2020 Camp Ripley Update - Brainerd, MN
Transcript of 2020 Camp Ripley Update - Brainerd, MN
2020 Camp Ripley Update
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Camp Ripley’s Mission
Provide superior customer service,
facilities, and resources empowering
organizations to train in a realistic
environment while fostering positive community relations.
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• MG Jon Jensen is the Adjutant
General of the Minnesota
National Guard
MN Leadership
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• CSM Brian Soper is the
Command Senior Enlisted Leader
for the Minnesota National Guard
• BG Michael Wickman is the
Commander of the 34th Infantry
Division
34 ID Leadership
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• CSM Michael Whitehead is
the Command Sergeant Major
for the 34th Infantry Division
• BG Lowell Kruse is the Senior
Commander of Camp Ripley and the
Assistant Adjutant General – Army
• COL Joshua Simer is the Garrison
Commander of Camp Ripley
• CSM Marcus Erickson is the Garrison
Command Sergeant Major of Camp Ripley
Camp Ripley Leadership
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*Total Impact based on
Multiplier index of 2.1591
2019 Economic Impact
FY 19 Total Impact $260,351,265
Payroll ~$48,000,000
DOD/Military Retirees ~$50,000,000
Projects $11,590,800
Local Contracts $3,374,784
Utilities $1,900,400
Food $3,017,252
Army Compatible Use Buffer $2,700,000
Total FY 19 ~$120,583,236
2013Total $140,883,278
Total Impact $304,181,085
2014Total $146,314,803
Total Impact $315,908,291
2015Total $133,631,855
Total Impact $288,524,538
2016Total $131,815,064
Total Impact $284,601,904
2017Total $136,174,066
Total Impact $294,013,426
2018Total $119,184,322
Total Impact $257,330,870
2019 Highlights
• 2019 Training year over 396,000 DoD man-days and over 60,000 man-
days for local and State interagency partners (+17k)
• Awarded DoD-level Natural Resource Conservation Award
• Hosted 1st Army Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas James
• Facilitated 2/34th IBCT’s XCTC, approximately 2500 Soldiers and support
staff
• Hosted winter gunnery for Field Artillery, Tanks and Bradley Fighting
Vehicles
• Conducted the first annual Planting for the Future event, engaging Native
American youth
• Visited by Representatives Dean Phillips and Pete Stauber
• Hosted MN Vikings Youth Football Camp
• Supported mobilization of the 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
Brigade
• Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) Warehouse started pilot to support all 54
states and territories
• Receive 3 new fire trucks, allowing us to respond to over 225 off-post
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COVID-19 Efforts
• Modified lodging policies
• Protective equipment
installed at customer facing
facilities
• Hosted training of medical
staff to conduct COVID-19
tests
• Sorted & distributed over $5M
of personal protective
equipment
• Distributed over $6M of other
medical supplies to support
the response
• Hosting monthly blood drives
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New Construction
• Long Houses, Replaces Tin
Huts, 100 pax (Complete)
• 7-130 Super T-Bldg, 200 pax
(Complete)
• 7-170 Maid Service Suites 40
pax (Complete)
• 10-66 Battalion Headquarters
(Complete)
• 7-149 Vehicle Maintenance
Shop (Complete)9
Other Projects
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• Simulations Facility
• 11-1 HQ Building Classroom Remodel
• Electrical Grid Updates
• Recreation Center Modification
• PX remodel (complete)
• HEM Building / Fire Station
• Fuel Point Upgrades
2020 Scheduled Training
JUN – 77,679 Military (Aviation)
3,434 Civilian
JUL – 74,182 Military (Light Demo)
4,544 Civilian (Youth Camp)
AUG – 46,660 Military (Artillery)
6,981Civilian
SEP – 48,295 Military (Tank firing)
9,572 Civilian
OCT – 31,201 Military (Weapon’s Qualification)
26,342 Civilian (DNR Hunts)
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• Flight Training
- Tactical and low level flight
maneuvers
- Assault short field landings
- Air drops and drop zone operations
- Aeromedical evacuation
- Troop and cargo transport training
- NVG training
• Ground Training
- Security Forces Training
