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Past Army Environmental Awards Winners

2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

2011 Award Winners

Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation
Marseilles Training Center, Illinois ARNG
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania ARNG
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation
Fort Hood
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Sustainability – Industrial Installation
Scranton Army Ammunitions Plant
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Fort Stewart/ Hunter Army Airfield
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Natural Resources Conservation, Team
Natural Resource Program Team, U.S. Army Garrison - HI, Oahu
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Quality, Individual
Team Recycle, Fort Hood
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Restoration, Team
Facilities Lead Agreement Team, Fort A.P. Hill
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition
Stryker Brigade Combat Team
[Nomination] [Press Release]

2010 Award Winners

Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation
Fort Drum
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
Fort Bliss
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation
Tobyhanna Army Depot
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation
U.S. Army Garrison - Grafenwoehr
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Sustainability – Non-industrial Installation
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Restoration, Installation
USACE Alaska District, Manning Point (Jago River) FUDS Team
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Cultural Resources Management, Individual
Ms. Chantal McKenzie, Texas ARNG
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Sustainability, Team
AAFES Sustainability Team
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition - Small
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Five installations, three teams, and one individual received Secretary of the Army awards for their environmental and sustainability program achievements during fiscal year 2009. These achievements demonstrate exemplary efforts in implementing innovative technologies, green remediation, endangered species protection, historic preservation, environmental restoration and sustainability.

2009 Award Winners

Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation
Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan Army National Guard
Secretary of Defense Award Winner
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
Camp Guernsey, Wyoming Army National Guard
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation
Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Sustainability - Industrial Installation
Letterkenny Army Depot
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Camp Withycombe, Oregon Army National Guard
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Natural Resources Conservation, Team
Fort Bragg, Natural Resources Team
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Quality, Individual
Mr. Robert J. Chartier, Chief, Environmental Div & Deputy Director,
Public Works U.S. Army Garrison, Daegu
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Restoration, Team
Tanaga Island and Ogliuga Island Formerly Used Defense Site Team,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition
G-4 E-Team, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
[Nomination] [Press Release]

Seven installations, three teams, and one individual received Fiscal 2008 Secretary of the Army Awards for their achievements in endangered species protection, historic preservation, waste reduction, environmental restoration, sustainability, and pollution prevention.

2008 Award Winners

Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation
Camp Ripley Maneuver and Training Center, Minnesota Army National Guard
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
Camp Navajo, Arizona Army National Guard

Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation
Camp Johnson, Vermont Army National Guard

Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation
U.S. Army Garrison Bamberg, Germany
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Pollution Prevention - Non-Industrial Installation
Combined Support Maintenance Shop, Michigan Army National Guard

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Fort Bragg, N.C.

Cultural Resources Management, Team
Cultural Resources Management Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Pollution Prevention, Team
Field Maintenance Shop #2 Pollution Prevention Team, North Carolina Army National Guard

Five installations, three teams and one individual received Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards for their achievements in FY 2007. The Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards represent the highest honor conferred by the Army in the field of environmental science. Pollution prevention, restoration, environmental quality, weapon system acquisition, and cultural and natural resources conservation programs designed, implemented and managed by the awardees represent the Army's best practices in environmental stewardship.

2007 Award Winners

Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation
Fort Hood, Texas

Environmental Quality, Team
Environmental Quality Team, Daegu, Korea

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition, Team
M115A2-M116A1 Simulator Perchlorate Replacement Team

Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation
Camp San Luis Obispo, California ARNG

Pollution Prevention, Installation
AVCRAD Connecticut ARNG

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Fort Ruger, Hawaii ARNG

Environmental Restoration, Individual
James G. Arnold, Oregon ARNG

Natural Resources Conservation, Team
Natural Resources Conservation Team, Pennsylvania ARNG
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

The U.S. Army and its Soldiers accomplish their mission through strength — strength of character, strength of purpose, and strength of shared purpose. This strength is built on values and honed through training. It is sustained through protecting the healthy environment of Army training lands, installations, and local communities. Six installations, one team, and one individual received FY 2006 Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards for their achievements in environmental stewardship.

2006 Award Winners

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Fort Riley, Kansas

Pollution Prevention, Non-Industrial Installation
Fort Lewis, Washington

Pollution Prevention, Team
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia, Pollution Prevention Team

Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation
U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr, Germany

Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation
Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
Fort Drum, New York
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Cultural Resources Management, Individual
Karstin Carmany-George, Indiana Army National Guard

Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation
Camp Edwards Training Site Massachusetts Army National Guard

Some of the noteworthy accomplishments credited to the 2005 winners included programs that enhanced wildlife habitats at the same time they provided ideal training conditions; safely and successfully cleaned up contamination; preserved invaluable state cultural history; created innovative pollution-prevention approaches; and fielded weapon systems built with both the Soldier and environmental safety in mind.

2005 Award Winners

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition, Team
CO₂ Cooling Development Team Communications-Electronics RD&E Center, Fort Belvoir, VA

Environmental Quality, Individual/Team
Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield Environmental Sustainability Management Team, GA

Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation
Fort Campbell, KY
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Environmental Restoration, Individual/Team
The Pyramid Lake Torpedo and Bombing Range Site Restoration Project, NV
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Fort Lewis, WA
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Natural Resources Conservation, Individual/Team
Minnesota Army National Guard Natural Resources Conservation Team
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation
Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan Army National Guard

Pollution Prevention, Installation
Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA

Some of the noteworthy accomplishments credited to this year's winners include: identifying a new, quick and cost-effective method for the removal of chlorinated solvents from soil; creating a Native American Keepsafe Cemetery that will protect Native American artifacts; developing a tool that can create large-scale land cover maps of an entire installation; and conducting community education events such as cultural enrichment lectures.

2004 Award Winners

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
U.S. Army Garrison, HI

Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation
Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Fort Riley, KS

Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation
Fort Drum, NY
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Pollution Prevention, Non-Industrial Installation
Fort Campbell, KY

Cultural Resources Management, Individual
LTC Michael Tarpley, Camp Beauregard, LA
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Pollution Prevention, Team
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, VA

Preserving the environment while protecting the nation's freedom is a difficult balancing act, but this year's Secretary of the Army Environmental Award winners prove the effort creates successful environmental stewardship. The Army's commitment to its environmental mission has allowed its men and women to save the endangered shortnose sturgeon population in Georgia; restore a World War II defense outpost in Alaska; maintain a pristine Hawaiian ecosystem; and ensure the nation’s premier combat vehicle — the Stryker — is environmentally friendly.

2003 Award Winners

Cultural Resources Management, Installation
U.S. Army Garrison Alaska

Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation
Kansas Army National Guard

Environmental Restoration, Installation
Anniston Army Depot

Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition
Project Management Office – Brigade Combat Team

Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation
Newport Chemical Depot

Pollution Prevention Program, Industrial Installation
Anniston Army Depot

Environmental Restoration, Individual/Team
Annette Island Project Delivery Team, Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Environmental Quality, Individual
LTC Ronald Swafford, Hawaii Army National Guard, Fort Ruger, Hawaii
Secretary of Defense Award Winner

Natural Resources Conservation, Individual
Mr. Thomas D. Bryce, Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia

Please direct any questions to
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