00244488 5658-6 UNCLASSIFIED 2431335 09-01-1944

ARMY AIR FORCES ENGINEER COMMAND, MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

638.01-2 FIRST EDITION 8480 A6160 395 421 43 2447293 05-11-1988 REPORT CONSIDERS THE QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING THE AIRFIELDS FOR THE ARMY AIR FORCES AND DISCUSSES POLICIES AFFECTING THE AVIATION ENGINEER'S PLACE IN THE AIR FORCE ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECIDING WHAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SHOULD BE BUILT FOR THE AIR FORCES AND HOW ENGINEER SUPPLIES SHOULD BE HANDLED. LOOKS AT ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS AND CONCLUDES WITH A DISCUSSION ON CONSTRUCTION SHORTCUTS USED BY THE AVIATION ENGINEERS. NONE HISTORY OF POLICIES AFFECTING AVIATION ENGINEERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGNS