Plenary Speaker CAPTAIN Andrew Ritchie PE The United

Plenary Speaker CAPTAIN Andrew Ritchie, PE • The United States European Command Engineer • The Senior US Navy Seabee • “Welcome Introductory Remarks from USEUCOM”

The United States European Command Presents the 12 th Annual PARTNERSHIP for PEACE ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE 31 May – 4 June 2004 Bucharest, Romania CAPTAIN Andrew S. Ritchie, PE Civil Engineer Corps, United States Navy The USEUCOM Engineer

Welcome to Bucharest

CAPT A. S. Ritchie, CEC, USN • The USEUCOM Engineer; Stuttgart, Germany • Also served as: • Naval Civil Engineer School, Commander • NATO European Air Combat Operations, Infrastructure Planner • U. S. Defense Nuclear Agency, Joint Staff Civil Engineer • U. S. Department of State Facilities Council, Support for Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty negotiations • Navy Major Range and Test Facility Bases, Worldwide Environmental Program Director • HQ Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Inspector General • Commander Naval Forces Japan, Environmental Advisor CAPTAIN Andrew S. Ritchie, PE • Seabee Combat Warfare Officer Civil Engineer Corps, United States Navy

Today’s Briefing • • • USEUCOM – evolving mission, role, & future Review last year’s achievements Overview significance of past conferences Update road map for future conferences Outline planned activities for this week Introduce our plenary speakers HQ USEUCOM

Mission of USEUCOM CORE MISSION • • PROMOTE REGIONAL STABILITY STRENGTHEN TIES WITH AOR NATIONS PROVIDE COMBAT READY FORCES TO NATO SUPPORT OTHER COMMANDS, AS DIRECTED Engage In Peacetime. . . • Partnership for Peace • Exercises • Assistance/Training Teams • • Respond in Crisis. . . Quick Response JTFs - CSAR / SAR Combined JTFs - Rescue Humanitarian Relief - Security Forces NEO - Disaster Assistance Fight To Win. . . • Full Spectrum, Multi-Mission Forces • Trained & Equipped For Joint Operations

Current USEUCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) USEUCOM AOR EUCOM CENTCOM OTHER • • • 13+ MILLION SQ MILES PART OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 91 COUNTRIES & TERRITORIES 124 EMBASSIES & CONSULATES REGULARLY EMERGING CHALLENGES SUPPORTED BY OVER 116, 000 UNITED STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL

EUCOM Regions Western Europe & NATO Middle East/ North Africa Sub Saharan Africa Russia Central and Eastern Europe Caucasus

Headquarters USEUCOM Commander DCOM MARSHALL CENTER NATO SCHOOL COS ECJ 1 MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, & ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORATE ECJ 2 INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE ECJ 4 LOGISTICS AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE DIRECTORATE ECJ 5 PLANS AND POLICY DIRECTORATE 14 14 SECRETARY OF THE JOINT STAFF ECJ 3 OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE ECJ 6 COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SYS DIRECTORATE

USEUCOM Components USAREUR USNAVEUR USMARFOREUR USAFE USSOCEUR HQ USEUCOM

Strategic Objectives USEUCOM Strategic Vision • Enhance Security • Promote Prosperity • Promote Democracy • Defeat any adversaries • Promote peace & stability Prioritized Regional Objectives National Security Strategy Contingency Planning Guidance • Maintain Readiness • Pursue Engagement Opportunities

Current and Recent Operations JOINT FORGE BALKAN CALM SHINING HOPE IRAQI FREEDOM FLIEX/SKY/NOBILE ANVIL BLACKHAWK DOWN FOCUS RELIEF SHADOW EXPRESS EAGLE EYE TASK FORCE SABER CURRENT RECENT SKOPJE SECURITY TF ABLE SENTRY ESSENTIAL HARVEST AMBER FOX ENDURING FREEDOM NORTHERN WATCH ALBANIA SECURITY SHINING PRESENCE AVID RESPONSE PROVIDE COVER ATLAS RESPONSE GUARDIAN RETRIEVAL

Environmental Security Cooperation Opportunities Intl. Military Education Training Taszar AFB, Hungary 1998 NATO School ESTONIA Partnership for Peace Environmental Conference NATO/Pf. P CPX Exercise Cooperative Lantern 2000 Frejus, France Defense Environmental International Security Cooperation Program LATVIA LITHUANIA BELARUS JCTP POLAND UKRAINE CZE SLOVAKIA CH SLOVENIAHUNGARYMOLDOVA GEORGIA ROMANIA BLACK CROATIA BULGARIA SEA ALBANIA FYROM

