By creating the new Environmental Restroation Program team, they showed a strong commitment to the environment. Fort Lewis has always gone beyond the minimal regulatory requirements — they don't just do what's necessary, they do what's right."

Bob Kievit, EPA

The Pyramid Lake project is a great example of how innovative, dynamic project management can not only save time and money, it also fosters cooperative relationships that demonstrate that the military is a good, responsible neighbor."

Rick Brausch, Assistant Secretary for External Affairs, California Environmental Protection Agency

Since 1996, Tobyhanna Army Depot was a founding member and strong supporter of Pennsylvania's Northeast Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Roundtable. Their continuing efforts to promote environmental awareness and environmental progress, not only for the sake of their own organization, but for the benefit of the region as a whole, makes them an asset to the Northeast Region."

Janet Warnick, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast Regional Office

"This new environmental control system will help keep the increasing proliferation of complex electronics cool while deployed on patrol with our war fighters. Not only does it improve cooling capacity 25 to 50 percent and reduce the vehicle cab temperature by another 10 to 20 degrees below the current system, its use of CO² eliminates complex maintenance requirements and the associated onerous logistics trail. It works better, cheaper, and is more maintainable using common materials. It doesn't get much better than this."

Col. Bob Mattes (USAF), Director, Comparative Testing Office Defense Acquisition Challenge Program

"Fort Campbell has implemented one of the most progressive environmental management systems in the United States military and demonstrated an exemplary commitment to environmental improvements and sustainability."

Gary Sondermeyer, Chief of Staff, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

"I was very impressed with the breadth of the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield team's environmental protection and improvement program, and the impressive list of accomplishments and ongoing activities that mark a highly integrated effort to environmental stewardship."

Michael Bird, Federal Affairs Counsel, National Conference of State Legislatures

"Fort Leonard Wood's cultural resources program is a reflection of a true commitment to innovative solutions to meet mission needs at the installation. Its leadership in developing the tools and best practices for a cost-effective program has been a benefit to other federal and state agencies and the community. I commend Fort Leonard Wood for their efforts in protecting the nation's cultural resources and providing community outreach while sustaining the military mission."

Toni Patton-Williams, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health

"Fort Custer Training Center continually demonstrates how a military training base can serve as a laboratory for exploring, testing and evaluating alternatives for environmental management."

Katherine Gross, Director, W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University

"Camp Ripley is home for two federally listed species, including the bald eagle and the gray wolf. Both of these species are thriving on the base, in large part due to the work of your environmental staff working with all people that use the camp for training."

Dan P. Stinnett, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation — Camp San Luis Obispo, California Army National Guard
• Natural Resources Conservation, Individual/Team — U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii Natural Resources Management Team
• Pollution Prevention, Industrial Installation — Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
• Environmental Quality, Non-industrial Installation — Fort Lewis, Washington
• Environmental Quality, Individual/Team — Joseph Fallon, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
• Environmental Restoration, Installation — Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
• Environmental Restoration, Individual/Team — Norm Straub, Alaska Army National Guard
• Cultural Resources Management, Installation — Fort Carson, Colorado
• Environmental Excellence In Weapon Systems Acquisition, Team — Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command, G-4 Environmental Division, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama