The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Persian Gulf War
Cover Photos
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data - EP-870-1-500004
Foreword - EP-870-1-500005
Foreword cont'd
The Author - EP-870-1-500008
Acknowledgements - EP-870-1-500009
Acknowledgements cont'd
Contents - EP-870-1-500011
Contents cont'd - EP-870-1-500012
Introduction Setting The Scene
Southwest Asia
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Lieutenant General John Yeosock
Setting The Scene cont'd
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney talks with soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division from Fort
Tent city of the 82d Airborne Division.
Soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division set up temporary quarters in this warehouse after arriving
Setting The Scene cont'd
Chapter 1 Shaping the Engineer Force
Navy Construction Support
Engineer Doctorine
Engineer Doctorine cont'd - EP-870-1-500027
Engineer Doctorine cont'd - EP-870-1-500028
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500030
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500031
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500032
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500033
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500035
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500036
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500037
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500038
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500039
M1A1 tank in Saudi Arabia.
Soldiers of the 72d Engineer Company, 24th Infantry Division
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500042
Chapter 2 The Corps of Engineers Responds
Corps' Presence in Saudi Arabia
U.S. forces extensively used King Khalid Military City, a billion facility near the Iraqi border.
Corps' Presence in Kuwait
Corps' Presence in Kuwait cont'd - EP-870-1-500047
Corps' Presence in Kuwait cont'd - EP-870-1-500048
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500050
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500051
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500052
Organization Dhahran Area Office
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500054
Command and Control Issues
im Ellis and Ben Wood share space in the Corps' Dhahran Area Office
Communications Issues
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500059
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500060
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500061
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500062
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500063
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500064
Observations - EP-870-1-500065
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500066
Ordnance Program Division
Logistics Support for Suadi Arabian Forces
Strengtened Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Individual Mobilization Augmentees
Individual Mobilization Augmentees cont'd
Funding Corps Activities
Funding Corps Activities cont'd - EP-870-1-500073
Funding Corps Activities cont'd - EP-870-1-500074
Chapter 3 Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500076
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500077
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500078
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500079
Contracting Process
Contracting Process cont'd - EP-870-1-500081
Contracting Process cont'd - EP-870-1-500082
Transferring Contracts to Saudi Arabia
Transferring Contracts to Saudi Arabia cont'd - EP-870-1-500084
Transferring Contracts to Saudi Arabia cont'd - EP-870-1-500085
Support from the Government of Japan
Support from the Government of Japan cont'd - EP-870-1-500087
Support from the Government of Japan cont'd - EP-870-1-500088
Japanese officials visit the base camp of Colonel T dReid's 197th Infantry Brigade.
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500090
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500091
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500092
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500093
Observations - EP-870-1-500094
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500095
Chapter 4 Engineer Construction
Civil Engineer Support Plan
Processing Engineer Requirements
Processing Engineer Requirements cont'd - EP-870-1-500099
Processing Engineer Requirements cont'd - EP-870-1-500100
Construction Standards and Design
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500102
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500103
Cement masonry building under construction at a life support area.
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500105
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500106
Construction Materials
Base course stockpile area for work at King Fahd International Airport
Construction Materials cont'd
Obstacles to Construction
Title 10, U.S. Code
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500112
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500113
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500114
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500115
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500116
Observations - EP-870-1-500117
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500118
Chapter 5 Construction Contracts
Life Support Areas
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500121
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500122
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500123
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500124
Grader spreads marl at a life support area.
Main Supply Routes
Main Supply Routes cont'd
Map provided by the U.S. Army Center of Military History
Soldiers and equipment from the 20th Engineer Brigade work on a new road bed.
Dust Palliatives
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500131
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500132
Hand application of dust palliative at Al Hasa.
Emulsified asphalt was used as a dust palliative at Thadj.
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500135
Two asphalt paving machines work side by side at the King Fahd International Airport
Workers place concrete at one of the four CH-47 helicopter refueling pads
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500138
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500139
Well Drilling
A contractor drills for water in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Well Drilling cont'd
Construction to Support Redeployment
Soldiers clean vehicles at a wash rack in Saudi Arabia.
Observations - EP-870-1-500145
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500146
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500147
Chapter 6 Supply Contracts
Latrines, Showers, and Washstands
Contractors assemble latrine, shower, and washstand units for U.S. soldiers.
Expedient Structures
Clamshell buildings, manufactured in Santa Barbara, California, were used for aviation maintenance
Side view of a clamshell building at King Fahd International Airport
Expedient Structures cont'd
Equipmet Rental
Equipmet Rental cont'd - EP-870-1-500156
Equipmet Rental cont'd - EP-870-1-500157
Observations - EP-870-1-500158
Chapter 7 Leasing Real Estate
Initial Deployment
Leasing Authorities
Processing Requirements
Processing Requirements cont'd
Lease Negotiations
Lease Negotiations cont'd
308th Engineer Detatchment (Real Estate)
308th Engineer Detatchment (Real Estate) cont'd
Host Nation Leasing Support
Host Nation Leasing Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500169
Host Nation Leasing Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500170
Lease Assignment
Lease Assignment cont'd - EP-870-1-500172
Lease Assignment cont'd - EP-870-1-500173
Leasing During Redeployment
Observations - EP-870-1-500175
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500176
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500177
Chapter 8 Suport from Corps Laboratories
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500180
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500181
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500182
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500183
Water Detection
Construction and Construction Management
Dust Control
Other Laboratory Support
Observations - EP-870-1-500188
Powering thr Theater
Powering thr Theater cont'd - EP-870-1-500190
Powering thr Theater cont'd - EP-870-1-500191
Conclusion - EP-870-1-500192
Mobility
Funding - EP-870-1-500194
Civilian Deployment
Civilian Deployment cont'd
Introduction - EP-870-1-500197
Chapter 1. Shaping the Engineer Force
Shaping the Engineer Force cont'd - EP-870-1-500199
Shaping the Engineer Force cont'd - EP-870-1-500200
Chapter 2. The Corps of Engineers Responds
The Corps of Engineers Responds cont'd - EP-870-1-500202
The Corps of Engineers Responds cont'd - EP-870-1-500203
Ordnane Program Division
Chapter 3. Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500206
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500207
Chapter 4. Engineer Construction
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500209
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500210
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500211
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500212
Chapter 5. Construction Contractors
Construction Contractors cont'd
Construction Contractors cont'd - EP-870-1-500215
Construction Contractors cont'd - EP-870-1-500216
Chapter 6. Supply Contractors
Chapter 7. Leasing Real Estate
Leasing Real Estate cont'd - EP-870-1-500219
Leasing Real Estate cont'd - EP-870-1-500220
Chapter 8. Laboratory Support
Laboratory Support cont'd
Powering the Theater
Powering the Theater cont'd
Acronyms - EP-870-1-500225
Acronyms cont'd - EP-870-1-500226
Acronyms cont'd - EP-870-1-500227
Bibliography - EP-870-1-500228
Bibliography cont'd - EP-870-1-500229
Bibliography cont'd - EP-870-1-500230
Congressional Documents
Interviews - EP-870-1-500232
Interviews cont'd - EP-870-1-500233
Index - EP-870-1-500234
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500235
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500236
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500237
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500238
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500239
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500240
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500241
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500242
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500243
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500244
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500245
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500246
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500247
For Further Reading
Office Of History
EP 870-1-50
Cover Photos
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data - EP-870-1-500004
Foreword - EP-870-1-500005
Foreword cont'd
The Author - EP-870-1-500008
Acknowledgements - EP-870-1-500009
Acknowledgements cont'd
Contents - EP-870-1-500011
Contents cont'd - EP-870-1-500012
Introduction Setting The Scene
Southwest Asia
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Lieutenant General John Yeosock
Setting The Scene cont'd
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney talks with soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division from Fort
Tent city of the 82d Airborne Division.
Soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division set up temporary quarters in this warehouse after arriving
Setting The Scene cont'd
Chapter 1 Shaping the Engineer Force
Navy Construction Support
Engineer Doctorine
Engineer Doctorine cont'd - EP-870-1-500027
Engineer Doctorine cont'd - EP-870-1-500028
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500030
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500031
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500032
Engineer Operatios during the Defend-and-Deter Phase cont'd - EP-870-1-500033
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500035
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500036
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500037
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500038
Engineer Preparation for Offensive Operations cont'd - EP-870-1-500039
M1A1 tank in Saudi Arabia.
Soldiers of the 72d Engineer Company, 24th Infantry Division
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500042
Chapter 2 The Corps of Engineers Responds
Corps' Presence in Saudi Arabia
U.S. forces extensively used King Khalid Military City, a billion facility near the Iraqi border.
Corps' Presence in Kuwait
Corps' Presence in Kuwait cont'd - EP-870-1-500047
Corps' Presence in Kuwait cont'd - EP-870-1-500048
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500050
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500051
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500052
Organization Dhahran Area Office
The Corps Deploys to Southwest Asia cont'd - EP-870-1-500054
Command and Control Issues
im Ellis and Ben Wood share space in the Corps' Dhahran Area Office
Communications Issues
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500059
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500060
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500061
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500062
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500063
Recruiting, Processing, and Deploying Corps Civilians cont'd - EP-870-1-500064
Observations - EP-870-1-500065
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500066
Ordnance Program Division
Logistics Support for Suadi Arabian Forces
Strengtened Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Individual Mobilization Augmentees
Individual Mobilization Augmentees cont'd
Funding Corps Activities
Funding Corps Activities cont'd - EP-870-1-500073
Funding Corps Activities cont'd - EP-870-1-500074
Chapter 3 Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500076
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500077
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500078
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500079
Contracting Process
Contracting Process cont'd - EP-870-1-500081
Contracting Process cont'd - EP-870-1-500082
Transferring Contracts to Saudi Arabia
Transferring Contracts to Saudi Arabia cont'd - EP-870-1-500084
Transferring Contracts to Saudi Arabia cont'd - EP-870-1-500085
Support from the Government of Japan
Support from the Government of Japan cont'd - EP-870-1-500087
Support from the Government of Japan cont'd - EP-870-1-500088
Japanese officials visit the base camp of Colonel T dReid's 197th Infantry Brigade.
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500090
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500091
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500092
FIDIC Construction Contract cont'd - EP-870-1-500093
Observations - EP-870-1-500094
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500095
Chapter 4 Engineer Construction
Civil Engineer Support Plan
Processing Engineer Requirements
Processing Engineer Requirements cont'd - EP-870-1-500099
Processing Engineer Requirements cont'd - EP-870-1-500100
Construction Standards and Design
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500102
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500103
Cement masonry building under construction at a life support area.
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500105
Construction Standards and Design cont'd - EP-870-1-500106
Construction Materials
Base course stockpile area for work at King Fahd International Airport
Construction Materials cont'd
Obstacles to Construction
Title 10, U.S. Code
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500112
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500113
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500114
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500115
Title 10, U.S. Code cont'd - EP-870-1-500116
Observations - EP-870-1-500117
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500118
Chapter 5 Construction Contracts
Life Support Areas
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500121
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500122
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500123
Life Support Areas cont'd - EP-870-1-500124
Grader spreads marl at a life support area.
Main Supply Routes
Main Supply Routes cont'd
Map provided by the U.S. Army Center of Military History
Soldiers and equipment from the 20th Engineer Brigade work on a new road bed.
Dust Palliatives
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500131
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500132
Hand application of dust palliative at Al Hasa.
Emulsified asphalt was used as a dust palliative at Thadj.