Environmental Security Cooperation Opportunities MD Estonia IL TX IN NE OH CO MN MD MI Latvia Lithuania PA Poland Czech Slovakia Hungary Slovenia Romania Bi. H Croatia Bulgaria NJ Albania. Macedonia AL TN VT

Environmental Security Cooperation Opportunities CA NC Moldova Ukraine OK Azerbaijan Armenia GA KS Georgia

Environmental Security Cooperation Opportunities Morocco UT South Africa NY

How did we get here? • 1991 - Mil to Mil visits in Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, & many others • 1992 – 1 st Pf. P Engineer Conference identified environmental management issues as a critical problem for military engineers • 1993 – 1 st Pf. P Environmental Conference - Environmental Conceptual Models • 1994 – 2 nd Pf. P Environmental Conference - Environmental Clean-up Technologies and Their Applications • 1995 – 3 rd Pf. P Environmental Conference - Development of Action and Management Plans • 1996 – 4 th Pf. P Environmental Conference - Leveraging Sources of Financial Assistance and Management Systems / Partnering • 1997 – 5 th Pf. P Environmental Conference - Case Studies of Successful Remediation and Re-Use

The Path to Today • 1998 – 6 th Pf. P Environmental Conference - Military Environmental Issues • Developed generic Military Environmental Operations Plans • Development of environmental training plans for training sites (e. g. , “You Spill, You Dig!”) • Incorporation of military exercise incidents focused on environmental issues • Hungarian environmental training center • 1999 – 7 th Pf. P Environmental Conference - Training Areas and Ranges; First environmental scenarios proposed for a military training exercise • 2000 – 8 th Pf. P Environmental Conference - 2000 Joint Cooperative Lantern Exercise demonstrates utility of environmental training incidents

The Path to Today • 2001 – 9 th Pf. P Environmental Conference - Polish Military Environmental Policies, Practices, and Guidance Manual, and a Lithuanian Oil Spill Contingency Plan • 2002 – 10 th Pf. P Environmental Conference - NATO and European Union Environmental Policies, Doctrine, and Regulations: Implications for Military Planning, Operations, Training, and Exercises” • 2003 – 11 th Pf. P Environmental Conference – Regional Military Environmental Cooperation Issues Tallinn, Estonia 2003

This Year’s Format • Continuation of our successful conference partnering and information exchange format • Three work groups this year (Black and Caspian Sea, Mediterranean/Adriatic Sea, and Baltic Regions) • Daily work group tasks: • “Brainstorm” environmental problems that cross military, civilian, and/or political boundaries • Identify cooperative resources available to solve these problems • Identify needs/resources to solve these problems • Develop cooperative project concepts • Establish a communication network • Develop and present work group presentations/future conference guidance

This Week’s Plan Monday Morning • Administrative Remarks, Welcome, Introductions • • • Welcoming. Addresses • • • USEUCOM Overview and Conference Welcome Romanian Delegation Welcome Dr. George MAIOR, State Sec. Euro-Atlantic Integration Dr. Ioan JELEV, State Secretary, MOE Ion MAGDALENA, Gen. Inspector RO Mo. ND Maj. General Edward LAFOUNTAINE, US EUCOM J 4 Group Photo • • Keynote Address – Mr. Bill NICHOLLS Invited Speaker– Ms. Maureen KOETZ

This Week’s Plan Monday Morning and Afternoon • General Session I: Military H 2 O Planning Conservation, Remediation and Reuse • General Session II: Black and Caspian Seas Environmental Initiatives and Updates • Working Group Intro and Activities I • Work Group Activities I Breakout Sessions • Official Romanian Opening Dinner

This Week’s Plan Tuesday • General Session III: River Basin and Delta Conservation and Restoration • Work Group Activities II • Icebreaker Dinner Wednesday • Danube River Delta Field Trip

This Week’s Plan Thursday • General Session IV: NATO/EU Environmental Issues and Accession • General Session V: NATO/EU Cooperative Programs and Successes • Work Group Activities III • Official Farewell Dinner

This Week’s Plan Friday l l Work Group Activities IV Work Group Presentations Closing Remarks Optional Tour of Sinaia Castle and Dinner at Taverna Sarbului, SINAIA or Free Time

Road Map for the Future ? ? nia 200 5? ? 2003 Regional Military Environmental Cooperation Pf. P Environmental Conference Themes “U kr ai ne / C ro at ia ? ? ” t “ 2004 Buch ares a uchrest” B 4 2003 Esto 2002 NATO/EU Environmental Policy, Doctrine. Regulations 2004 Water and Regional Military Cooperation 2005… More focused, smaller-scale activities

Today’s Objectives PE CUR ND !! (See you later!!) • • • Establish and renew friendships Recognize our Romanian hosts Outline conference activities and plans Enjoy our first speakers Organize the work groups Have fun!!