Force personnel on the island Legal aleo prepared all required paperworv for non-judicial punislnent (Captains Hast) and Court-Martial convening authority ror both NMCB-40 and the 30th Naval Construction Regibullent Detail Diego Garcia

The Public Affairs Ortice ( PAO) wrote articles and provided pictures ror the COVERALL newspaper and PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES Six 30-page FORTYCRAHS and a 160 page NMCB-110 crulae book were publiahed Eighty-rive newspaper releases covering NHCB-llOa deployment to Diego Garcia were distributed

A wide range or academic work was available through the Los Angeles Comunity College Overaeas program including an NHCB-110-sponsored Pre-CED examination course ror eligible personnel Thia pre-GED course was completed by 28 personnel

The entire Battalion Hedloal Starr was assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Diapenaary The Dental Departlnent remained integral to the Naval Construction Force during the deployment providing excellent service under dirr1oult conditions

Command Career Counselor

The Ca-nd Career Counaelor a orrtce was starred by two NCCs until January 1981 when one NCC was rotated back to cams ror transrer to the Pleet Reserve A CE I a previous Coalpany Career Counselor was selected to assist the HCC ror the relll4i nder or the deployment ill career counseling services were llOle than adequately proYided to NMCB-110 personnel as well u other Navy personnel on Diego Garcia Comand involvement plus peraonal comai tllent or the career counselors were the driving forces in improving lirat-terbull retention rrom last yearbull s 8 9J net to ~ IJ net The retention progru received a grade or OUTSTANDING on the October COHCBPAC ORI vlait

NMCB-110 won the CINCPACFlT Golden Anchor Award in Fiscal 1980 a year or significant acco111plisluDents in personnel and career prograas These programs operated under a strong command policy or rostering a a011111and clia te which e111ph a sized

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

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Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

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6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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leadership treated people vitb re3J)eet and dignity rostered equal opportunity ror personal deYelopaent and proressional growth and led to the tenticm or quallty people The progruis displayed tbe highest qu11l1 ties or leadership and oonoern ror people While no single eeuure or result or errectioreness can be isolated re tention atatistlcs tell euch The bullfigbting Fortybull story here is

Reenliat111111t Percentage

First Termer Second Terbullr Third Ter11erCareer

Pl 1980

112S 65J 62J

FT 1979

9S bull3J 52S

The degree or oomand inolore111111t and total huean goals prograbull that aohined the policy objective and retention results inoluded

- A cradle-to-grave sponsor 1111d indoctrination program that upholds the highest tradition or tbe Jlayy -- talcing care or it11 people

Aggressive co1111and-supported training and education programs

Command encouraged and supported personal development and advanceiaent

Welrare and Recreation programs that atieulate the bullteabull spiritbull aspect ot a heal thy c011111and environment

-- Total involveamit or the family in all aapeot11 or the member 11 career and Ure in the battalion

Quality or life initiatives with meaning

Special errorts to provide job satisfaction and promote pride in accompliahlllents witb appropriate recognition and reward

-- A strong and errective ccmnand retention teu

Adllin1strat1ve Narrative

The Adaini11trat1ve Orfice Starr consisted or a LTJO (LDO) one nfl three Ylf2s one Tl3 one YgtlSN and one tli3A A Third Claaa T-an waa a11111gned to the Legal Orrice the Operations ortice and the Captains Orrtoe All three were advanced to Tll2 during the deployment Two or the three original T112s were released frobull active duty during the deployaent while the third waa 1pound1EVACed in January 1981 Two DISA replacmenta reported aboard during the last tvo eonths or the deployment

During the deployaent llHCB-10 reviewedreYiaed a ujor tty or the aproxillate 100 1nstruct1ona and notices Thia was hapared by the lack or a reliable copying aachine By extensive use or the Naval Support P1tcUity (NSF) xerox aachine copies were bullbullde NSF prorlded excellent support throughout the deployaent

