6 April 2004

1. The DoD Sustainable Ranges Initiative 30th 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) 6 April 2004 1

2. 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

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

4. 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 • 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. Recommendation: A More Systematic DoD Approach to UXO And Constituents Must Be a Key WIPT/OEESCM Focus Area in 2004

5. 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

6. BACKUP SLIDES

7. RANGES ARE AT RISK 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. Areas of Encroachment • Endangered Species Act/ Critical Habitat • UXO & Munitions • Frequency Encroachment • Maritime Sustainability • National Airspace System • Air Quality • Airborne Noise • Urban Growth

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

9. LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY • Land Conservation Partnerships • Surplus Property Conveyance • MBTA – Readiness Exemption 2003 Passed in 2003 Authorization; Use of new Land conservation authorities underway • MMPA – Harassment Definition • ESA - Critical Habitat 2004 Passed in 2004 Authorization • RCRA – Munitions not Solid Waste • CERCLA – Firing not a Release • CAA - Conformity DoD Proposals Under Consideration Regulatory/ Administrative Initiatives 2005 Legislative Initiative Only option for a few urgent encroachment issues • MBTA • ESA • CAA • CWA Matters that can be addressed through mutual agreement with regulators – do not require legislative solutions

10. Department of Defense DIRECTIVE SUBJECT: Sustainment of Ranges and Operating Areas References: (a) DoD Directive 3030.1, “Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA),” November 28, 2000 (b) CJCS Instruction 3170.01B, “Requirements Generation System,” 15 April 2001 (c) DoD Instruction 4165.57, “Air Installations Compatible Use Zones,” November 8, 1977 (d) Directive 4165.61, “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. POLICY • Capstone Guidance on Planning and Management, Coordination and Outreach • 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 • 4715.11 on Range Assessment and Monitoring Range Sustainment DoDD • Detailed Implementation Guidance on Key Sustainment Topics Outreach DoDI Community & Environmental Noise DoDD Active Range Clearance DoDD AICUZ & JLUS DODI

11. 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

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

13. SUSTAINABLE RANGE MUTUAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY Interdisciplinary approach environmental facilities ECONOMY operations ENVIRONMENT