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As more personnel arrived daily and tried to get established, conflicting priorities caused considerable friction between services and units. The responsibility for real estate management changed hands several times in the first week, eventually settling on the JSOTF-North logistics officer (J4), U.S. Air Force LTC Richard Shaw (pseudonym). Despite demands for more space and prime locations, General Kasymov had set limits—end of Uzbek discussion. Air Force COL Richard Parker, a civil engineer, stepped forward to address base design and the necessary infrastructure to support 3,500 troops.

Base security was solved when the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, landed. The infantrymen quickly built checkpoints and fighting positions using the earth berm that encircled the camp. A few weeks afterward, the Uzbeks agreed to expand the security zone, and a second berm was built to provide more force protection.