ARMY BARRACKS AL 1 SARY-OZEK, USSR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 16, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
A MARKED INCREASE IN GROUND FORCES EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES AT SARY-OZEK, A STRATEGIC LOCATION WITH
REGARD TO THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER.
2. REMARKS: NPIC REPORT
STALLATION. AT THAT TIME THE GARRISON AREA COVERED
150 ACRES AND THE ADJOINING TRAINING AREA COVERED
100 ACRES. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS REVEALED A LIGHT
RATE OF ACTIVITY WITH SOME CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING
IN THE SUMMER OF 1963. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO
APPARENT BUILDUP AS LATE AS
PROVIDED THE FIRST INDICATIONS OF
CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND A VEHICLE PARK
AREA. THE TANK TRAINING FACILITIES, THE AUTOMATIC
WEAPONS RANGE, AND A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MAJOR
AND MINOR BUILDUPS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE TIME OF
THE NPIC REPORT. FOUR BARRACKS-TYPE AND 2 VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE/STORAGE BUILDINGS ARE PRESENTLY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION.
Iuuese notes nave peen prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC
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3. LOCATION: IN THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER SECTOR OF THE
TURKESTAN
MILITARY DISTRICT, 80 NM NNE OF ALMA-ATA AND 90 NM
EAST OF THE BORDER.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for u
and must co valid only for the re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief. Collateral Suouort
Division, NPIC.
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5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE:
8. DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS:
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AREA, A BUNKER, A PROBABLE HEATING PLANT, A PROBABLE SWIMMING POOL, AND A POL
AGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, 9 BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER
AGE BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 18 STORAGE BUILDINGS, APPROXIMATELY 35 STOR-
STORAGE BUILDINGS, 1 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, 2 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE/STOR-
4 ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, 3 VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDINGS, 3 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE/
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FOR BUILDUP,
9. MISSION READOUT: RAIL-SERVED, SECURED AREA CONTAINS 10 MULTISTORY
BARRACKS, 8 BARRACKS, 25 QUARTERS, 4 BARRACKS-TYPE BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact
Division, NPIC.
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STORAGE AREA WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 HORIZONTAL TANKS.
TRAINING FOR THE AREA INCLUDES A TRIACFr,ED-VEHICLE DRIVER-TRAINING COURSE
IMMEDIATELY NORTH, AND 2 TANK/ASSAULT-GUN FIRING RANGES WITH A TOTAL OF
6 TANK RUNS AND AN AUTOMATIC -WEAPONS RANGE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 NM NW
OF THE BARRACKS AREA.
OB -- 107 TANKS (THREE IN TRAINING AREA), 140 CARGO TRUCKS, 50 TRUCKS, 1
TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE, 11 PROBABLE TF~EB1 TRUCE-'4OUNTED BRIDGES, 7 PROBABLE
UTILITY TRAILERS, AND 170 OTHER VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should riot ?e used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
porting period as indicated by the date of ssue For informa
Division, NPIC.
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 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
ARMY BARRACKS AL-1
SARY- OZEK, USSR
44-22N 77-57E
101 TANKS
140 CARGO TRUCKS
50 TRUCKS
1 TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANE
4 PROB TMM TRUCK-MOUNTED BRIDGES
I PROB UTILITY TRAILERS
170 VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT
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