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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HAR TOTAL

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Priary reaponsibUities rOlr the ldain orrtce during the deployaent were maintenance or the c~and a central filea and clasairled material rues dillsemination or daily unclassitiedclassiried aessages u1ntenance or orricer service Jackets aaintenance or bettaUon and cup direlttives and riles maintenance or the co-ds report tickler syst- and administrative support or four details deployed to Diego Oarllla from other HMCBs The AdJl1nistrat1ve Depertaeot received ia srade or OUTSTAlflllNO during the COHCBPampC Operational Readineaa Inapeotion (ORI) in October 1980

Educational Servicea Narrative

A PN2 was in charge of the Educational Servicea Office The aportance of off-duty education was reoogni~ed and considerable effort waa expended toward acquiring a prograa that would suit the isolated setting or Diego Oarcb In addition to DANTES Tuition Aid the 01 Bill and the NCFA degree progru the Loa Angeles C-mity College Overaeas (UCCO) provided a viable college education prograa that involved ln-clsss instruction towards college-accredited overseas education LACCO offered 111 varied coursea dJJrlng three 2-11onth quartera A total of 32 peraonnel participated 1n orf-duty education durlng the deployaent A Pr~GpoundD prograa was establlahed by the battalion for llCF and NSF peraonnal to worlc towards the attainaent or a High School Diploma Twenty-one personnel enrolled in the program and completed their OED pre-test satisfactorily The Educational Services Office received a grade of OUTSTANDING on the COHCBPAC ORI visit

Peraonnel Narrative

The Personnel orfice atllrted the Diego Carcia deployment with 7 assigned PNs (one PN 1 one PN2 three PN3s and two PNSNs) One PN3 was transrerred early in the deployment and a PNC arrived en board in December This billet had been gapped ror ampOlre than cne year

The Peraonnel Orfice ~ taakad Idth Personnel Support tUnotions which included transfers receipts temporary additional duty orders change or deployaent 111 te orders reenlistments separations discharges processing or deployment per di1111 orders ror each enlisted man Faaily Separation Allowance I D Carda arranging ror all NHCB-110 PCS and TDY travel personnel accounting and preparation or rligbt manifesta ror both the Battalion and the entire Naval Construction Regieent wh ich consi11ted or four details or approdllliltely 300 personnel in addition to the 630 man battalion A vigorous sponsor prograa was started by the Personnel orrioe The NHCB-bullO Personnel orrice was also given the responsibility or bullking all comiercial flight reservations ror personnel taking leave to the Unlted States This proved to be a very challenging taslc during holiday periods During COHCBPAC s annual OR vial t in October 1980 the personnel orrtce received a grade or OUTStlNDillO During the deployaent all 630 enlisted records were ver1r1ed and each meabers personal awards and schools records vere brought up to date

Batta1ion Chaplain

During the rirst rour months or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain billet was gapped During this period the Base Chaplain along w1 th the

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

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Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

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Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

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Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

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(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

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bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

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-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

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Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

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6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

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HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

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Battalion RP provided religious servicu and counseling During the second 11a1r or the deployment the Battalion Chaplain a orrtce was located ill the Quadrangle All religious services were hlteld in the NSF Chapel in the Palmsbull

Public ArratrsPhoto Lab

NMCBJIO developed an aggressive Public Attalrs Progra11 both internally and externally The deployaent prograia wea pre-planned making i ta execution more errective

Thia progra8 consisted or a weekly middotbat talion newspaper a aonthly rullygram letters to the ruUy rrce the Cltmaandinamp orrtoer a cruise book publication and the widest possible dissemination of quality news releases The PAO statr also provided support ror rarne Ucketa 1 posters and variowi rorm11

While on deployaent the Photo Lab consieted or ane Piil and one non-rate rrOll NCI and one PHl and one non-rate allgillented rrobull NSF The PAO starr consisted or a J02 end an SV3 rrom NCF Halt or this support was directed towards photoa or construction progreas The remainder was coeposed ot accident coverage and Naval Investigative Service coverage

