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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