The Baltic Military Environmental Security Program A Baltic/Swedish/U.S. Partnership Dr. James Pocock & Dr. Rod Jenkins U.S. Air Force Academy

Overview HistoryHistory Program OriginsProgram Origins Environmental TrainingEnvironmental Training Amari Risk AssessmentAmari Risk Assessment Adazi Base Management PlanAdazi Base Management Plan Baltic Environmental / Military Cooperation ConferenceBaltic Environmental / Military Cooperation Conference Program ResultsProgram Results

History After independence, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania each faced significant environmental issuesAfter independence, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania each faced significant environmental issues Issues included environmental contamination and unexploded ordnance at many locationsIssues included environmental contamination and unexploded ordnance at many locations Armed forces are small with limited resourcesArmed forces are small with limited resources

Program Origins Sweden’s “Baltic Sea Billion”Sweden’s “Baltic Sea Billion” Swedish - U.S. PartnershipSwedish - U.S. Partnership November 1998 WorkshopNovember 1998 Workshop Pilot ProjectsPilot Projects –Amari Airfield Risk Assessment in Estonia –Base Management Plan at Adazi National Training Center in Latvia –Regional Environmental Training Center in Nemencine, Lithuania

Environmental Training 1.Base Commanders Course 2.Officer/NCO Course 3.“Train-the-Trainer” Course Courses at the Advanced Military Training Center at Nemencine, Lithuania

Environmental Training Number of Students from Various Countries Completing Courses at Nemencine Base Commander’s Course Officers’ and NCO’s Course Train-the- Trainer Course Estonia5153 Latvia8823 Lithuania Armenia5-- Azerbaijan2-- Georgia4-- Kazakhstan3-- Poland1-1 Russia-9- Uzbekistan2-- Totals405060

Environmental Training Baltic Visit to the United States, August 2000Baltic Visit to the United States, August 2000 National CoursesNational Courses New Environmental Specialist CourseNew Environmental Specialist Course –CD-based –First offering this October

Amari Risk Assessment Risk Assessment and ReportRisk Assessment and Report CleanupCleanup

Follow-on Effort at Tallinn Military Port, EstoniaFollow-on Effort at Tallinn Military Port, Estonia Risk assessment and remediation in LithuaniaRisk assessment and remediation in Lithuania Follow-on Risk Assessment

Adazi Base Management Plan Initial WorkshopInitial Workshop – August 1999 Plan completedPlan completed –August 2000

Adazi Base Management Plan Continued research on endangered speciesContinued research on endangered species – 2001 New regulations in place – 2002

Follow-on Base Management Plans Pabrade, LithuaniaPabrade, Lithuania –Developing database on rare species and habitats Tappa, EstoniaTappa, Estonia –Workshop September 2002 –Draft presented in May 2003 –Final version due this year

Baltic Environmental / Military Cooperation Conference Latvian InitiativeLatvian Initiative Sigulda, September 2001Sigulda, September 2001

Baltic Environmental / Military Cooperation Conference Riga, August 2002Riga, August 2002 Vilnius, October 2003Vilnius, October 2003

Program Results Environmental Specialist StaffingEnvironmental Specialist Staffing Baltic Capability to Conduct their Own TrainingBaltic Capability to Conduct their Own Training Environmental Planning and ManagementEnvironmental Planning and Management

Program Results International CooperationInternational Cooperation Contribution to NATO & EU MembershipContribution to NATO & EU Membership Personal RelationshipsPersonal Relationships