The ailleographed weekly newspaper waa called photo-orraet tSlyg11 (en titled FORTYGRAlI) was Printing Office Subia Bay R P The FORTY FL YER was

Four news stories were released every two weeks such publlcat1 ons aa the SEABEE COVERALL 1 PACfACTS 1

and NAVY TIHES

the FORTY FLYER printed monthly by produced by an sv3

The the

These were aubcaitted to PACIFIC STARS amp STRIPES

Extensive covelllge vaa given to awards reenlistments and advancements ror both internal and external distribution

The Photo Lab generated monthly slide presentations which were sent to the Wives Club in Port Hueneme CA

Legal Ortice

A Lelill orrtcer (LT) HA 1 and YN3 provided basic legal services to battalion personnel as well as coordinating NJP proceedings JAG Manual Investigations courta-martial preparations and other assoclated legal matters ror all NCF units on Diego Garcia

Special Services

Organized welrare recreation and athletlc act1v1t1es were adbullinistered through the battalions Special Services orrice Started by a collateral duty Ensign and assisted by a Second Clasa Petty Orricer and a non-rate thbull battalion operated under the Consolidated Recreation Program as administered on NSF Diego Oarcia

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MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

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To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

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not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

4- 7

HHCB-~o DeploJent Completion Report Diego Garcia

Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

4-8

bull

bull

bull

lHCB-deg Deplo111ent Copletion Report Diego Orcia

Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

4-9

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Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

4-10

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

NHCB-bullo Deplofent Completion Report Diego Garcia

MSI operated the poundM Club and also orrered racilitles ror svlmatng gra racquetball veightUrting tennis sort ball jogglng photognphy bovling nightly 110viea and blnampe The battalion apecial services atarr operated racUities in cabullp that provided basketball courta tennis courta aortball rtelda athletic gear Lasue a veightroom horseshoes soda and a candy bulleas The atarr alao helped to arrange various battalion lllnctions

The battalion participated in a variety or intramural sports NMCBlO teau cue in FIRST in ell three or the bllsa league sortball tournaments during thia deployaent Overall the Special Services prosrabull vhile deployed to Diego Garcia had a signirlcant ibullpact on the successtul realization or goals and pr-Lury object1 ves or the battalion The Special Services program received a grade or OlllSTAHDING during the October COMCBPlC ORI visit

Dental orrice

Prevention makes ror painless dentistrybull vas a motto depicting the prlaary goal or the Dental Starr Speoirtcally all patient dental records including DETs 3 II 5 62 711 and CBlll-302 vere reviewed llOllthly Those indivtduals requiring both annual Type-2 exutnationa (claaa-11 patient atatua) and 3-agent stannoua rlouride treat-nts vith prophylactic cleaningsbull vere ass~ed an innovatha c011bi1U1tion appointment designed to inahe time loet frobull the projects vhile contributing to a 110re efrctent utllhation or dental chair tille Siailarly those ind Y1dua1a requiring dental treatment eg tillingabull (oless-3 patient status) vere notirled and encouraged to make dental appointbullenta Quadrant dentistrybull vas practiced to maxibullize the alllOUllt or vork accomplished per appointbullent

During the reporting period the battalion dental atarr treated 1305 patients vith 71107 total procedures Having reduced the n1111ber or Class 3 patients backlogged frOll 60 to 15 the 10j objective goal vas bettered to a ) 71 aatntenance lebullel (including nevly reported personnel vbo vere often in a Clasa-3 status)

