In July 1999, U.S. Navy Seabees, along with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), began construction of more permanent structures, with plumbing and electricity including a vast number of semi-permanent barracks known as South East Asia huts (SEAhuts).
ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈeɪvi sˈiːbiːz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð kˈɛlɑːɡ bɹˈaʊn ænd ɹˈuːt kˌeɪbˌiːˈɑːɹ, bɪɡˈæn kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv mˈoːɹ pˈɜːmənənt stɹˈʌktʃɚz, wɪð plˈʌmɪŋ ænd ᵻlɛktɹˈɪsᵻɾi ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ vˈæst nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv sˈɛmaɪpˈɜːmənənt bˈɛɹəks nˈoʊn æz sˈaʊθ ˈiːst ˈeɪʒə hˈʌts ˌɛsˈiː ˈæhʌts.