More Life On Site
Site Equivalent of the "Water Cooler!" Site Equivalent of the "Water Cooler!"
5-01: Our site's equivalent of the "Water Cooler." Water tanks were brought in from Çigli AFB as there was no water available from any nearby springs, streams, etc. (GSmith, Dev Date: Nov 1961, Slide18)
5-02: The hard support building which we soon occupied was completed around December 1961 or January of 1962. Nice to have a real cot to sleep on, and a warm building to enjoy shelter from the elements. We lived, partied, and ate in this building until the site's completion in February of 1962. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide06)
English Team Members Continue Celebrating! English Team Members Continue Celebrating!
5-04: Seagram's 7? Not bad for the boonies! Our English chaps celebrating the end of the job. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962 Slide10)
George Smith Attempting to Open a Bottle of Booze George Smith Attempting to Open a Bottle of Booze
5-05: George Smith was designated as the official bottle opener, which took him some time to figure out how to use the opener. Never did get it opened, and never did taste the stuff! ( GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide11)
A Spontaneous Card Game After Hours A Spontaneous Card Game After Hours
5-06: An occasional card game would erupt in somebody's room after hours, which would help pass the time away. Site Manager Sam Smith in the dark shirt. I don't know how light the wallets were after the game. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide12)
5-07: Our Chef Robert relaxing, wondering what to conjure up for our next day's meals. We would each contribute $15 a week for chow, which he would use to purchase food from the local markets. One meal he prepared was meatloaf made from old camel meat he purchased at a local bizarre. It tasted like rotten hamburger. I was designated to accompanied him on his next trip to the local market, and saw where the fly-infested camel meat originated...on a hook hanging from a tripod in the middle of the local village’s dirt-paved market place. We didn't purchase any more of that! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide14)
USAF Medic and Team Members Yukking It Up! USAF Medic and Team Members Yukking It Up!
5-08: We had a USAF medic attached to our team. Here he is (2nd from left) swapping jokes with a member of our crew. He would supply those in need with cough syrup (Turpin Hydrate) when we'd feel a little scratch in our throats. We spent a number of crazy evenings here. One day a storm let loose outside while we were sitting in the break room when our phone got zapped with a lightning bolt. It was one of those old crank field phones that was wired up to the communications tower…the source of the surge current to the phone. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide14)
Cracking Up at the Latest Jokes! Cracking Up at the Latest Jokes!
5-09: That's me cracking up over a joke that was just told, spread out on the table too weak to get up! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide15)
2nd Tech Expeditor & Several of Our English Chaps 2nd Tech Expeditor & Several of Our English Chaps
5-10: The second of our Technical Expediters (left), and our Chef along with another chap from England as I recall. His name might have been "Collin."(GSmith, Dev Date: Mar 1962, Slide17)
English Team Members Celebrating Job Completion. English Team Members Celebrating Job Completion.
5-03: Our Chef (middle) had a private supply of booze, which he would share with anyone so desiring a sample. Celebrating the end of a long job. There was the occasion when someone visited the local village and obtained a couple jugs of “Raki,” (Lion’s Milk) the Turkish national drink, which they consumed during a movie. By the end of the last reel, they had passed out on the table! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide08)
Our Chef Robert Relaxing, Conjuring Up the Next Day's Meals Our Chef Robert Relaxing, Conjuring Up the Next Day's Meals
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One Large Bird! One Holder May Have Been Bob Davis. One Large Bird! One Holder May Have Been Bob Davis.
5-11: A couple guys found this dead bird out in the field. The thing was huge! I don't remember the wing span, but you can get an idea from this photo how big it was! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide15)
Robert Inspects a Local Mound Tomb Robert Inspects a Local Mound Tomb
5-12: Near the end of our contract we weren't working the long hours that we had been putting in earlier. This gave us time to tour around the area. Here our Chef is peering into what I believe was a burial mound located a short distance from our site. (GSmith, Dev Date: Mar 1962, Slide15)
Opening to a Mound Tomb Opening to a Mound Tomb
5-13: Here's another view of the opening. We didn't venture in. And so...this was life on the site, as exciting as it was. Our trusty Dodge Power Wagon took us to several interesting places during our off hours! (GSmith, Dev Date: Mar 1962, Slide16)

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More Life On Site
Site Equivalent of the "Water Cooler!" Site Equivalent of the "Water Cooler!"
