A Quarterly Publication of Army Environmental News
Volume 20 Number 2
Spring 2008

Fort Polk Reaches Across Time Program eases decades of resentment and gives Soldiers a sense of what they're fighting for. Fort Bragg Receives Inaugural Secretary of the Army Sustainability Award Installation Environmental Management Branch chief receives individual award. Strategic Sourcing Promises Effectiveness IMCOM initiative will use government-wide buying power for cultural resources, natural resources, compliance and professional services. White Sands Receives USFWS Partnership Award Fort Bragg Opens Company Headquarters Built of Recycled Steel Shipping Containers Innovative construction technique uses recycled materials to save energy, construction costs. Joliet Army Ammunition Plant Cleanup Nears Completion Commissaries Introduce Reusable, Recyclable Shopping Bag Military grocery shoppers are buying and using environmentally friendly alternative to paper or plastic. Securing the Environment

Yuma Proving Ground Joins 100th Bighorn Relocation Fort Polk Customer Service Technicians Let Soldiers Soldier Installation assigns environmental experts to support, train warfighters. Simple Question Reduces Flare Production Pollution, Costs Flare producer finds the $2 million answer in recycling and reuse. Sites Improve Ordnance Detection Technology Results from almost 150 tests available as program moves into its sixth year. Fort Knox Bat Preserve Reveals Endangered Species Habits Installation serves as a laboratory for several Indiana bat studies. Process Begins for Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Pacific Theater Growth, Realignment Army intends to study the impact of additional
Soldiers in Alaska, Hawaii. Fort Belvoir Previews Sustainable Community Design Virginia installation, adding 19,000 jobs by 2011, uses new rating system to ensure environmental stewardship during expansion. Eagles on the Air Satellite radio telemetry project tracks
Aberdeen Proving Ground birds to Quebec, Everglades.

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