Understanding the army environmental structure

• Published in: Engineer Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 62 - 65
• Main Authors: Miller, Martha M, Carney, Laura
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center 01.05.2009; Superintendent of Documents, United States Army
• Subjects: Armed forces; Community; Community relations; Endangered & extinct species; Engineering; Engineering research; Engineering schools; Engineers; Environmental health; Environmental law; Environmental management; Environmental protection; Environmental quality; Environmental stewardship; Federal government; Freedom of information; Government agencies; Handbooks; Hazardous materials; Health care; Health hazards; Health promotion; Information technology; Laboratories; Laws, regulations and rules; Leadership; Legislation; Military personnel; Military readiness; Military training; Occupational health; Organizational structure; Performance management; Preventive medicine; Quality of life; R&D; Regions; Research & development; Storm damage; Technological change
• ISSN: 0046-1989; 1554-9496

There are several organizations in the Army with specific environmental missions: regional environmental offices (REOs), the Army Environmental Policy Institute (AEPI), the Environmental Law Division, the United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the United States Army Engineer School (USAES), the United States Army Environmental Division (Department of the Army's Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management-Installation Services Environmental [DAIM-ISE]), and the United States Army Environmental Command (USAEC). The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) comprises the following regional research facilities within USACE: * Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi * Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi * Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi * Information Technology Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi * Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, Illinois * Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire * Geospatial Research and Engineering Center (previ- ously the Topographic Engineering Center), Alexan- dria, Virginia These laboratories synergistically address research and development (RD) in four major areas: * Military engineering * Geospatial research and engineering * Environmental quality for installations * Civil works or water resources ERDC is one of the most diverse engineering and scientific research organizations in the world.