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Lesson 1 1. What is the US Army's environmental vision? Caring for the environment begins with the Army's vision of environmental responsibility. The US Army Environmental Strategy Into the 21st Century describes what the Army expects of soldiers: "The Army will integrate environmental values into its mission in order to sustain readiness, improve the soldier's quality of life, strengthen community relationships, and provide sound stewardship of resources." 2. Name and describe the four environmental pillars. Compliance. Obey local, state, federal, and HN environmental requirements. Restoration. Includes all activities necessary to clean up contaminated sites. Most military units do not perform restoration; normally environmental staffs and contractors perform this function. Prevention. The Army's attempt to reduce or eliminate pollution. Soldiers do this by reducing, reusing, and recycling. Conservation. Includes two types of resource management; controlled use and preservation. Controlled use focuses on managing military land and preservation as well as protecting natural and cultural resources. 3. Why is access to energy supplies so important? Resource scarcity could reduce the ability of governments to respond to the basic needs of their people. Access to sufficient energy supplies is of vital national interest to a nation when it becomes industrialized. The resulting instability can threaten regional security and lead to armed interventions. 4. Name two strategic environmental resources. Strategic resources include: mineral, oil, or coal, (air, water, croplands, and forests). 5. What is the Army's environmental strategy? The Army's strategy is to—
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