Ms' Parris: ITAM Coordinator, Range Control

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Ms. Parris ITAM Coordinator, Range Control
SSG Hill Operations NCO, Range Control
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AGENDA

• What is ITAM?
• Why is the Army concerned with land
• management?
• What is the ITAM Land Management
• System?
• Questions

ITAM Program ?
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ITAM Program Integrated Training Area
Management
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Environmental Staff
ITAM
Training Staff
The environmental management of training lands
and ranges is so important to the US Army that
ITAM was transferred to training staff in
1994
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How does the training directorate assume
management of essentially an
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" e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o g r a m "
GET OUT FRONT BY CRAFTING A PROGRAM THAT
WOULD LEAD AN ENTIRE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY TO
SEE WHY THE ARMY NEEDS TO TRAIN AND HOW WE
WILL MINIMIZE LONG TERM IMPACTS TO THE
ENVIRONMENT THROUGH LAND MANAGEMENT.

MG SHINSEKI, ADCSOPS,
JUN 96
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ARMY LAND IS SEEN FROM 2 PERSPECTIVES
AVENUE OF APPROACH
VEGETATION
AXIS OF ADVANCE
HABITAT
COVER
ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT BIODIVERSITY
CONCEALMENT
SOILS
MANEUVER OBSTACLES
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
SHORT TERM VIEW
LONG TERM VIEW
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ARMY LAND IS SEEN FROM 2 PERSPECTIVES
Stewardship
Readiness
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Army Land Management INTEGRATION
ITAM Program (Integrated Training Area
Management)
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ITAM Program 4 Components

• Land Rehab Maintenance
• Training Requirement Integration
• Land User Environmental Awareness (Soldier Card)

• Land Condition Trend Analysis
• (Environmental Monitoring)

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• Land Rehab Maintenance
• Repair maneuver damage
• Projects to prevent damage
• Reconfigure training areas to support training
  reqts prevent damage
• 2. Land Condition Trend Analysis
• Survey environmental conditions
• Monitor changes to those conditions
• Map environmental training data using GIS
• Training Requirement Integration
• Assess land conditions
• Schedule training events to minimize
  environmental impacts
• Locate training facilities to minimize
  environmental impacts

• Land User Environmental Awareness
• Soldier cards
• Eliminate avoidable damage

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• Environmental
• Checklist !

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Q U E S T I O N S ?
Range Control 791-5005
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Range Control
SSG Hill Operations NCO 791-9936/5008/5005 Hillrl
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