6 April The DoD Sustainable Ranges Initiative 30 th Environmental and Energy Symposium and Exhibition 6-8 April 2004 San Diego, CA John J. Walsh Special Assistant for Training Ranges Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Readiness)

5 January TRAINING AND TESTING ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER  Realistic training requires realistic training environments  The ability to field and use advanced military technology is fundamental to U.S. warfare  Our weapons and tactics require increasingly large battlespaces  Readiness is perishable – Skills must be maintained through regular training  OPTEMPO, PERSTEMPO are up; ready access to training is essential  Use (& Modification of) Terrain is central to land warfare  Live Fire is Fundamental to Training We must train as we fight; because we fight as we train

5 January SUSTAINABLE RANGES A SHIFT FROM: Encroachment and Reduced Flexibility Frequency Management Noise Abatement ESA and Wildlife Habitat Maritime Issues Cultural Sites Population Encroachment Ability to Train Air Space Congestion & Competition Commercial Development Wilderness Designations Air Quality UXO and Constituents TO: Sustainable Training and Testing THRU: A Comprehensive Approach Legislation & Regulation Programs Outreach Leadership & Organization Policy COMMUNITY ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT facilities operations environmental Inter- disciplinary approach MUTUALSUPPORT

5 January MUNITIONS CONSTITUENTS AND PERCHLORATE Live Fire Is Essential to DoD Testing and Training DoD Will Assess and Prevent Migration of Munitions Constituents off range –OSD Guidance and directives address range assessments and prevention of off-range migration –FY05 RRPI helps clarify applicability of environmental regulations to range activities –Range clearance and munitions use practices will be reviewed to promote long- term sustainment Recommendation: A More Systematic DoD Approach to UXO And Constituents Must Be a Key WIPT/OEESCM Focus Area in 2004 DoD has a program to Clean Up Other than Operational Ranges –Recent DSB Report on UXO may influence some management aspects of the program Perchlorate is a growing issue that must be proactively addressed by DoD.

5 January COMPATIBLE LAND USE AND BUFFERS AROUND RANGES Sections 2811 and 2812 (from FY03 NDAA) allow DOD to cooperate more effectively with private entities and state and local governments to preserve land near military installations for mission protection and conservation purposes Services and DoD are establishing partnerships to develop buffers or otherwise promote compatible land uses –Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) –DoN Encroachment Partnering Guidance –Florida Greenway Initiative –OEA Joint Land Use Study Planning Support to State and Local Governments President’s 2005 Budget Proposal provides $20M to further range land protections and related sustainment initiatives DoD and Service Buffering Efforts and Supporting Policies Must Be Coordinated

5 January BACKUP SLIDES

5 January RANGES ARE AT RISK Areas of Encroachment Endangered Species Act/ Critical Habitat UXO & Munitions Frequency Encroachment Maritime Sustainability National Airspace System Air Quality Airborne Noise Urban Growth Encroachment: Restrictions that inhibit accomplishment of our live training and testing as required  Force Readiness is fundamentally linked to the quality and frequency of test and training  The impact of encroachment Is broad -- affecting our ability to execute realistic air, ground, and naval training across the nation, as well as beyond its borders.

5 January ORGANIZATION SROC Senior Readiness Oversight Council DoD Conservation Committee OEESCM & Subgroups Range Spectrum Requirements WG Multi-Service Maritime Sustainability WG Policy Board on Federal Aviation Clean Air Act Services Steering Committee DoD Unified Noise Program OEA Inter-Service WG Legal Advisory Workgroup Working Integrated Product Team (WIPT) SUPPORTINGSUPPORTINGSUPPORTINGSUPPORTING GROUPSGROUPSGROUPSGROUPS Overarching Integrated Product Team [Steering Group] (OIPT) Land Initiatives Working Group (Buffers)

5 January LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY Land Conservation Partnerships Surplus Property Conveyance MBTA – Readiness Exemption RCRA – Munitions not Solid Waste CERCLA – Firing not a Release CAA - Conformity Passed in 2003 Authorization; Use of new Land conservation authorities underway DoD Proposals Under Consideration MMPA – Harassment Definition ESA - Critical Habitat Passed in 2004 Authorization 2003 MBTA ESA CAA CWA Matters that can be addressed through mutual agreement with regulators – do not require legislative solutions Legislative Initiative Regulatory/ Administrative Initiatives Only option for a few urgent encroachment issues

5 January POLICY Department of Defense DIRECTIVE SUBJECT: Sustainment of Ranges and Operating Areas References: (a) DoD Directive , “Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA),” November 28, 2000 (b) CJCS Instruction B, “Requirements Generation System,” 15 April 2001 (c) DoD Instruction , “Air Installations Compatible Use Zones,” November 8, 1977 (d) Directive , “Intergovernmental Coordination of Federal Development Programs and Activities,” August 9, 1983 (e) though (o), see enclosure 1 1. PURPOSE This Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the sustainment of test and training ranges in the Department of Defense (DoD). This is intended as a capstone directive. Guidance on specific topics within this Directive’s scope is provided in the above references. Capstone Guidance on Planning and Management, Coordination and Outreach Detailed Implementation Guidance on Key Sustainment Topics  New Policy Components –Range Sustainment Directive (Complete) –Outreach and Stakeholder Involvement Instruction –Community and Environmental Noise Directive –Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Instruction [Compatible Land Use Planning] –Active Range Clearance Directive –Joint Land Use Study Instruction  Policy Updates – on Range Assessment and Monitoring Range Sustainment DoDD Outreach DoDI Active Range Clearance DoDD Community & Environmental Noise DoDD AICUZ & JLUS DODI

5 January PROGRAMS DoD programmatic guidance outlines a comprehensive range sustainment program that will:  Modernize range facilities to sustain range operations by resourcing advanced instrumentation and other infrastructure  Conduct range operations in consonance with comprehensive sustainability plans that integrate operational, safety, facility and environmental management functions  Maximize and sustain the availability of military ranges by resourcing for restoration and maintenance of range infrastructure and land assets  Maximize the accessibility of DoD ranges by minimizing restrictions brought about by encroachment factors  Focus the environmental management systems to fully support sustained required access to ranges  Implement sustainment outreach efforts, coalition-building and partnering on range sustainment issues important to DoD readiness  Pursue the development of new technologies or capabilities that support range sustainment goals and objectives Service programs must ensure that these Sustainable Range program objectives receive adequate funding

5 January OUTREACH Sustainable Ranges Outreach Media External Education Educate Public and Stakeholders on Military Readiness Needs Achieve Balanced Media Coverage Coalitions Partnerships Internal Education Build Key Coalitions in Support of DoD Sustainable Ranges Initiative Create Sustainable Partnerships to Implement Projects Educate Service Personnel on Sustainable Ranges Initiative Congress Executive Branch Stakeholder Involvement and Partnerships are Fundamental To Sustainable Range Success

5 January MUTUALSUPPORT SUSTAINABLE RANGE COMMUNITY ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT facilities operations environmental Interdisciplinary approach