Range Safety Working Group

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Range Safety Working Group
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Agenda

• Agenda
• Mission Statement
• Program goals
• JMTC Range Safety Responsibility
• Significant events past year
• Transfer of LTAs
• Class A Fatality
• USAREUR Range Foot Print
• Current Issues
• Challenges
• Deviation Process

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Mission Statements

• 7A/JMTC Mission Statement The forward-based
  7A/JMTC provides world class training to joint,
  combined, NATO, and service component forces and
  leaders in support of the combatant Commander,
  serves as USAREURs focal point for training
  support, and contributes to EUCOMs security
  cooperation strategy.
• JMTC Safety Office Mission Protect personnel
  and preserve resources by providing continuous
  comprehensive mission risk management (safety)
  support to the 7A/JMTC Commander, and technical
  safety support to joint, combined, NATO, and
  service component forces and leaders in support
  of the combatant commander utilizing 7A/JMTC
  facilities and/or participating in
  Joint/Multi-national live-fire and maneuver
  events in the EUCOM theater of operations.

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Range Safety Program Goals

• Enhance safe, realistic live-fire training, to
  train as we fight.
• Protect personnel and property while improving
  combat readiness training and help prevent
  fratricide in combat.
• Protect civilian and military populations who
  live and work in the vicinity of live-fire
  training ranges.

AR 385-63
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JMTC Range Safety Responsibility

• Focal point for all range safety related
  questions and issues
• Coordinate the use of US Forces weapon systems
  with Host Nations
• Process range deviation requests requests need
  to be submitted by the unit , installation, TSC
• Review/approve new construction, modifications,
  and repair of existing and proposed ranges,
  ensure same standard is utilized throughout
  USAREUR AOR
• Inspections final acceptance, annual, OIPs, and
  courtesy
• Determine feasibility of conducting non-standard
  firing scenarios on LTAs, MTAs, and Host Nation
  ranges in the USAREUR/EUCOM AOR

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Significant Events Past Year

• Transfer of Range Safety responsibility to
  7A/JMTC Safety
• USAREUR Task Order 07-0247, 22 Apr 07 -
• TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY FOR ALL TRAINING AREA RANGE
  SAFETY ISSUES TO 7TH Army JMTC
• Effective immediately, 7th JMTC assumes
  responsibility for all training area range safety
  issues including responsibilities in contingency
  areas within the European theater from HQ USAREUR
  (safety and occupational health division).
• Range usage, surface danger zone deviation and
  training waiver authority is delegated to
  Commander JMTC

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LTA Range Safety- Questions

• Is JMTC taking over infrastructure financing
  e.g. sand change out, repairs to baffles etc.?
• Current policies with TSC, RTSC, RTLP and remains
  in effect.
• What is the Garrison's responsibility for the
  ranges e.g. answering noise complaints, dealing
  with local officials etc, PAO support, Reviewing
  site and construction plans.
• Garrisons remain primary POC for the local
  community, repair and maintenance, development
  and review of construction plans. JMTC Safety has
  final range safety approval, without this
  approval no modifications, upgrades, renewals are
  authorized.
• Is JMTC going to initiate an MOU with effected
  garrisons outlining responsibilities.
• Yes, either MOU and/or addressed in USAREUR
  Supplement to AR/PAM 385-63
• Does USAG safety/IMCOM still have an inspection
  responsibility?
• Garrisons retain inspections requirements

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USAREUR Ranges Foot Print

• Grafenwoehr MTA
• Hohenfels MTA
• Contingencies operations
• Georgia
• Poland
• RTSC-B
• JTF-E, Romania and Bulgaria
• Falcon ranges (Kosovo)
• TSC Wiesbaden
• Wackernheim Small Arms Ranges
• TSC Stuttgart
• Panzer Range Complex
• TSC Schweinfurt
• Conn ranges
• Victory ranges
• TSC Mannheim
• Lampertheim ranges
• Mannheim ranges
• TSC Kaiserslautern

