Defense and Federal
Environmental Training/Awareness
Environmental Training/Awareness
USAEC Services
- Environmental training requirements recommendations.
- Response to queries from installations, National Guard, and Reservists regarding training availability and sources.
- Assistance to Army representatives on the Interservice Environmental Education Review Board (ISEERB).
- Coordination with Directorate of Environmental Integration, U.S. Army Engineer School and with other programs and program managers as required.
- Links to additional resources. Besides this page, additional training information may be found under "Training" on our Topics page.
Products- The Directorate of Environmental Integration (DEI) of the U.S. Army Engineer School (USAES), Fort Leonard Wood, MO, is the Army's proponent for integration of environmental considerations into the major domains of Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities (DOTMLPF). The DEI Web pages provide organizational information and descriptions and links to environmental training resources, particularly those tailored for soldiers and military units. In addition, DEI is responsible for the following doctrinal publications (NOTE: AKO login required and will take you direct to the documents — login with CAC will take you to the Reimer Digital Library main page):
- FM 3-100.4, Environmental Considerations in Military Operations This document will be replaced by FM 3-34.XXX/MCRP 4-11C/NWP 4-11C/AFTTP 3-XXX, Environmental Considerations in Overseas Contingency Operations, still in development.
- TC 3-34.489, The Soldier and The Environment
- The U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine operates the Hazardous and Medical Waste Program, and Audio-Visual Lending Library. The USACHPPM Environmental Noise Program provides a downloadable version of Noise Management Primer — Facilitating Community Involvement and Communicating with the Public — click on the first link for "Noise Primer." For CHPPM training availability see the links below under "Defense and Federal Environmental Training."
Environmental Training Symposia & Workshops- Army Environmental Training Symposium
The Army Environmental Training Symposium is offered in alternate years within the annual IMCOM Installation Management Institute (IMI). These events are intended to educate the installation management workforce with the tools, techniques and tips needed to successfully accomplish new installation management training initiatives. The environmental sessions focus on program updates, current issues and hot topics in a variety of media areas and across the Army's environmental realm of responsibility. The IMI for 2009 was held 15-18 June, 2009, without an environmental track. Visit the IMCOM 2009 IMI web page on AKO for details. Watch this space for information on the 2010 IMI, which we anticipate will include environmental track presentations.
Use the 2008 IMI web page (AKO access required) for access to the January 2008 presentations. Presentations from the May 2006 Symposium are posted on the USAEC Knowledge Centers in AKO (AKO account required). The Symposium was not offered in 2007. - Multi-Functional Training Conference (MFTC)
Like the IMI, the MFTC offers an environmental track every other year. Environmental track presentations from the 2008 Conference are posted in AKO in the MFTC Knowledge Center. - 2007 DoD Pest Management Workshop
The Armed Forces Pest Management Board sponsored this triennial event, held 12-16 February 2007 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, FL. The conference theme was "Pest Management: Meeting Force Health Protection Challenges and Supporting the Global Security Mission." The Workshop Proceedings page provides further links to abstracts and presentations. - American Indian Cultural Communication Training Courses
The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) sponsors American Indian Cultural Communication Seminars and Training Courses in many different parts of the country, most on or near military installations. Seminars may be as short as half-day; courses are usually 3 days. Evening cultural programs are often part of the required course instruction. Participants learn about the DoD American Indian-Alaska Native Policy, implementation guidelines, and the skills required for improved communication and consultation with tribal governments.
