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GREEN HORNET Achieves Environmentalteam Breakthroughs Acid Waste Treatment Benefits Shipyards & Maintenance Facilities Navy Accelerates Its Commitment to Green Buildings Marine Corps Seeks to Reduce Global Water Consumption The Navy’s Environmental Magazine • Spring 2007 CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Director Environmental Readiness Division Rear Admiral James A. Symonds COVER The F/A-18 Green Hornet team has successfully implemented CURRENTS STAFF a series of environmentally-friendly technologies without Managing Editor compromising the production, performance and deployment Bruce McCaffrey of the aircraft. Bruce McCaffrey Consulting, Inc. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Christopher L. Jordan [email protected] • 773-376-6200 Contributing Writer Cordelia Shea Art Director 6 Victoria Bermel Graphic Artist Green Hornet Team Achieves Amy Jungers Environmental Breakthroughs Distribution Manager Program Office Implements Green Technologies Lorraine Wass [email protected] • 207-384-5249 Without Compromising Aircraft Performance EDITORIAL BOARD Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division Currents (ISSN 1544-6603) is the official environmental magazine of the U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval David Price Operations Environmental Readiness Division (N45). Participating Commands include the Naval [email protected] • 703-602-2550 Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP). Naval Air Systems Command This magazine is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. 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Please contact Lorraine Wass, [email protected] • 717-605-5300 Currents’ Distribution Manager, with any changes to mailing addresses or shipping quantities. 62 FEATURES 22 Coming Soon: Hydrogen Fueling 22 Station Project Demonstration Underway at Camp Pendleton DEPARTMENTS 4 N45 Outlook 28 From Landfill to Thriving Marsh Land N45 Completes Strategic Plan Site Cleanup at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek 39 Enhances Marsh Life Trends of the Environment 51 Best Shot Acid Waste Treatment Benefits 32 Shipyards & Maintenance Facilities 58 Technology Tips Working Group Promotes Green Cleaning Heavy Metal Removal Technology Enhances Environmental & Mission Readiness Navy Accelerates Its 52 Commitment to Green 28 Buildings Adopting Metrics & Policies to Get the Greenest Buildings Practicable Marine Corps Seeks to 62 Reduce Global Water Consumption Prioritization Survey is First Step Toward Real Reductions N45outlook N45 Completes Strategic Plan the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Themes Include Logistics. In addition, we surveyed key stakeholders throughout the Navy. They identified some consistent themes such as the need for an Operational Readiness operational readiness focus, the sustainability of our ranges and oper- ating areas, proactive engagement with regulators, aggressive public & Range Sustainability outreach and the need for sustained compliance. We used these themes as the basis for the plan’s objectives and desired effects. n the spring 2005 issue of An important aspect of the strategic plan is that it is “effects based.” Currents, my The desired effects serve as a bridge between the plan’s long term predecessor, strategic objectives and the tactical tasks we engage in on a daily basis. I Each effect is supported by multiple tasks, and many of the tasks Rear Admiral Mark Boensel, embarked support multiple effects. upon development For example, one of our desired effects is “Navy, joint and combined of a strategic plan operations and to serve as a frame- training planned and work for efforts to executed to fully ensure the Navy’s meet operational ability to operate in readiness require- an environmentally ments and Navy responsible manner, environmental both ashore and afloat. After over two years of objectives.” This work, we completed version one in August 2006 effect is supported and are actively working on implementation by numerous tasks with our partners throughout the Navy. focused on devel- To ensure that our efforts are fully aligned with oping policy, the Navy’s mission, we reviewed and analyzed ensuring appro- strategic guidance promulgated by the Secretary priate resources of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and are available, The desired effects (of the plan) serve as a bridge between the plan’s long term strategic objectives and the tactical tasks we engage in on a daily basis. 4 Currents SPRING 2007 N45outlook Effective strategic planning is crucial to our ability to rapidly and effectively respond to the many and varied challenges which confront us, and those to come. managing/attending working groups, executing outreach, communicating inter- nally, engaging regula- tors, supporting research and development, test and evaluation, and providing tools to opera- tors. If you study the entire plan in more detail, you can easily see how other desired effects are supported by the same types of tasks. (A reprint of the plan is provided as the center spread in this issue of Currents.) We are using the plan to help ensure that our day-to-day cally for the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental work is fully aligned with our mission. Because many of the Readiness Division (CNO N45), the desired effects identi- tasks are dynamic, and often relatively short term, we iden- fied are common to many Navy organizations. If your orga- tify and track them outside of the strategic plan. The plan is nization does not currently have a strategic plan addressing intended to be dynamic. I meet with my staff every six environmental readiness, feel free to use ours as a starting weeks or so to review progress on the assigned tasks and to point. I hope that those of you working in the program can identify revisions required, reflecting changes in Navy see how your current workload aligns, and will use it as a requirements and the operating environment. We have also tool to support your efforts. found the plan to be very helpful during our transition to As you review, reflect upon and potentially utilize the plan, the National Security Personnel System as it aligns our please let us know if you find it useful and whether you efforts directly to Navy top level guidance. think any improvements should be made. For further infor- General Dwight D. Eisenhower once said “Plans are useless, mation, or to obtain an electronic or additional hard copies of the CNO N45 Strategic Plan, please contact David Price, but planning is everything.” Effective strategic planning is crucial to our ability to rapidly and effectively respond to CNO N451, at [email protected]. the many and varied challenges which confront us, and Rear Admiral James A. Symonds those to come. While the plan below was developed specifi- Director, Environmental Readiness Division SPRING 2007 Currents 5 6 Currents SPRING 2007 GREEN HORNET Achieves Environmentalteam Breakthroughs Program Office Implements Technologies Without Compromising Aircraftgreen Performance HE F/A-18 GREEN HORNET TEAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE THE PRODUCTION, PERFORMANCE AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. Significant efforts were exerted by the govern- tment/industry team, led by the F/A-18 Strike Fighter Program Office (Program Manager— Air (PMA) 265) at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), to make the original Hornets environmentally friendly. These aircraft, that achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in the twentieth century, also achieved extraordinary breakthroughs in elimi- nating and/or reducing environmental, safety, and occupational health (ESOH) risks with the development of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The Super Hornet Block II is the most combat capable, affordable, joint interoperable, multi-mission strike-fighter aircraft in the world today. Seven years have passed since the F/A- 18E/F Super Hornet entered the fleet in 1999. Since that time, the United States