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Department of Defense Environmental Awards

• DoD Announces Winners of the 2025 DoD Environmental Awards. The Department has honored installations, teams, and individuals each year since 1962 for outstanding achievements in DoD environmental programs. The Military Services and Defense Agencies may submit one nomination for each of the nine award categories. The nine winners for the 2025 DoD Environmental Awards are:
  • Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation: Hill Air Force Base, Utah
  • Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation: Hill Air Force Base, Utah
  • Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation: Kadena Air Base, Japan
  • Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
  • Sustainability, Individual/Team: Moody Environmental Management Team, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
  • Environmental Restoration, Installation: Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
  • Cultural Resources Management, Small Installation: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia
  • Cultural Resources Management, Individual/Team: 718th Cultural Resources Management Team, Kadena Air Base, Japan
  • Environmental Excellence in Weapon Systems Acquisition, Individual/Team: Mr. David J. Asiello, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environmental Management and Restoration

Additional information on the Department of Defense Environmental Awards, including past winners, can be found at: https://www.denix.osd.mil/awards/.

Commander in Chief's (CinC) Annual Award for Installation Excellence

• DoD Announces Winners of the 2025 Secretary of Defense Commander in Chief’s Award for Installation Excellence. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan established the Commander-in-Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence (CINC Award). Each year, the Department of Defense (DoD) initiates Service-wide competition on behalf of the President.
• The President challenged the men and women of the Department of Defense to search for installations where Defense personnel have done the best job with their resources to support the mission and to seek-out the most imaginative solutions to the many complex problems they face. In meeting the President’s challenge, the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and the Defense Logistics Agency conduct their own intra-Service/Agency competitions based on installation performance in the prior fiscal year and submit their nomination to the Secretary of Defense for approval on behalf of the Commander in Chief. DoD enjoys innumerable and valuable benefits from this program, including recognition, competition, creative management, improvements, new ideas, and leadership.
• Recipients of the 2025 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence are:
  • U.S. Army Garrison Fort Knox, Kentucky
    Senior Commander: Lieutenant General Johnny K. Davis, U.S. Army
    Garrison Commander: Colonel Christopher J. Ricci, U.S. Army
  • Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
    Commanding Officer: CAPT Matthew T. Schlarmann, U.S. Navy
  • Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
    Commanding General: Brigadier General Nick I. Brown, U.S. Marine Corps
    
  • Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
    Commanding Officer: Colonel Matthew R. Altman, U.S. Air Force
  • Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
    Commanding Officer: Colonel Mark A. Shoemaker, U.S. Space Force
  • Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia
    Commanding Officer: Brigadier General Chad R. Ellsworth, U.S. Air Force
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Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Awards

• DoD Announces Winners of the 2024 DoD Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Awards. The annual DoD F&ES Awards recognize Military Service and Defense Agency fire departments, fire officers, firefighters, and fire service instructors for their exceptional achievements in emergency response, customer service, public outreach, innovativeness, quality-of-life initiatives, and health and safety initiatives in support of the military mission. DoD F&ES leadership from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency selected nine winners from a total of 40 highly deserving nominees to honor with this recognition. The nine winners are:
  • DoD Fire Department of the Year – Small Category: Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia
  • DoD Fire Department of the Year – Medium Category: 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
  • DoD Fire Department of the Year – Large Category: 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
  • DoD Fire Prevention Program of the Year: Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
  • DoD Military Firefighter of the Year: Senior Airman Adam Olea, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
  • DoD Civilian Firefighter of the Year: Stevan Ames, Naval Station Mayport, Florida
  • DoD Military Fire Officer of the Year: Technical Sergeant Nathaniel Hobbs, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
  • DoD Civilian Fire Officer of the Year: Captain Takanori Saito, U.S. Army Garrison Japan
  • DoD Fire Service Instructor of the Year: Joseph Suddarth Jr., Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Additional information on the DoD Fire and Emergency Services Awards can be found here.

