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Chair: Mr. Robert Wassmann, Noblis Inc. Keynote: COL Robert Charette, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps – Expeditionary Energy Office
Forward operating bases provide a secure forward position to support tactical operations. Often, forward operating bases are used for extended periods, resulting in a number of challenges to meet basic needs on a daily basis. To ensure the sustainability of forward operating bases, it is critical to reduce energy and water consumption, while still meeting mission requirements and protecting human health and the environment. Storage or disposal of hazardous and solid waste can result in soil and groundwater contamination and increase wastewater handling requirements. Inefficient energy production has environmental impacts, as well as unnecessary logistical burdens, all of which present challenges to the health and safety of deployed troops. This session discussed environmental management strategies that aim to achieve forward operating base sustainability through the use of emerging environmental technologies.
START | END | TOPIC/TITLE | SPEAKER | ORGANIZATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8:30 AM | 8:40 AM | Welcome & Introduction by the Session Chair | Mr. Robert Wassmann | Noblis, Inc. |
8:40 AM | 9:10 AM | KEYNOTE: Maintaining Sustainability of Forward Operating Bases(Presentation – Video –Abstract) | COL Robert Charette, Jr. | U.S. Marine Corps – Expeditionary Energy Office |
9:10 AM | 9:35 AM | Operational Energy Security(Presentation – Abstract) | Mr. E. Thomas Morehouse, Jr. and Mr. David King | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics – Principal Deputy Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs |
9:35 AM | 10:00 AM | Virtual Forward Operating Base (VFOB)(Presentation – Abstract) | Mr. Kurt Kinnevan | U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Construction Engineering Research Laboratory |
10:00 AM | 10:20 AM | Break | ||
10:20 AM | 10:45 AM | The Future of Wastewater Treatment(Presentation – Abstract) | Dr. Bruce Rittmann | Arizona State University – Biodesign Institute |
10:45 AM | 11:10 AM | Efficiency & Environmental (E2) Solutions for Small Forward Operating Bases(Presentation – Abstract) | Mr. John Munroe | U.S. Army – PM Force Sustainment Systems |
11:10 AM | 11:35 AM | Drinking Water Treatment and Sustainability(Presentation – Abstract) | Dr. Steven C. Richards | U.S. Army Institute of Public Health |
11:35 AM | 11:45 AM | Discussion/Wrap-Up | Mr. Robert Wassmann |