Naval Base Water: US Moves To Assure Supply To "Gitmo"
Naval Base Water: US Moves To Assure Supply To "Gitmo"
Once more Guantanamo is under strong pressure from Castro as he cuts off its water supply. Water is on short rations as the United States prepares to install de-salting plants to convert sea water, meanwhile keeping the base supplied by shipments from Norfolk, Virginia. Service families are being rotated home as the Navy plans to cut back on Cuban employees to reduce drastically the $6,000,000 payroll that goes into the Cuban economy. Guantanamo, Cuba Camera pans Guantanamo Bay. POV - From the water you see naval buildings built near the water. CUS - Map, you see the tip of Florida, Cuba and the location of Guantanamo on the island of Cuba. MS - Road. MS - Sign - Water Condition Alpha, Conserve Report, All Leaks. MS - Two military men reading a notice posted up on the bulletin board. CU - Closed Water Condition - ALPHA. Closed - Castro Cut our Water. MCUS - A tanker docked at a pier in Cuba. MCUS - On of the engineers on deck turning on water to supply our troops. MS - The tanker in open sea. MS - Temporary water filtration plant on a tanker. MCUS - Cubans disembarking from a ferry. MS - Helicopter coming in for a landing. MCUS - Two military driving an army jeep. MCUS - Two military men, one of them is looking through a set of binoculars.