English Team Members Continue Celebrating! English Team Members Continue Celebrating!
George Smith Attempting to Open a Bottle of Booze George Smith Attempting to Open a Bottle of Booze
English Team Members Celebrating Job Completion. English Team Members Celebrating Job Completion.
Moe "Dancing" With an English Chap Moe "Dancing" With an English Chap
A Spontaneous Card Game After Hours A Spontaneous Card Game After Hours
USAF Medic and Team Members Yukking It Up! USAF Medic and Team Members Yukking It Up!
Cracking Up at the Latest Jokes! Cracking Up at the Latest Jokes!
Our Chef Robert Relaxing, Conjuring Up the Next Day's Meals Our Chef Robert Relaxing, Conjuring Up the Next Day's Meals
2nd Tech Expeditor & Several of Our English Chaps 2nd Tech Expeditor & Several of Our English Chaps
One Large Bird! One Holder May Have Been Bob Davis. One Large Bird! One Holder May Have Been Bob Davis.
Robert Inspects a Local Mound Tomb Robert Inspects a Local Mound Tomb
Opening to a Mound Tomb Opening to a Mound Tomb
5-01: Our site's equivalent of the "Water Cooler." Water tanks were brought in from Çigli AFB as there was no water available from any nearby springs, streams, etc. (GSmith, Dev Date: Nov 1961, Slide18)
5-02: The hard support building which we soon occupied was completed around December 1961 or January of 1962. Nice to have a real cot to sleep on, and a warm building to enjoy shelter from the elements. We lived, partied, and ate in this building until the site's completion in February of 1962. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide06)
5-03: Our Chef (middle) had a private supply of booze, which he would share with anyone so desiring a sample. Celebrating the end of a long job. There was the occasion when someone visited the local village and obtained a couple jugs of “Raki,” (Lion’s Milk) the Turkish national drink, which they consumed during a movie. By the end of the last reel, they had passed out on the table! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide08)
5-04: Seagram's 7? Not bad for the boonies! Our English chaps (Collin?) celebrating the end of the job. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962 Slide10)
5-05: George Smith was designated as the official bottle opener, which took him some time to figure out how to use the opener. Never did get it opened, and never did taste the stuff! ( GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide11)
5-06: An occasional card game would erupt in somebody's room after hours, which would help pass the time away. Site Manager Sam Smith in the dark shirt. I don't know how light the wallets were after the game. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide12)
5-07: Our Chef Robert relaxing, wondering what to conjure up for our next day's meals. We would each contribute $15 a week for chow, which he would use to purchase food from the local markets. One meal he prepared was meatloaf made from old camel meat he purchased at a local bizarre. It tasted like rotten hamburger. I was designated to accompanied him on his next trip to the local market, and saw where the fly- infested camel meat originated...on a hook hanging from a tripod in the middle of the local village’s dirt-paved market place. We didn't purchase any more of that! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide14)
5-08: We had a USAF medic attached to our team. Here he is (2nd from left) swapping jokes with a member of our crew. He would supply those in need with cough syrup (Turpin Hydrate) when we'd feel a little scratch in our throats. We spent a number of crazy evenings here. One day a storm let loose outside while we were sitting in the break room when our phone got zapped with a lightning bolt. It was one of those old crank field phones that was wired up to the communications tower…the source of the surge current to the phone. (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide14)
5-09: That's me cracking up over a joke that was just told, spread out on the table too weak to get up! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide15)
5-10: The second of our Technical Expediters (left), and our Chef along with another chap from England as I recall. (GSmith, Dev Date: Mar 1962, Slide17)
5-11: A couple guys found this dead bird out in the field. The thing was huge! I don't remember the wing span, but you can get an idea from this photo how big it was! (GSmith, Dev Date: Feb 1962, Slide15)
5-12: Near the end of our contract we weren't working the long hours that we had been putting in earlier. This gave us time to tour around the area. Here our Chef is peering into what I believe was a burial mound located a short distance from our site. (GSmith, Dev Date: Mar 1962, Slide15)
5-13: Here's another view of the opening. We didn't venture in. And so...this was life on the site, as exciting as it was. Our trusty Dodge Power Wagon took us to several interesting places during our off hours! (GSmith, Dev Date: Mar 1962, Slide16)
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