S181larly the n1111ber or recalcitrant Claaa - personnel vaa reduced to laaa than lj Alao by initiating a ayatbull or appointment railures vere lovered ror better than the 10j objaotiva goal As a result 11id-deployment atetiatica rar exceeded the deployment goala and the number or dental eergenoies were ainimal

quipmmt failure vaa the the priMry deterrer1t to continuous lllll scheduling or patienta The dental trailer vas secured in late Septellber due to bull broken oil-veter ruter separator 1n the air coapresacr vbicb required the Dental Officer to spend one veek TAD to the llaYal Regional Dental Center and llaval Regional Medical Cmter Subia Bay R P to procure replacement parta as veil aa other dental auppllea 11aterials and proreaaional advice and aasistanoe for dirrtoul t dental cases The dental operatories continued to tunction on a back-upbull auction evacuation apparatus vhile avaiting delivery or replaoe11ent parts ror the dabullged syatem Power outages both acheduled and unscheduled vere a secondary inconvenience oauaing imned1ate casaatioo or treatll80t being rendered aa vell aa aubaequent cancellation or acheduled patient appointments until reotilied

4- 5

JOD-~ Deplopent Completion Report Diego Garcia

To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

4-6

-

bull

HKCB-llO Deployment Completion Report Diego Garcia

not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

4- 7

HHCB-~o DeploJent Completion Report Diego Garcia

Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

4-8

bull

bull

bull

lHCB-deg Deplo111ent Copletion Report Diego Orcia

Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

4-9

llCB~ Deplopent Cplbulltion Report Diego Carcia

Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

4-10

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

JOD-~ Deplopent Completion Report Diego Garcia

To enhance provialon or eleotiYe dentistrybull (claaa 2 patient status) not arrordable on deploY11ent due to inadequate equ119ent and racilittes the Dental orricer OOllJgtlled Hats ror Oral Surgery (eg illpacted Wisdoa teethbull) and lrosthodont1c (eg c rowns bridge vork and partial dentures) needs or the battalion personnel Thue lists vere subllli tted to the CBC Branch Dental Clinic lort Huaneme CA in February 1981 for advance scheduling to ensure upedient treatment upon arrival to ho8eport

In llid-Fellluary the Battalion dentist vas ltDfVACed to NRHC Subic Bay RP ampllergency dental care vas still anilable tl-Oll the lrSI Dental CUnto

Medical Departaent

Durina the deploY11ent all Medical Departaent personnel vere assigned TAJgt to the IHVSUPlAC Dispensary Tba bettalion X-ray technician billet vaa vacant r- early Septeaber until early Decbullber Tlile battalion Hedlcal Department personnel oonslated or one Lieutenant (Medical Corps) one RltC and aebullen other Hospital Corpsen Roap1tal corps specialties consisted or one Independent Duty Teohnlcian one Preventhe Medicine Technician one laboratory Assistant and one X-ray technloian Seven or the ff03pital Corpsun vere also Pield Medicine Technlclans

The battallon Medical Department (epprox1lllately one-halr the total medical personnel available ClI Diego Garcia ) vaa totally integrated into the NSI Medical Department

Tbe NSP Dispensary consisted or a central air-conditioned building complete vith operating room X-ray room emergency roaa audiogru booth heaHI ~cord orrtce tvo Medical Officers ornces and adJUnistratibulle orncea The building vaa equipped vi th an bullergency pover source Tbbull operating room was veil-equipped but seldobull used due to the lack or an anesthesiologist the high inlectlon rate on the island and the eilf bull -hour transit time to the u s Air Poree Rospl tal I Clark A9 I Republic or the Philippines Tbe tvo large steliUnrs on the island were in a state or disrepair ror aoat or the deployaent A oountertop sterilizer waa used extenaively Tvo ubulanoes vere on island until Nobulluber vhen tvo additional ambulanctJI vere received

The NSP Dispensary vas responsible ror ordering supplies ror the dispensary Turnaround tiaes ror rece11ng supplies bullaried between tvo veeks ( ror 1 teas troa Subic Bay R P) to two 11011ths tr or iteas ordered troa CON US