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500135
Two asphalt paving machines work side by side at the King Fahd International Airport
Workers place concrete at one of the four CH-47 helicopter refueling pads
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500138
Dust Palliatives cont'd - EP-870-1-500139
Well Drilling
A contractor drills for water in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Well Drilling cont'd
Construction to Support Redeployment
Soldiers clean vehicles at a wash rack in Saudi Arabia.
Observations - EP-870-1-500145
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500146
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500147
Chapter 6 Supply Contracts
Latrines, Showers, and Washstands
Contractors assemble latrine, shower, and washstand units for U.S. soldiers.
Expedient Structures
Clamshell buildings, manufactured in Santa Barbara, California, were used for aviation maintenance
Side view of a clamshell building at King Fahd International Airport
Expedient Structures cont'd
Equipmet Rental
Equipmet Rental cont'd - EP-870-1-500156
Equipmet Rental cont'd - EP-870-1-500157
Observations - EP-870-1-500158
Chapter 7 Leasing Real Estate
Initial Deployment
Leasing Authorities
Processing Requirements
Processing Requirements cont'd
Lease Negotiations
Lease Negotiations cont'd
308th Engineer Detatchment (Real Estate)
308th Engineer Detatchment (Real Estate) cont'd
Host Nation Leasing Support
Host Nation Leasing Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500169
Host Nation Leasing Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500170
Lease Assignment
Lease Assignment cont'd - EP-870-1-500172
Lease Assignment cont'd - EP-870-1-500173
Leasing During Redeployment
Observations - EP-870-1-500175
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500176
Observations cont'd - EP-870-1-500177
Chapter 8 Suport from Corps Laboratories
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500180
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500181
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500182
Topographic Support and Terrain Analysis cont'd - EP-870-1-500183
Water Detection
Construction and Construction Management
Dust Control
Other Laboratory Support
Observations - EP-870-1-500188
Powering thr Theater
Powering thr Theater cont'd - EP-870-1-500190
Powering thr Theater cont'd - EP-870-1-500191
Conclusion - EP-870-1-500192
Mobility
Funding - EP-870-1-500194
Civilian Deployment
Civilian Deployment cont'd
Introduction - EP-870-1-500197
Chapter 1. Shaping the Engineer Force
Shaping the Engineer Force cont'd - EP-870-1-500199
Shaping the Engineer Force cont'd - EP-870-1-500200
Chapter 2. The Corps of Engineers Responds
The Corps of Engineers Responds cont'd - EP-870-1-500202
The Corps of Engineers Responds cont'd - EP-870-1-500203
Ordnane Program Division
Chapter 3. Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500206
Saudi Arabian and Japanese Support cont'd - EP-870-1-500207
Chapter 4. Engineer Construction
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500209
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500210
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500211
Engineer Construction cont'd - EP-870-1-500212
Chapter 5. Construction Contractors
Construction Contractors cont'd
Construction Contractors cont'd - EP-870-1-500215
Construction Contractors cont'd - EP-870-1-500216
Chapter 6. Supply Contractors
Chapter 7. Leasing Real Estate
Leasing Real Estate cont'd - EP-870-1-500219
Leasing Real Estate cont'd - EP-870-1-500220
Chapter 8. Laboratory Support
Laboratory Support cont'd
Powering the Theater
Powering the Theater cont'd
Acronyms - EP-870-1-500225
Acronyms cont'd - EP-870-1-500226
Acronyms cont'd - EP-870-1-500227
Bibliography - EP-870-1-500228
Bibliography cont'd - EP-870-1-500229
Bibliography cont'd - EP-870-1-500230
Congressional Documents
Interviews - EP-870-1-500232
Interviews cont'd - EP-870-1-500233
Index - EP-870-1-500234
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500235
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500236
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500237
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500238
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500239
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500240
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500241
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500242
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500243
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500244
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500245
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500246
Index cont'd - EP-870-1-500247
For Further Reading
Office Of History
EP 870-1-50