• TSC Italy (Vicenza)
• Cao Malnisio range
• Ederle indoor range
• TSC Heidelberg
• Oftersheim ranges
• TSC Darmstadt
• Messel ranges
• Ashaffenburg ranges
• TSC Benelux
• Chievres Indoor range
• TSC Baumholder
• Baumholder ranges
• TSC Bamberg
• Bamberg Reese ranges
• TSC Ansbach
• Ansbach ranges
• Range assistance visit to
• Moldova

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Significant Events Past Year
Class A Accident 1 Fatality

• Personnel Resources
• Procedural Guidance Publications

• Leadership Supervision

• Overconfidence
• Range planning did not meet clearance
  requirements
• No RSO assigned or identified
• One maneuver safety

• Organizational

• Soldier firing without required clearance
• One maneuver safety, two maneuver elements
• SM exited vehicle wrong way

• Supervision

• Operating Environment

• Preconditions

• High OPTEMPO

Live Fire Exercise Fatality

• Squad Live Fire Exercise

• Acts

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• Pre- Accident

• Tower

• H-21 and 24 direction of travel

• IED exploded/H21-24 self recover vehicle
• and performed first aid on casualties

• H-22, H-23 and H-66 direction of travel

• H22-23 conducted assault
• on 2 story shoot house

• H22-23 continued to
• OBJ Moose Knuckle

• H22 conducted
• Assault on OBJ Moose Knuckle

• H23 supports by fire

• OBJ Moose Knuckle

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Accident Sequence

• Alpha team performed
• room clearing on bldg 1

• Alpha team stacked
• with SGT Holden

• 1

• 2

• Company CDR in H-66

• 3

• E-Type silhouette

• Platoon Leader in H-23

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Accident Sequence

• CPT - OIC/RSO

• Bravo team stacked and cover
• fires for Alpha team

• 1

• Company CDR

• 2

• Soldier ran in the line of fire

• Soldier delayed and
• turned left after exiting

• 3

• E-Type silhouette

• Platoon Leader

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Currents Projects

• AR/DA PAM 385-63, Range Safety, reviewing drafts
• Update USAREUR Supplement to AR/DA PAM 385-63
• Range Safety Class 25 29 Aug 08, Grafenwoehr
• NBC Chambers Separation Distance/Deviation Ft
  Lee, VA, IH survey submitted to DA Range Safety
  Manger requesting standard be revised

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NBC Chamber Requirements

• DA Pam 385-63 Public Access Area Minimum Safe
  Distance
• Heavily traveled road 100m
• Inhabited area 500m
• Installation boundary 1000m
• LTA NBC Chambers do not meet the requirement in
  DA Pam 385-63
• DA Range safety updates regulations
• Submit deviations for USAREUR LTAs

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Currents Projects

• AR/DA PAM 385-63, Range Safety, reviewing drafts
• Update USAREUR Supplement to AR/DA PAM 385-63
• Range Safety Class 25 29 Aug 08, Grafenwoehr
• NBC Chambers Separation Distance/Deviation Ft
  Lee, VA, IH survey submitted to DA Range Safety
  Manger requesting standard be revised
• MOA between IMCOM-E and 7A/JMTC Commanding
  General authorizing the use of LTAs for MWR
  recreational shooting.

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MWR Use of JMTC Ranges

• Purpose The MOA is made between JMTC and IMCOM-E
  regarding the use of military firing ranges
  within the control and management of JMTC for
  recreational live fire purposes.
• Requirements specific to a particular range, such
  as firing times, noise abatement, types of
  authorized weapons, authorized calibers, etc.
  will be established locally between the TSC
  representative and the Garrison MWR
  representative and by separately documented
  annexes that become part of this agreement by
  incorporated reference.
• Annexes will be reviewed by JMTC Safety to ensure
  ranges can support types of weapons and shooting
  procedures being conducted.
• MWR programmers will appoint OIC and RSO on
  orders and certification will be forwarded to the
  local TSC representative, Garrison Safety Office,
  and IMCOM-E MWR Business Branch.

