Defense Infrastructure: DoD Environmental Community Involvement Programs at Test and Training Ranges

Abstract

Who Should Read This Report and Why? This report should be of interest to operational personnel at DoD test and training ranges and to others concerned with the sustainability of DoD test and training ranges. Incomplete community involvement programs put test and training ranges at risk for training disruption. Background. This evaluation was requested by the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Readiness) and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of DoD environmental community outreach programs relative to encroachment challenges at DoD test and training ranges. Members of Congress have expressed concerns that encroachment issues, such as urban development, civilian air traffic, and fierce competition for radio frequencies, are among the factors that constrain full use of test and training ranges, negatively impacting military preparedness and safety. Based on recommendations from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Service headquarters, we visited four DoD test and training ranges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 2002
Accession Number
ADA403131

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Community Relations
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Governments
  • Public Policy
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
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