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This article provides an update on various contingency operations such as OJG/OJF, OEF, and OIF, including information on exercises, HW disposal, and donation to host nations. It also highlights the challenges faced during these operations, including the lack of recognized government and disposal facilities.
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CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS UPDATEDRMS April 2004
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS • OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN/FORGE – OJG/OJF • MARCH 1996 TO PRESENT (92 deployed) • OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM – OEF • FEBRUARY 2002 TO PRESENT (10 deployed) • OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM – OIF • SEPTEMBER 2002 TO PRESENT (28 deployed) • EXERCISES • 25 EXERCISES SUPPORTED PER YEAR • DEPLOY PERSONNEL TO 8 EXERCISES
DRMS SUPPORT OIF/OEF RECEIPTS $51.9M PROCESSED REUTILIZATION $23.5M (OIF) $ 2.8M (OEF) $13.6M DONATION TO HOST NATION $19M MILITARY TO MILITARY TRANSFER HW DISPOSAL 5.2M LBS HW DISPOSED SALES $2.2 M PROCEEDS
OEF - CENTRAL ASIA AOR BAGRAM 2 DRT RESERVIST
DRMS OEF SUPPORT - CENTRAL ASIA DRMS COLLECTION SITES
DRMS OEF SUPPORT – PHILIPPINES • OPERATIONS BEGAN 2003 • HW DISPOSAL CONTRACT IN PLACE • NO DRMS PERSONNEL IN COUNTRY • SUPPORTED BY FST-P (HAWAII) • 25,492 KG WASTE REMOVED TO DATE ZAMBOANGA – EDWIN ANDREWS AFB CONTRACTUAL HW PICKUP POINT HW COLLECTION SITE
OIF – SWA AOR DRMS COLLECTION SITES UNDER SWA HW CONTRACT
OIF - KUWAIT OPERATIONS IN KUWAIT SERVED AS THE MODEL TO SET UP OPERATIONS IN IRAQ CAMP DOHA HAZARDOUS WASTE AND EXCESS PROPERTY FROM IRAQ WILL INITIALLY FLOW TO KUWAIT FOR DISPOSAL OR DISPOSITION CAMP ARIFJAN DRMS PERMANENT SITE COLLECTION SITE COVERED BY MOBILE TEAM DEBARKATION PORT COVERED BY MOBILE TEAM
OIF - IRAQ Q West Q WEST Tikrit SPIECHER (TIKRIT) LSA ANACONDA (BALAD AB) AL ASAD ? TAJI Fallujah CAMP VICTORY (BIAP) AL HILLAH LSA ADDER (TALLIL AB) Fallujah CENTRAL COLLECTION POINT – DRMS will only have personnel at the CCPs SATELLITE ACCUMULATION POINT
IRAQ STATUS • LSA ANACONDA IS OPERATIONAL FOR HW AND UNSERVICEABLE EXCESS PROPERTY • PERSONNEL DEPLOYED IN DECEMBER 2003 • MOSUL SHOULD BE OPERATIONAL IN APRIL • PERSONNEL DEPLOYED TO MOSUL IN JANUARY 2004 • SECOND CENTRALIZED SITE IN IRAQ NOTYET SELECTED BY CJTF-7 • LOCAL HW DISPOSAL SOURCES ARE BEINGAUDITED •USE OF INCINERATOR AT LSA ANACONDA BEING EXPLORED
CONTINGENCY CHALLENGES • LARGEST DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. FORCES SINCE WWII • REGIME CHANGE: NO RECOGNIZED GOVERNMENT • NO PRIOR STATE DEPT PRESENCE • NO SALES/DISPOSAL AUTHORITY • BASEL ISSUES – TRANSBOUNDARY HW MOVEMENT • NO COMPLIANT IN-COUNTRY DISPOSAL FACILITIES • TACTICAL VS OPERATIONAL AREA SUPPORT • BASE CLOSURES