The next offering of the 3-day course is July 14-16, 2009 in Great Falls, MT (near Malmstrom AFB). For further information on this or future courses, or to Register, contact Ms. Tia Armstrong. Course information is normally posted on this DENIX link. - Army Environmental Cleanup Workshop
This year's Workshop was held 9-13 March 2009, in San Antonio, TX. Presentations are available on AKO in the Workshop's Knowledge Center folder. - Environment, Energy & Sustainability Symposium & Exhibition (formerly Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) Conference)
The 2009 Conference was held 4-7 May 2009 in Denver, CO. - Sustainable Range Program (SRP) Workshop
The FY09 SRP Workshop will be held 6-10 July 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana [AKO Login required]. Presentations for the 2007 and 2008 workshops are also posted on the site. - Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) 101
The USAEC will sponsor this 32-hour course at the Chemical Demilitarization Training Facility (CDTF), Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, on August 10-14, 2009 in Assembly Room A, starting at 8:00 a.m. The same course will also be taught the following week, August 17-21, 2009, in Huntsville, AL.
This course is intended for Army installation restoration managers, project/program managers or technical personnel with limited experience or those requiring refresher training in the execution of CERCLA response actions taken under the MMRP.
The course discusses the basic procedural and technical requirements used to investigate, characterize and remediate munitions and explosives of concern within the framework of the CERCLA process. Topics include regulatory considerations, basic geophysics tools and processes, munitions constituents sampling, ordnance descriptions, uses and functioning, remedial investigation and feasibility study execution, munitions response site prioritization protocol (MRSPP), basic safety considerations and personnel qualifications, handling of munitions potentially presenting an explosive hazard, construction support considerations, and public affairs tools.(For program information, visit MMRP.)
Please contact Hopeton Brown if interested in attending. Slots will be filled as requests are received.
Defense and Federal Environmental Training- Army and Defense Components Environmental Training Schedule
Courses offered during indicated months with links to other Defense Components' environmental courses (and schedules) approved for use by the Interservice Environmental Education Review Board. - U.S. Army Logistics Management College (ALMC), Fort Lee, VA
Offers Hazardous Waste training onsite and by correspondence course. - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Learning Center (PDSC), Huntsville, AL
Use "How Do I?" Menu under the top banner to find course information, catalog, and schedules. To limit your view to environmental courses, use the "Course Keyword Search" link at the far right under the banner; then enter "Environmental" or specific environmental topics, or use the environmental Community of Practice. Note that cultural resources courses will require a separate search using "cultural" or "historic." - U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
- Environmental Noise Program — Noise Management Primer and Operational Noise Manual.
- U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School (AMEDDC&S), Fort Sam Houston, TX
DOD Pest Management certification/refresher courses and the "DoD Pest Management Quality Assurance Evaluator/Installation Pest Management Coordinator Course" at AMEDDC&S can be accessed on ATRRS, the Army Training Resources & Requirements System, using AMEDDC&S school code 081. The courses are summarized on the web page of the Medical Zoology Branch of the Department of Preventive Health Services in the Academy of Health Sciences. The Branch's "Secure Support Documents" link (left menu, AKO required) provides additional registration and schedule information. For additional courses and information, see the Armed Services Pest Management Board training web page. - U.S. Army Sustainable Range Program (SRP) Training (AKO account required)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
For additional EPA courses and training resources, use the Search function at EPA's home page. - U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School
- "Fed Center" (Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship & Compliance Assistance Center) provides links to environmental courses and Federal, partnership, and non-profit environmental training providers and schools. FedCenter is a joint initiative of EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), the Army Corps of Engineers' Construction Engineering Research Laboratory and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. To find training listings, use the "Training" item in the top menu: Additional information is available from the "Events" item in the top menu – select "Workshops."
- Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
ITRC, a state-led coalition working with industry and stakeholders. provides web-based training and classroom training on environmental technology topics. Defense Department is one of several Federal agencies providing ITRC funding support. DOD doesn't formally endorse these courses but some of them directly or indirectly address DOD environmental contamination detection and cleanup technology issues (e.g. munitions, firing ranges, unexploded ordnance, etc.).
For more information,
contact the USAEC Environmental Training Team,
review specific training topics on the Topics page,
or find course dates and locations at Army and Defense Components Environmental Training Schedule.
contact the USAEC Environmental Training Team,
review specific training topics on the Topics page,
or find course dates and locations at Army and Defense Components Environmental Training Schedule.