MILITARY TRAINING: DOD Needs a Comprehensive Plan to Manage Encroachment on Training Ranges

Abstract

This report discusses the results of the recent work involving the constraints that encroachment places on military training. Senior Department of Defense (DOD) and military services officials have testified that they face growing difficulties in carrying out realistic training at installations and training ranges because of so-called encroachment issues, which limit their ability to train military forces at the required levels of proficiency. The eight encroachment issues identified by DOD are endangered species critical habitat, unexploded ordnance and munitions components, competition for radio frequency spectrum, protected marine resources, competition for airspace, air pollution, noise pollution, and urban growth around military installations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401632

Entities

People

  • Barry W. Holman

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Endangered Species
  • Environmental Protection
  • Law
  • Marine Mammals
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • Munitions
  • Natural Resources
  • Radio Frequency
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.

Technology Areas

  • Space