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Current Issues

• AR/DA PAM 385-63, Range Safety, reviewing drafts
• Update USAREUR Supplement to AR/DA PAM 385-63
• Range Safety Class 25 29 Aug 08, Grafenwoehr
• NBC Chambers Separation Distance/Deviation Ft
  Lee, VA, IH survey submitted to DA Range Safety
  Manger requesting standard be revised
• MOA between IMCOM and 7A/JMTC Commanding General
  authorizing the use of LTAs for MWR recreational
  shooting.
• Inspection requirements, IMCOM vs. JMTC

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Inspection Requirement

• Goal coordinate inspections between Garrison
  and JMTC safety.
• JMTC Safety conducts annual inspection
• Part of TSC/RTSC OIP
• Conduct final acceptance inspections
• Scheduled by TSAE/RTSC
• IMCOM requirements biannual, quarterly?
• Mr. Harry Kordesch (harry.kordesch_at_eur.army.mil)
• JMTC Range Safety LTAs DSN 314-475-7922

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Challenges

• Continued encroachment upon LTA MTA range
  complexes
• Local communities
• Construction projects on post
• Cold War Legacy Doctrine vs. new TTPs coming out
  of OIF/OEF
• NATO and Coalition Forces utilizing JMTC ranges
  and conducting combined arms live-fire training
  events
• Cavalier attitude, this is the way we did it
  down range

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Range Safety - OCONUS

• AR 385-63, 19 May 2003
• Range operations outside the United States
• Standards and procedures contained in DA Pam
  385-63 apply to range operations conducted by
  U.S. Armed Forces training outside the United
  States.
• Operations will be conducted according to U.S.
  regulations and/ or host nation agreements,
  normally whichever is stricter.
• Grundsätzliche Militärische Infrastrukturforderung
  en für Standort Schießanlagen (GMIF StSchAnl)
  (General Military Infrastructure Requirements for
  Garrison Firing Ranges.) 
• NATO Range Safety standards.

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Range Safety - Deviations

• Deviating requirements in AR/DA PAM 385-63
• Must be signed by the Commander, 7USAJMTC
• Deviation request must be submitted at least 45
  days prior
• Request must include
• Specific paragraph in AR/PAM to be deviated
• Weapon and ammunition to be utilized
• Locations of firing position and targets
• Proposed controls measures
• Additional information
• Deviations valid for one year, must be renewed
  annually

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Range - Explosive Site Plans/Submission

• Site Plan/Submission is not required for
• For firing ranges with approved SDZ
• Range support facilities that are only used to
  store and handle HD 1.4S munitions
• Site Plan/Submission is required for
• Range support facilities (e.g., ammunition
  holding area, storage pads, resupply points,
  ammunition transfer points (ATPs), loading docks,
  burn pads, and handling areas) that are designed,
  constructed, and used for recurring ammunition
  operations and that are located on or near ranges
  require explosives safety site plans.

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Range Safety - Lead (Pb)

• Best Management Practices Firing Range
• Hazardous compound - dust or water solution,
  breathed or ingested.
• Public Health/Environmental Issue. Can enter
  drinking water.
• Procedures will
• Keep the lead on the range
• Treat it to be chemically harmless
• Recycle it when required for safety
  health/environment
• Procedures include
• Soil amendments Engineering controls
• Vegetation control Contaminant monitoring
• Reclaiming Recycling

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Range Safety Points of Contact

• Mr. Dirk Kellar (dirk.kellar_at_eur.army.mil)
• JMTC Safety Director
• DSN 314-475-7131
• Mr. Josef Neubauer (josef.neubauer1_at_eur.army.mil)
• JMTC Range Safety Engineer MTAs and LTAs
• DSN 314-475-7089
• Mr. Harry Kordesch (harry.kordesch_at_eur.army.mil)
• JMTC Range Safety Engineer LTAs
• DSN 314-475-7922
• Mr. Marcus Ensign (marcus.ensign_at_eur.army.mil)
• JMTC Range and Explosive Safety
• DSN 314-475-6162
• CW4, Derik Willis, (derik.willis_at_eur.army.mil)
• JMTC Aviation Safety

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USAREUR Range Safety

• Train effectively and with realism,
• And do it SAFELY!

Questions?