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

Abstract

Senior Department of Defense and military service officials have testified before Congress that they face increasing difficulties in carrying out realistic training at military installations. According to the officials, there are eight so-called "encroachment"' issues that affect or have the potential to affect military training and readiness. The eight encroachment issues are: endangered species habitat on military installations, unexploded ordnance and munitions constituents, competition for radio frequency spectrum, protected marine resources, competition for airspace, air pollution, noise pollution, and urban growth around military installations. Whenever possible, the services work around these issues by modifying the timing, tempo, and location of training, as well as the equipment used. However, defense officials have expressed concern that these workarounds are becoming increasingly difficult and costly and that they compromise the realism essential to effective training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402792

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Base Closures
  • Birds
  • Congress
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Naval Operations
  • Resource Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.

Technology Areas

  • Space