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S u b J GEPL OYME NT FOR TRAINING LA KE TITICACA . BOL I VIA DEPLOYMENT COM?L ET I ON REPORT

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TABLE OF CON ENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

r l . HISTOR ICAL SUMMARY

I I I. PROJECT SU MMARY

IV. LESSONS LEARNED

V. LABOR DISTRI BUTI ON SUMMARY

VI. VARIATIONS IN UNIT MANNING

VII. NEWS RELEASES FOR DETAIL BRAVO LIMA

VIII. ME DICAL I MPACT S DUE TO HIGH ALTIT UDE

IX. DETAIL ORGANIZ ATI ON

Enclosure ( l)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion SEVENTY-FOUR Detail Bravo Lima deployed to Tiquina Naval Base, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia from 25 October 1988 to 15 December 1988. During this Deployment for Training (D F'I' ) , the Detail successfully completed its primary tasking of complete renovation of the Bolivian Navy Hospital Barge AH-O l '"Jul ian Apaza."' The Detail was the guest of the Commander, Bolivian Navy Fourth Naval District. The Detail occupied quarters provided by the base.

Administration - Administrative support and services for the leta1l were pr o vid ed by the U . S. Military Group loca t ed at the U.S. E mbassy build1 n ~ in La Paz. Services rendered included message c o~nunication, mail. medi cal assistance. vehicle transportation . and li a i so n with Bo li vian offic ials.

Operations - Detail Br a v o Li ma completed 348 direct labor on •he tas k ed project . deployment..

There were 541 man - days of effo rt man-day~:

on the

S u op l y - The Deta il was responsible for all its own f ood. Non - pe r is ha ble items were purchased in ' Puer to Rico prior to dep loymen t . Oth er items were purchased locally. Co nstructi o n mat.er1a l s were shipped in two shipments t o La Paz . The major sh ipment arrived via ship with the second coming by military ;.tircr a f t. No fur t her material sh ipments were necesary.

Equipment - All equip ment for the project was br o u ght with the De ta i 1 o ll de p 1 o y men t . A 1 though shop fa c i 1 i ti es ( spec i f i ca 1 1 y wo od and me t .. ;1. l wo !' k i n .'$ s h o p s l we r e av a i l ab 1 e at T i q u i n a Nava 1 Bas e , safety cond iton s were such that they were o ff limits to Detail personnel.

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19 OCT 88

2 5 OCT BB

28 OC T 88

29 OCT 88

l NOV 88

5-6 NOV 8B

II. HISTORICAL SUMMARY

Advance Party arrives La Paz. Bolivia .

Detail arrives JFK International Airport, La Paz via Cl4l Military Aircraft from Puerto Rico. Proceeded to project site at Tiquina Naval Base. Lake Titicaca, via Bolivian Navy ground transportation.

Visit by CDR E. Lehre, USN, CCOMUSMILGP - Bolivia) and CDR M. Imof. USN CNAVSCIATTS - Panama).

Wo rk begins on hospital barge.

Partial shipment of CONUS-procured materials arrives from La Paz .

Visit by CAPT 0 . Olsen, CEC. USN. CUCM Harris ( COMCBLANT Norfolk. VA) . and UCCM Brower (COMNAVFACENGCOM Alexandria, VAl.

19 - 20 NOV 88 Civic Action work at boy's home in La Paz.

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15 DEC 88

16 DEC 8 8

Vi sit by CDR L.L. Anderson. CEC . USN, and UCCM Bailey ( NMCB- 7 4 J •

Remaining CO NUS - procured materia ls arrive fr om La Paz.

Bolivian Army crane arrives for 30KW generator remo val a nd replacement.

Vi sit by CAPT F. Massey, USN and CDR S . Woodward. US N I HQ USSOUTHCO M - Panama) and CDR E. Lehre, US N ( C 0 MU S MI LG P - Bo l i vi al .

Dedication ce remo ny by U.S. Ambassador Robe r t Gelba r d, Co mmander of the Bolivian Navy, ADM S e i nz, a nd o ther dig ni taries.

Wo rk c o mp le te.

Camp turn o ver complete .

Redep l oy me nt of personnel to Roosevelt Roads. Puerto Ric o v ia co mmercial airline.

Redepl o yment complete .