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§9748. Motor vehicles: for members on permanent change of station When a member of the Air Force is ordered to make a permanent change of station, one motor vehicle owned by him and for his personal use may be transported to his new station on a vessel owned by the United States. CHAPTER 949—REAL PROPERTY Sec.

9771. Acceptance of donations: land for mobilization, training, supply base, or aviation field. 9772. Reservation and use for air base or testing field. 9773. Acquisition and construction: air bases and depots. 9774. Construction of quarters: limitations on space and cost. 9775. Quarters: officers. 9776. Emergency construction: fortifications. 9777. Permits: military reservations; landing ferries, erecting bridges, driving livestock. 9778. Licenses: military reservations; erection and use of buildings; Young Men's Christian Association. 9779. Use of public property.

§ 9771. Acceptance of donations: land for mobilization, training, supply base, or aviation field The Secretary of the A i r Force may accept for the United States a gift of— (1) land that he considers suitable and desirable for a permanent mobilization, training, or supply base; and (2) land that he considers suitable and desirable for an aviation field, if the gift is from a citizen of the United States and its terms authorize the use of the property by the United States for any purpose. § 9772. Reservation and use for air base or testing When ordered by the President— (1) unappropriated public land may be reserved for an air base, or a field for tests and experiments, Force; and (2) such land and other property of the United be designated and used for either of those purposes.

field from entry for the Air States may

§9773. Acquisition and construction: air bases and depots (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the sites of such additional permanent air bases and depots in all strategic areas of the United States and the Territories, Commonwealths, possessions, and holdings as he considers necessary. H e shall determine when the enlargement of existing air bases and depots is necessary for the effective peacetime training of the Air Force. (b) I n determining the sites of new air bases and depots, the Secretary shall consider the following regions for the purposes indicated— (1) the Atlantic northeast, for training in cold weather and in fog; (2) the Atlantic southeast and Caribbean areas, for training in long-range operations, especially those incident to reinforcing the defenses of the Panama Canal;

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