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” “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)

OASA I&E 25 October 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 Strategic Level – Mankind is exceeding the earth’s capacity to provide resources and absorb wastes. 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. 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, battle- focused training for our soldiers. Tactical Level – We are facing increasing encroachment pressures on our installations that threaten our ability to provide realistic, battle- focused training for our soldiers. Sustainability as a solution to…

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

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, McPherson, and more are coming on-line. The Army Strategy for the Environment

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

OASA I&E 25 October 2004 Sustainability is about Balance

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

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… “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 “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

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) R.L. Brownlee Acting Secretary of the Army Peter J. Schoomaker General, United States Army Chief of Staff