28 Engineer January–April 2014
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n the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Opera-
tion Enduring Freedom, waste management was not a
priority in U.S. base camps. Since there was no other
solution at the time, the U.S. Army used burn pits, with all
their associated problems. Years later, there is still a need
for cost-effective solutions for waste management, espe-
cially when it is time for the transfer or closure of a
base camp.
One of the goals of a doctrine, organization, train-
ing, materiel, leadership and education, personnel,
and facilities (DOTMLPF) analysis is to close capa-
bility gaps without looking to a costly materiel solu-
tion as the frst option. Additional training by the
Directorate of Environmental Integration (DEI),
at the U.S. Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri, can sometimes close a capability
gap. As part of the building great engineers effort
at the Engineer School, DEI personnel analyzed the
problems, studied lessons learned, and visited the
battlefeld and U.S. base camps to develop training
solutions. They quickly put together a 3-day course
of environmental training following the Army Learn-
ing Model for 2015.
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Members of the DEI environ-
mental training team began teaching the 3 days of
training to the Engineer Warrant Offcer Basic and
Advanced Courses. Soon after, they began teaching
at the Engineer Captains Career Course and now
By Mr. Albert M. Vargesko
Engineer students use ENFIRE kit devices during an environ-
mental baseline survey.
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