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BALANCING COMPETING DEMANDS- ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY, AND MILITARY |
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Introduction: Frank DiGiovanni, SES, Deputy Director, Readiness and Training Policy and Programs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Readiness)
(0800 – 1000)
Don't Fence Me In: Issues in Setting the Strategic Requirement for Land Expansion and Land Use Compatibility
Chairpersons: Joan VanDervort, Sustainability Program Manager, HQDA Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/7 Training Directorate and Roger Jacobs, Deputy Director, Range & Training Area Management Division, US Marine Corps
Presentations:
Identifying Long-term Training Requirements- Presentation not available
Roger Jacobs, Deputy Director, Range & Training Area Management Division, US Marine Corps
This introductory presentation will discuss the challenges and methodologies for assessing training and, ultimately, range requirements at the Service level.
Land Acquisition Planning- Presentation not available
Jim Omans, Head, Real Estate Section, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Key topics will focus on how to translate training requirements into a strategy to successfully acquire land; engage the local community to identify and when possible accommodate issues and concerns, and form an integrated planning team at the installation, region and Headquarters level to ensure USMC speaks as one voice during the acquisition process. The presentation will provide specific examples of how the Marine Corps has implemented these practices at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms.
Training Land Acquisition Planning Best Practices- Presentation not available
Kristin Evenstad, Range Sustainment Program Manager, Headquarters Department of the Army, G-3 Training Directorate (DAMO-TR)
This presentation will discuss land acquisition best practices and lessons learned. Key topics will focus on how to define training requirements in support of land acquisition; how to use community research to identify issues, concerns, and opportunities for better engagement; and how to form an integrated planning team at the installation and Headquarters level. The presentation will provide specific examples of how the Army has successfully implemented these best practices at Fort Polk.
Linking Establishment of Special Use Airspace to Range Lands Acquisition Efforts- Presentation not available
Theresa Finch, Range Operations Branch Head, Range & Training Area Management Division, USMC
Special use airspace is an integral component of range complexes supporting combat readiness training. When a range complex pursues expansion via acquisition of new land, land acquisition efforts must be linked at every juncture with the process and procedures in place to establish supporting special use airpsace. Brief will discuss lessons learned during the early phases of recent efforts by the Marine Corps to acquire lands and establish special use airspace in support of CONUS and OCONUS ranges.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenges for Army Ranges
Tom Macia, Chief, Army Training Support Systems Division
(1030 – 1200)
Panel on Mitigating Major Range and Test Facility Base Sustainment Issues
Chairperson: Derrick Hinton, Principal Deputy, Defense Test Resource Management Center
Presentations:
Managing Encroachment at an Army Test Center
David Goad, Branch Chief, Environmental Compliance & Conservation, US Army Aberdeen Test Center
Increased OPTEMPO, urban sprawl, and natural resource encroachment combine to present challenges to providing vital, state-of-the-art testing for military equipment and materiel. This briefing will focus on how one test center manages to turn potentially conflicting positions into mutually acceptable solutions while maintaining the highest standards for testing military equipment and providing the Warfighter with the best possible tools to complete the mission.
Partnering for Mission Sustainability on the NAVAIR Ranges
Tony Parisi, Head, Sustainability Office, Naval Air Systems Command Ranges
The presentation will address the encroachment challenges for the Atlantic Test Range, China Lake Land Ranges, including the R-2508 Complex, and Point Mugu Sea Range. Renewable energy development, both on and off the installations and ranges is a major issue and the presentation will discuss the successes achieved through partnering with other services, cities, counties, the state and federal agencies to ensure the vital testing and training mission on the ranges is sustained. It will also describe the R-2508 Joint Land Use Study, the largest and most comprehensive JLUS ever completed, a joint REPI initiative and other best practices for encroachment management.
Harmonizing Access to Offshore Water Areas to Support Both DoD and National Energy Needs
Robert Arnold, Technical Advisor, 46th Test Wing, Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Testing and training of weapon systems throughout their full operational environment is increasingly challenging. This is because systems require ever more land and airspace, while at the same time, private sector development and airspace congestion surrounding ranges have reduced access to these assets. Expanded testing and training over water is a viable option to complement, what are WWII era land ranges. Presuming the above trends continue, the importance of preserving water areas for mission operations is vital. We will use Eglin as an example of actions that have been taken to preserve the Eastern Gulf for military usage, whilealso outlining future opportunities, that maybe derived from use of new oil exploration technologies.
(1330 – 1500)
The Competition for Operating Space: Avoiding an Unnecessary Civil – Military Zero Sum Game
Chairperson: Colonel Edward J. Chupein, Chief, Ranges & Airspace, Headquarters United States Air Force
Presentations:
Naval Aviation Simulation Model (NASMOD)
Mark Cochran, Progam Manager, Military Aviation Modeling, ATAC Corporation
David Holl, Vice President - Aviation Modeling Technology, ATAC Corporation
Alan F. Zusman, Director, Intergovernmental Planning, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NASMOD, the premiere tool utilized by the Department of the Navy for analyzing complex airfield, air-to-ground range, air-to-air range, and special use airspace capacity, has played an essential role in operational and environmental analyses across DoD. This session will provide an overview of NASMOD with specific examples as to how it has contributed to DoD meeting mission requirements.
Adaptive Military Airspace
Dean Fulmer, National Special Activity Airspace Project Manager, Federal Aviation Administration
Major Brad Paton, USAF Liaison, Federal Aviation Administration, HQ USAF
Creating flexibility in the design, scheduling and assignment of Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace (ATCAA's)
Gulf Regional Airspace Strategic Initiative (GRASI)
Greg L. Kesler, Deputy Project Manager, GRASI, 46th Test Wing, Plans and Programs Office
An airspace study has begun for aviation in NW Florida. The Gulf Regional Airspace Strategic Initiative or “GRASI” is an innovative project that will look at aviation interests both civil and military in the region. The study has a broad scope that includes aviation across lower Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, NW Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. GRASI brings military and civil aviation interests together to develop a long range solution. GRASI will ultimately lead to a strategic plan which will guide aviation stakeholders to successfully accommodate the demands of air traffic and airspace in the region. GRASI seeks to streamline the process with potential use in other areas where there is airspace and/or air traffic congestion.
(1530 – 1700)
Energy Impacts on Range Operations, Capacity, and Capability
Chairperson: CAPT Bill Jensen, CNO OPNAV N433
Presentations:
Primer on Offshore Development
Arthur Faherty, Senior Engineering Associate, Global Maritime and Transportation School
There is a significant commercial interest in oil exploration and infrastructure. This presentation will encompass oilfield development from a green-field scenario to the production needed for a deep-water oilfield. For the professional, it will provide an overall understanding of the logistics of field development, the requisite timeframes needed to complete various stages, and issues found when shutting in the field on an irregular basis due to military training requirements.
Balancing Competing Demands: Environment, Community, and Military
Jim Carlton, Training Ranges Officer, Chief of Naval Operations (N4333) - Navy Ranges and Targets
James J. Casey, Carrier Strike Group Training, Fleet Forces Command - Integrated Training; Plans & Programs
One of the Navy’s most significant and recent challenges is the incorporation of disparate and competing demands and requirements from Washington stakeholders (Congress, DoD, Navy HQ staff), the operational Navy/USMC team, and the environmental community. This presentation will briefly cover these various perspectives, and identify significant challenges and successes the Navy has found within the process.
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