Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations and Environment Our Installations Supporting the War: Relevant and Ready “Sustain the Mission – Secure the Future” Mr. Raymond J. Fatz Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) Association of the United States Army (October 25, 2004)

What is Sustainability? Sustainability – “a sustainable Army simultaneously meets current as well as future mission requirements worldwide, safeguards human health, improves quality of life, and enhances the natural environment. ” (Army Strategy for the Environment, 2004) OASA I&E 25 October 2004

Sustainability as a solution to… • Strategic Level – Mankind is exceeding the earth’s capacity to provide resources and absorb wastes. • Operational Level – We face decreasing access to natural resources and livable regions which will lead to greater potential for conflict and military deployments. • Tactical Level – We are facing increasing encroachment pressures on our installations that threaten our ability to provide realistic, battlefocused training for our soldiers. OASA I&E 25 October 2004

Increasing Pressures HISTORIC PRESERVATION SAFE DRINKING WATER HAZARDOUS WASTE Noise ENDANGERED SPECIES AND CRITICAL HABITAT MUNITIONS REGULATION AIRSPACE CLEAN AIR AND WATER NATIVE AMERICAN AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES FREQUENCY ALLOCATION URBANIZATION AND OTHER LAND USE ENCROACHMENT OASA I&E 25 October 2004

US Army Sustainability Initiatives • Sustainable Design and Development Policy • Sustainable Range Management Plan – Integrated Training Area Management – Range Assessments • Sustainable Range Design R&D Program • Army Installation Sustainability Program -- Forts Bragg, Lewis, Hood, Carson, Campbell, Mc. Pherson, and more are coming on-line. • The Army Strategy for the Environment OASA I&E 25 October 2004

Army Strategy for the Environment “Sustain the Mission – Secure the Future” • Army Environmental Program undergoing significant change OUR GOALS Ø Foster a sustainable ethic • Vision: long-term sustainability Ø Strengthen Army operations Ø Meet test, training and mission • Supports Army in all missions requirements Ø Minimize impacts and total • Applies to all Army units, ownership costs organizations, personnel, Ø Enhance Well-being suppliers, support contractors, Ø Drive Innovation and partners. “Triple bottom line” -- Mission, Environment, Communities. OASA I&E 25 October 2004

Sustainability is about Balance OASA I&E 25 October 2004

Installation Sustainability Initiatives Fort Lewis Yakima Training Center NORTHEAST NORTHWEST USAG Selfridge Fort Mc. Coy (USAR) Parks RFTA (USAR) Detroit Ars Rock Island Arsenal Iowa AAP Sierra Army Depot Dugway Proving Ground Tooele AD Hawthorne AD Riverbank AAP Moffett Field RFTA (USAR) Presidio of Monterey Fort Hunter Liggett (USAR) Fort Irwin Deseret Chem Depot Lake City AAP Carson Fort Pueblo Depot Fort Leonard Wood Kansas AAP Yuma Proving Ground Fort Hauchuca White Sands Missile Testing Center Fort Bliss Fort Mc. Alester Sill AAP Red River ADLone Star AAP Hood Fort Hood Knox Mc. Pherson SOUTHWEST Milan AAP Redstone Pine Bluff Anniston Ars Lima Army Tank Plt Corpus Christi AD Ft. AP Hill Radford AAP Campbell Holston AAP Monroe Fort Story Eustis Walter Ft. Meade Reed Fort Mc. Nair Fort Belvoir Myer Fort Bragg. Sunny MOT SOUTHEAST Bragg Fort Point Jackson Fort Gordon Arsenal Benning Louisiana AAP Fort Benning Polk Fort Camp Stanley Sam Houston Storage Actv Watervliet Ars Tobyhanna Army West Point Depot Scranton AAP Carlisle Barracks Fort Dix Letterkenny (USAR) Aberdeen Proving AD Ft Detrick Ground Adelphi Lab Ctr Fort Blue Grass AD Lee Fort Riley Fort Leavenworth Carson Natick R&D Ctr Devens RFTA (USAR) Ft. Hamilton Picatinny Arsenal Fort Monmouth Fort Drum Umatilla Chem Depot Rucker Fort Mc. Pherson Ft. Hunter Gillem Army Airfield Fort Stewart / HAAF Mississippi AAP USAG Miami Ft Buchanan, PR OASA I&E 25 October 2004

Success Stories • Facilities Goals – – Renewable, Secure Energy – Build to Spirit Standards • Water Goals – – Reduce Use, Improve Quality • Regional Goals – – Joint Planning and Outreach • Procurement Goals – – Recyclable Materials, No Waste • Transportation Goals – – Clean and Convienent • Military Training Goals – – Better Land Use On and Off Post OASA I&E 25 October 2004

What we are hearing… “I'm trying to think of an area around the State where the dominant industry is taking the lead in sustainability - I can't think of one. ” Secretary William D. Ross, NC Dept of Environment “Create a win-win proposition for land use and environmental stewardship. ” LTG Thomas F. Metz, CG, III Corps “I offer my congratulations to the men and women of Fort Lewis. Your sustainability program is bold, pioneering, visionary. ” Honorable Gary Locke, Governor OASA I&E 25 October 2004

Installation Sustainability “Sustainability connects our activities today to those of tomorrow with sound business and environmental practices. We have learned over the past decades that simply complying with environmental regulations will not ensure that we will be able to sustain our mission. We must strive to become systems thinkers if we are to benefit from the interrelationships of the triple bottom line of sustainability: mission, environment, and community. ” (October 2004) Peter J. Schoomaker General, United States Army Chief of Staff R. L. Brownlee Acting Secretary of the Army OASA I&E 25 October 2004