Medical evacuation vas nolly aocOlllplished through the USAF utillung C- lll la and C-5 aircrart Plighta vere generally abullallable every day The lilnth Aercmedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark A 9 arranged and paid ror the aats or patienta and attendants to the destination and the return trip to the parent c1111111and arter treatment Ir a medical attendant vas necessary during the medical evacuation auoh attendant vas provided by the NSP Dispensary asseta which included HMCB-~O aedical peraonnel

Co mity sanitation on Diego Garcia vas substandard during the deployment Rbullodeling or heads in the Cup Cimeins area vu Initiated Vat er supply vaa provtded rlOm the oppoai te end or the cantonment aree and did

4-6

-

bull

HKCB-llO Deployment Completion Report Diego Garcia

not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

4- 7

HHCB-~o DeploJent Completion Report Diego Garcia

Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

4-8

bull

bull

bull

lHCB-deg Deplo111ent Copletion Report Diego Orcia

Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

4-9

llCB~ Deplopent Cplbulltion Report Diego Carcia

Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

4-10

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

bull

HKCB-llO Deployment Completion Report Diego Garcia

not utilize a loop systea Free available chlorine residual vas difficult to uintain in all the branches or the water system Only non-colltora colonies were detected and do not present a health hazard at this tiJDe

The sewage systa on Diego Garcia was overburdened Due to increasing population without increas1113 the sewage treatment capacity a bullpoorbull llicrobiologlcal water quality test was made by visiting Preventive Hedioine Unit peraonnel The aewage treataient system bas also been overburdened with sewage frobull separate sewage systems outside Camp Cunains The sanitary conditions or bum barrel latrines was poor Frequent rec~endations were made tor prompt continuing maintenance

Due to the increased population on Diego Garcia without sufficient expansion or Food Service oapeoities refrigerated storage and dishwasbing standards were below sanitary rec011111endationa Frozen roods were stored above zero degrees rarenheit and improperly thawed when required for preparation Lack or bot water was noted in all Food Service spaces Maintaining hot water ror final rinsing was not possible and wet utensils bowls trays middot and plates became routine The Food Service Department was open for rec011111endations but corrective action for problems was slow

Urethritis was the major sexually transiitted disease Both gonococcal and non-gonococcal urethritis were treated successfully although culturing capabilities were lacking until November 1980 No oases or syphilia were discovered

Several complaint11 or insect bites were seen Eco parasites among the chicken and cat population in Camp Cummins may be a contributing factor as a vehicle of transmiesion

Pest Control personnel rrom Subio Bay Public Works Department anewered requests for control of ants and rodents in Camp Cummins The peat control shop on Diego Garcia was very dilapidated and strewn w1 th excess equipment not pertaining to pest control

Many casee or Jelly-tish stings sea urchin spine wounds and coral outa were treated Various venoai antidotes were on-hand although moat vict11111 could not identity what attacked them There are 11trong ourren~a and tidea in both the ocean and the lagoon which created potentially bazardoua oond1tiona ror shellerbull and riahermen alike bull

The Med ical Department received a grade or OUTSTANDINltI on tbe October ORI visit

Lessons Learned

a ProblemJt911

A large number or unnecessary Red Crosa cesaages were transai tted to the i sland r or battalion personnel

4- 7

HHCB-~o DeploJent Completion Report Diego Garcia

Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

4-8

bull

bull

bull

lHCB-deg Deplo111ent Copletion Report Diego Orcia

Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

4-9

llCB~ Deplopent Cplbulltion Report Diego Carcia

Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

4-10

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

HHCB-~o DeploJent Completion Report Diego Garcia

Diacuasion

A total or l32 emergency messages were received by NHCBlO personnel Even though the cOODend had briefed all personnel prior to deployment on Red Cross notification procedures many of these messages vere of a non-emergency nature (ie undoc111ented mental stress notioe or unverified medical problems and unrealistic requests ror 11nancial assistance) On one occasion no atteapt had been made to go through Red Cross Emergency Relief by the dependent