Memorandums

• Understanding and Reducing Embodied Emissions in Buildings Policy Memorandum
• Electrification of Standard Building Operations Policy Memorandum
• Regulated Electric Utility Engagement Policy Memorandum

Testimony

2018

• Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies: Review of the FY2019 Budget Request for Energy, Installations and Environment, April 26, 2018
• House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness: Review of the FY2019 Budget Request for Energy, Installations and Environment, April 18, 2018
• House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies: Review of the FY2019 Budget Request for Energy, Installations and Environment, April 12, 2018

2017

• Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: Review of the FY2018 Budget Request for Military Construction and Family Housing, June 6, 2017

2016

• House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs: Installation, Environment and BRAC Budget Overview Hearing, March 3rd, 2016

2015

• House Energy & Commerce Committee on Oversight of Federal Facility Cleanup under CERCLA, September 16th, 2015
  • Statement of Mr. John Conger, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment) before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
• Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, March 11, 2015
  • Statement of Mr. John Conger, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment) before the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
• House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness, March 3, 2015
  • Statement of Mr. John Conger, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment) before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness

2014

• Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization for the Military Construction, Environmental, Energy, and Base Closure Programs, April 2nd, 2014
  • Acting Deputy Undersecretary John Conger's written statement for the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
• House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction Transcript - Hearing on Installations, Energy, and BRAC March 12th, 2014
  • Acting Deputy Undersecretary John Conger's written statement for the House Appropriations Subcommittee

2013

• Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (SAC-M), Fiscal Year 2014 ODUSD(I&E) Posture Statement, May 9, 2013
• Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support (SASC-R), Fiscal Year 2014 ODUSD(I&E) Posture Statement, April 24, 2013
• House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans, and Related Agencies (HAC-M), Fiscal Year 2014 ODUSD(I&E) Posture Statement, April 11, 2013
• United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, Statement on the Sikes Act, March 21, 2013
• House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness (HASC-R), Statement on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), March 14, 2013

2012

• House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness (HASC-R), DoD's Facility Energy Strategy, March 29, 2012
• Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (SAC-M), March 27, 2012, Fiscal Year 2013 ODUSD(I&E) Posture Statement
• Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support (SASC-R), March 21, 2012
• House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (HAC-M), March 7, 2012
• House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness (HASC-R), Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Testimony, March 8, 2012

2011

• House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness (HASC-R), Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for DoD Installations, Energy and Environment Programs, April 13, 2011
• Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans, and Related Agencies (SAC-M), Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for DoD & Navy, April 7, 2011
• Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support (SASC-R), Fiscal Year 2012 ODUSD(I&E) Posture Statement, March 17, 2011

2010

• House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness (HASC-R), Impact of Wind Farms on Military Readiness, June 29, 2010
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (SENR), S. 2921, California Desert Protection Act of 2010, May 20, 2010
• House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense (HAC-D), Transformation of Medical Care in the National Capitol Region Through BRAC and Beyond, April 21, 2010
• Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans, and Related Agencies (SAC-M), DUSD(I&E) MILCON Posture Statement, March 23, 2010
• House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans, and Related Agencies (HAC-M), DUSD(I&E) MILCON Posture Statement, March 19, 2010
• House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness (HASC-R), Fiscal Year 2011 ODUSD(I&E) Posture Statement, March 18, 2010
• HAC-M, Base Realignment and Closure, March 17, 2010
• HASC-R, Improving Energy Management, February 24, 2010
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security, DUSD(I&E) Testimony on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance, January 27, 2010

Report to Congress

• Open Burn Pit Report to Congress
• High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Report to Congress
• Improving Water Security and Efficiency on Installations Report to Congress
• DoD Consultation with Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Briefing
• FY2016 Drinking Water Compliance Program Report to Congress
• 2018 Final Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Brief to Congress
• 2018 Climate-Related Risk to DoD Infrastructure Initial Vulnerability Assessment Survey (SLVAS) Report
• 2016 Operational Energy Strategy
• FY2013 Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report
• Sustainable Building Design Standards and Rating Systems
• The Facility Sustainment and Recap Policy
• 2014 Annual Readiness Environmental Protection Integration Report to Congress
• 2014 Annual Siting Clearinghouse Report to Congress

Internal Reports

• DoD Building Criteria Workshop 2024
• SecDef Holiday Safety Message for 2015
• The 2014 Installation Excellence Award Narratives
• Department of Defense FY 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
• DoD Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Report
  • 2016 OSH Report
  • 2015 OSH Report
  • 2013 OSH Report
• Annual Energy Performance, Resilience, and Readiness (AEPRR) Reports