- Weather forecasting and monitoring
- Medical and Aeromedical
- Engineering/Installation Support
- Weapons qualification
- Cargo Handling Operations
- Wilderness survival
- Land Navigation
Air Force Guard & Reserve
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Camp Ripley Partners
MN DNR
•Conservation Officer Headquarters on Post
•Academy conducted
•Annual training events
MN State Patrol
•Training Offices on Post
•Academy conducted
•Annual training events
HSEM
•Offices on Post
•Multi-agency training events conducted
MN DOT
•Annual driver training events
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• Camp Ripley Open House (September 2021)
• Environmental Field Tours, Festivals and Presentations
• National Public Lands Day, Earth Day
• Morrison County Water Festival
• Memorial and Veterans Day Speeches
• Christmas Gift Tags
• Food Drive
• Job Shadow Program
• Archery Hunt
• Disabled American Veterans & Soldier Hunts
• Trolling for the Troops Fishing Event
Community Outreach
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2018 DOD, Army, ARNG Cultural
Resources Protection Award
• Wildlife
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Protected Species
• Cultural Resources
• Pest Management
• Wetlands
• Noise
• Wild Land Fire
• Outreach & Recreation
• ITAM (Land Rehabilitation)
• GIS
“Managing Today’s Resources for Tomorrow’ s Mission”
Environmental Program
Responsibilities
2017 DoD, Army, ARNG Natural
Resource Conservation Award
2019 DoD, Army, ARNG
Natural Resource Conservation
Award
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Environmental Oversight
Drivers of Regulation
• Federal and State Statutes [EPA, USFWS, MPCA, MNDNR]• E.g. Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan coordination through by NGB, MN DNR, and USFWS
• Federal and State Executive orders [Presidential and Governor Orders]
• Army and ARNG Regulations [ACSIM, ARNG I&E]• Environmental Performance Assessment (EPAS), Environmental Management System (eMS),
• DoD Strategic Sustainability Plan and Directives [DoD, HQDA, ARNG]
• Army Campaign Plan [HQDA, ACSIM, ARNG I&E]
• Army National Guard Environmental and Sustainability Policy [AR-2001, JFMN 200-1]
• MN National Guard Campaign Plan - Sustainable Infrastructure [MNNG]
• Right thing to do
Agency Oversight listed above:
• EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
• USFWS: US Fish and Wildlife Service
• MPCA- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• MNDNR: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• ACSIM: Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
• ARNG I&E: Army National Guard Installations and Environment
• AR: Army Regulation
• HQDA: Headquarters Army 16
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Central Lakes College
• St. Cloud State University
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• The Nature Conservancy
• Local School Districts
• Community Interest Groups
Environmental Partnerships
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When: April-June 2020
Why we conduct burns:• To create a safe training environment for Soldiers
and protect surrounding communities
• Mitigates the risk of fires starting during range firing
• Improve and enhance native fire dependent plant
communities
Considerations taken before burns:• Wind Speed/direction
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Fuel/moisture content
• Training area occupancy
Those involved:• Camp Ripley’s Fire and Emergency Services
• Camp Ripley’s Dept. of Public Works
• Camp Ripley’s Environmental Team
Hazard Reduction Burns• 14,233 acres
Mission Enhancement Burns • 1,758 acres
Prescribed Burns
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Program Status
FY19 Federal Funding
Total To Date: $42,480,400
FY19 State Funding
$2.7 Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
Council
Total To Date: $14,962,000
• 30,000+ acres enrolled into
easements
• 289 land deals
• 200+ Interested landowners
*Army Compatible Use Buffer
ACUB*/Sentinel Landscape
Camp Ripley Update
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
CAMP RIPLEY VISITORS BUREAU
15000 HWY 115 CAMP RIPLEY
LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA 56345-4173
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