Reco1111endationAction

ec-anda should continue to pubUcite the different support available in the homeport ~ prior to the beginning or the deployment end should ensure that procedures ror handling family -rgenciet are understood thoroughly by all personnel in the battalion

b ProblemItn bull

NCF reproduction capability on the island is unsatisfactory

Discussion

Sxiating copy machines in AdminPersonnel SupplyOperations do not make good quality copies and are not reliable The repair contract from the Philippines once per quarter is effective for repairs by the Teoh Rep however machines that blealc down betveen Tech Rep visits cannot be repaired These machines will not handle large quantity printing but are adequate Wilen operating for individual coplea that are required for local file

Recommended Action

BUY or rent a new reproduction machine that 1a more durable reliable and capable or handling the workload in Camp CUlllJllina

c ProblemItlll

Personnel wbo were transported to the Air Force Regional Medical Center Clark Air Base Republic or the Philippines or the Naval Regional Medical Center Subia Naval Base Republic of the Philippines would not always obtain proper endorsments on the Hmorandum Endorseaent to their Per Diem Orders It was also ditricult to keep track or these indivlduels since the battalion WM not always notlried 83 to exactly where tbe patienta were and vhen they were moved

Disouasion

This problem made it extremely difricult to communicate with the patients in the Philippines Travel claills were difrioult to liquidate since accurate endorsements were not elvays on the orders

4-8

bull

bull

bull

lHCB-deg Deplo111ent Copletion Report Diego Orcia

Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

4-9

llCB~ Deplopent Cplbulltion Report Diego Carcia

Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

4-10

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

bull

bull

bull

lHCB-deg Deplo111ent Copletion Report Diego Orcia

Rec011111endampt1on Act1on

At the beglm1ng ot the deployaent said the Battalion Peraonnel orncer or Chief Personnelaan to the Philippines to visit the Adllln Section or the Regional Medical Centers He should tlnd out how they operate end under what a1rc11astances they tranater people trim one place to another He should also get acquainted with the people bullt CBlll-302 llMCB-3s D8T Sublc Bay and the CBPAC Rep bull

New a r rival t o RMCB-40 ii gr eeted by I-Division Personnel

4-9

llCB~ Deplopent Cplbulltion Report Diego Carcia

Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

4-10

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

llCB~ Deplopent Cplbulltion Report Diego Carcia

Statlatios

lleenltstaent Statistics

1980 1979 Pirat Tel9era

Eligible 61 1-1 Not Eligible 311 23 R nllsted 25 12 ~

Gross J 26J 7 3J bull

Reen J litS 85

Seocnd Tera Eltgible 31 21 Not Eltgible 2 3 Rbullnllsted 20 9

Crosa S 61S 38bull Ileen s 65S 113J

Third T-ersCre_ lllgiblbull 311 23 Not Eligible 2 0 Reenlleted 21 12

Cross S 57J 52J Reen S 62S 52

4-10

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

NHCB--0 DeploYent Completion Report Diego Oamprcia

Variation in Unit HanniI va Allowance

(First day or deployment)

BO QI BU SV UT CE EA Sit Tll PN RM MS OffER TOflL

8-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B-7 4 l 6 l 1 2 l l 1 0 1 1 3 23 8-6 10 111 19 9 q 5 2 2 0 1 3 4 10 81 B-5 22 20 l 6 8 15 6 3 3 1 2 4 q 141 8-4 30 29 42 17 16 15 3 8 3 3 0 2 4 172 E-3 29 8 114 13 13 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 28 156

TOT +5 +16 +3 +1 -3 -11 0 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1 +9

96 73 153 117 43 46 1q 15 9 1 7 19 52 581

(Last day or deployment)

