Emerging Observations

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SUSTAINABLE RANGE TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS Interna
tional Noise Conference 24-26 April 2001
Tom Gray Land Management Team, ATSC Grayj_at_atsc.arm
y.mil 757-878-3090
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Live Training Requirement
The Army Plan, Section I Live training will
continue to be the cornerstone of
training. Rationale Virtual and Constructive
training tools will support and be incorporated
into live training but will not eliminate need
for Live training events, facilities/venues. Obje
ctive Sustain live training capabilities and
facilities by providing

• Realistic FoF training battlefield
• Relevant feedback capabilities
• Challenging live-fire ranges
• Relevant training tools (TADSS)

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Sustainable Readiness
New Paradigm Linked approach to Modernization,
Sustainment and Encroachment
Transformation
Sustainment
Encroachment
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Range Sustainment Issues Group
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

SAFE DRINKING WATER
Threats to Training
HAZARDOUS WASTE
RANGE INVENTORY MUNITIONS RULE NOISE
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENCROACHMENT
INTERNET
SCRAP METAL RECOVERY
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Range Sustainment Issues Group
THREATS TO TRAINING
SOLUTIONS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Training Input into EQT Process
TRAINING TO STANDARD
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Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) Program

• Mission
• To Achieve, Through Technology Development and
  Exploitation, Environmentally Compatible
  Installations and Systems Without Compromising
  Readiness or Training

Trainer Focus Reversed? Readiness w/o
compromising environment Either way - Its all
about achieving a balance.
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Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) Program
Environmental Technology Technical Council
Environmental Technology Integrated Process Team
Technology Teams
Pollution Prevention
Compliance
Conservation
Restoration
USER REQUIREMENTS
USER REQUIREMENTS
USER REQUIREMENTS
USER REQUIREMENTS
WHO ARE USERS ?
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Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) Program
EQT Priorities
Training Perspective (Ranges Land)
Training Readiness
HOW DO TRAINERSIDENTIFY NEEDS ?
ALL PILLARS Range Sustainment Integration Group
(RSIG) Lead ATSC
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Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) Program
EQT Priorities
Training Perspective (Ranges Land)
Training Readiness
TRAINING POCs to PILLAR TECH TEAMS
RANGE MANAGERS
RSIG
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Range Sustainment Issues Matrix

• Oct 99 - Representative Range Managers Discussion
• Range Groupings Identified
• Basic Weapons Marksmanship, Collective
  Live-Fire/Direct-Fire Gunnery, Special and Other
  Live-Fire, Maneuver Training Areas, Dudded and
  Non-Dudded Impact Areas, Off-Post/Non-DoD
  Training Lands, and Other Specified and Scheduled
  Non-firing Training Lands
• Specific Issues Discussed
• Air and Noise, Water, Soils and Solid Waste,
  Munitions/UXO, Natural Resources, Other Issues
• Issues Ranked
• High, Medium, Low, and Not Applicable
• Issues Described

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RSIG Product Matrix of User Requirements
Training
Environment
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RSIG Mission Weighting
New Concept!
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Range Sustainment Issues Group
RANGE MANAGER PRIORITIES
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Range Sustainment Issues Group

• Noise Issues Prioritized
• Noise Problem Caused by Rotary-Wing Aircraft
  Activities
• Noise Problem Caused by Large Caliber Weapons
• Noise Problem Caused by Small Arms Ranges
• Noise Problem Caused by Demolition Training
• Noise Problem Caused by Maneuver Training
• Noise Problem Caused by Fixed-wing Aircraft
  Activities

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Range Sustainment Issues Group
Environmental Quality Technology Program
RANGE SUSTAINMENT ISSUE
AERTA
Environmental Compliance worked into standard
Range Design 2.5.e Range Design Erosion on
Roads and Trails on Ranges and Training Areas
4.2.I Land Rehabilitation Erosion Problem
caused by Water Erosion
4.2.i Land Rehabilitation UXO
Clearance on Existing Ranges
1.6.b UXO
Removal Controlling Access to Ranges and Training
Areas 2.5.e Range
Design UXO Detection for Planned Ranges/Range
Designs 1.6.a UXO
Detection Erosion Problem Caused by Maneuver
Training 4.2.I
Land Rehabilitation ATTACC-Like Model for
Munitions Based on STRAC
2.5.e Range Design
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Range Sustainment Issues Group
Sustainable Army Live-Fire Design and
Maintenance AERTA Requirement A (2.5.e) Range
Designs and Maintenance procedures must
integrate Explosive Safety
Environmental Compliance
Natural Resources Management While ensuring the
operational capability of the live fire training
environment. Four areas needed for sustainable
Army Ranges 1. Risk Assessment Model
2. Range Design to Minimize

Environmental Impacts 3.
Munitions Carrying Capacity Model 4. Range
Access

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Range Sustainment Issues Group
Sustainable Army Live-Fire Design and
Maintenance AERTA Requirement A (2.5.e)


Program Schedule
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Future Range Manager Participation
Range Sustainment Issues Group

• Critical for Installation Range Managers to
  participate in technology process
• RD Range User Requirements
• Continuous Technology Review Process
• Focuses Technology in Support Of
• Army Training Mission and Sustainable
  Readiness