SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TURKESTAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04759A001000020009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
TURKESTAN MD
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PREFACE
This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center 1Pla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firingranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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POSSIBLE ARMY BARRACKS
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ASHKHABAD, TURKMENSKAYA SSR, USSR
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A possible army barracks is located ap-
proximately 7.5 kilometers (km) west-north-
west of the Ashkhabad Railroad Station on the
west-northwest edge of Ashkhabad (Figure 1).
This installation is comprised of approx-
imately 60 acres and contains 23 possible bar-
racks, 2 administration buildings, 12 storage/
support buildings, 4 vehicle storage sheds, and
1 probable vehicle maintenance building (Fig-
ures 2 and 3).
The nearest rail siding is approximately
4 km east of the installation.
Aircraft Landing Strip
Ashkhabad Northwest Airfield is approx-
imately 4 km northeast of the installation.
Administration and Troop Housing Area
Area D contains 18 single-story possible
barracks, 5 multistory possible barracks, 2
A relationship between this installation and
the other military areas within the Ashkhabad
complex area cannot be determined from avail-
able photography. The size of this installation
suggests a possible military support regiment.
Comparative photographic coverage of
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little change has occurred at this installation
during the interim years.
missions of interpretable quality have covered
multistory probable administration buildings, 11
storage/support buildings, and a possible parade
ground. This area constitutes the heart of the
installation. Civilian-type housing is adjacent
on the west, north, and east sides.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Area
Area J is wall secured and contains 3
approximately 175- by 35-foot vehicle storage
sheds, 1 approximately 155- by 30-foot vehicle
storage shed, 1 approximately 175- by 50-foot
probable vehicle maintenance building, and 1
small storage/support building. Approximately
30 vehicles were observed on the southeast edge
of the area on photography.
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