EO CH BU SV UT CB EA Sit Tll PN BH MS OTHER TOflL

E-8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B-7 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 l 4 21 E-6 11 10 18 7 6 9 2 2 1 1 2 lj 10 83 E-5 20 22 56 10 12 14 7 2 3 2 3 5 4 160 E-4 33 26 44 15 18 15 1 5 2 3 1 2 6 172 E-3 31 11 60 16 18 10 2 q 4 0 0 7 17 180

TOT +2 +32 +6 +8 -1 _ -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 +4

98 73 187 52 55 50 13 15 10 7 7 19 41 627

E-9 cu EQ UT

lat 0 1 0 last 1 1 0

bull

bull

4-1 I

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

NHCB-qo DeploYlent Completion Report Diego Carcia

(Shovn ror Peraonnei StabilitX

entire hobulleportdeployment oyole)

Hon JAH FEB HAR APR HAY JClI JIL AUG SEP OCT NOi DEC JAN FEB MAR

ltFF

LOSS 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 GAIN 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Cl) gt

LCISS 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 CAIN 2 2 3 2 q 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0

E6E5

LCISS 6 11 8 4 7 20 3 6 6 10 13 8 5 5 -Onf 26 7 3 9 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 2 ~amp BELOW

LOSS 4 1 lj 5 4 3 10 2 6 3 ~ 6 8 2 2 GAIN 27 2 9 10 22 8 13 19 10 21 21 311 6 2 112

TOTAL

LOSS 10 9 17 16 12 12 34 10 111 10 16 22 18 7 7 CAIN 56 11 15 24 33 18 20 28 18 26 26 45 10 ~ 116

bull

4-12

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

bull

bull

IMB-0 Oepl07-9ftt CopletlClll leport Otego Carcia

BUCS Begga LT L-bull 802 NacampUno 8112 Penn7 BUl Sbullcretti

LCDll It ell n er EQCH Tumer OTC Debullia 80CS Vllmn BOCS Da-la SICS H9naon RP3 V iclcera IOC RaJ CZ 1 P iclceni g111 801 Johnaon 801 Carza PW1 -bull LTJG Sn7der ro1 unc SVCS KcClendon

Medal Recipients

(17 July 1980 to 15 Harch 1981)

Award

HaY) Achievbullent Medal bvy AchieYe_t Medal lllYJ Acb1bullbullbullet1t Kedal laYy Achie_t Kedampl llaYJ Achibullbullbullbullnt Kedal

Medalbull in proc4u13 O

Letters or Commendation in proceea or

ewarded by higher authority 60

Lettera or Comendatian 5bull

Heritorioua Haat 0

Kedal Reoiplenu

(Awarded June 19 1981)

4-13

Award

-ritorioua Service Medal hvy C~datlon Medal laYJ Co endatlon Medal c_datlon Medal llaYJ C endation Medal llavy C~dat1on Medal Navy Aohlbullbullbullent Medal lfayY AchieHMnt Medal layY Aohibullbullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achievuent Medal lavy Achiebullbullbullnt Medal Navy Achienment Medal lavy AollieY-nt Medal bullbullYJ Achtnet Medal lfaY) Achiebullbullbullnt Hed11

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull

NHCB--0 Deployment COlJgtleticn Report Diego Carcia

Deployment Publio Affairs

News Releases

Service-wide publications Civilian Press BaseLocal Military

Total Releases

fKTNC Individual Releases FHTNC Roster Releases FORTYORAM issues FORTY FLYER issues

Month JUL Atx SEP

NJP 9 16 6 CT K 0 0 0

Total patient Visits 4013 Hospital visits 54

Total pa ti en ta treated I 305 Total procedures 71107

OCT

15 0

Issued

30 15 40

85

15 130

6 32

orrenses

NOV

20 5

Medical

Dental

Medical Facilities on Diego Garcia

4-14

lleC

6 3

Published

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown Unknown

6 32

JAN

20 1

FEB

12 2

bull

HAR TOTAL

8 112 0 11

bull