Federal Law Enforcement
Training Centers
(FLETC)
Sustainable Materials
Management – A Deeper Dive
FLETC’s Vision and Mission
VISION: We must provide fast, flexible, and focused training to
secure and protect America.
MISSION: We train
those who protect
our Homeland.
FLETC Graduates
Memorial
Glynco, GA
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Who We Train
• Partner Organizations: consolidated
training for more than 90 federal law
enforcement agencies:
Including CBP, USBP, ICE, BOP, USMS,
USSS, TSA, NCIS, IRS, AFOSI, USCP,
USPP, NPS, USFS, TVA, ATFE, most OIGs,
FPS, USCG…
• Other key customers: state, local,
rural, tribal, territorial, and international
law enforcement agencies
• Students trained FY 2012: 69,587
• Over a million officers and agents
trained since 1970
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Evolution of the FLETC
• 1927-1970 – Treasury Law Enforcement Officers Training School
• 1970 – Consolidated Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
(CFLETC)
– Bureau of the Department of the Treasury
– Located in Beltsville, MD, and Washington, DC
• 1975 – Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
– Base Closings led to establishment of FLETC facility at former
Glynco Naval Air Station near Brunswick, GA.
• 2003 – FLETC transferred from the Department of the Treasury to
the newly created Department of Homeland Security
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FLETC Domestic Sites
Charleston, South Carolina: USCG, NCIS, CBP,
ICE, US Courts…
Artesia, New Mexico: USBP, CBP, TSA, BIA…
Glynco, Georgia
>51% of overall training – CITP,
UPTP, LMPTP
Cheltenham, Maryland: MPDC, USMS, PFPA, DIA…
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FLETC’s International Presence
International Law Enforcement Academies
Academic, Operational, and Program
Support
> 29 countries
Bilateral
Training
> 13 countries
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FLETC HQ: Glynco, GA:
 64% of FLETC
training workload
 Criminal
Investigator
Uniformed Police
& Land
Management
Police Training
Programs
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A Day at FLETC Glynco
 Nearly 1,600 acres
 Over 3,000 students attend class each day
 76,500 rounds of ammunition fired per day
(>12 million rounds per year) on 15 ranges with
more than 400 firing points
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A Day at FLETC Glynco
 137 classrooms, 104 breakout rooms, 16 interview rooms, 7 mock
trial courtrooms, 38 computer labs, 2 language labs, 1 auditorium,
and 1 TV studio with satellite uplink capability
 Over 775 motor vehicles and 30 maritime training vessels
 Over 350 acres of driving ranges, including a Combined Skills
Range, 3 emergency response ranges, 6 non-emergency response
ranges, 4 skid pans, a 4-wheel drive off-road range, and a vehicle
maintenance garage
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A Day at FLETC Glynco
 1 mock port of entry and 1
Intermodal training site
 34 physical techniques
training rooms, 1 gas and
crowd control range, and 1
aquatic training facility
 2 jails, 1 photography lab, 1
technical investigative
equipment lab, new
forensics lab, and 5
fingerprint labs
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A Day at FLETC Glynco
 Over 2,100 dormitory rooms,
supplemented by ≈ 1,250 motel
rooms under contract
 4,700 student meals served,
1,300 student uniform items
issued, 4,140 articles of PT
clothing issued, 4,250 pounds of
laundry washed, inventory of
over 26,000 training equipment
articles maintained, 3,200 radio
calls managed and monitored,
and 150 student examinations
processed
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Sustainability Awards
• 2012 - White House Council on Environmental Quality
GreenGov Presidential Award - Fleet Management.
• 2011 - DHS Sustainability Hero Award.
• 2011 – DHS Sustainability Team Award (Cafeteria)
• 2011 – DHS Lean, Clean and Green Award (Fleet Fuel).
• 2008, 2009 & 2010 – EPA Federal Electronics Challenge
Awards – Silver; Gold.
• 2006 - DHS Green Purchasing Award.
• 2004 – White House Closing the Circle Award – Green
Ammunition.
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Current Sustainability Efforts
EO 13514 (2009)
• Fleet Fuel – Decreased total fuel use by 31.6% from FY05.
• Fleet Fuel – Increased alternative fuel use by 107% from FY05.
• Green Buildings – 9 buildings designed and constructed to meet
Green Building principles since 2010.
• Water Consumption – 22.8% use reduction from 2007.
• Energy Consumption – 8.9% use reduction from 2003.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
First . . . The Basics – Paper, Plastic, Aluminum, Cardboard
Cardboard – 39,420 lbs
Paper/Plastic/Cans – 26,720 lbs
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Brass – 197,498 lbs.
($261,182)
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Lead Bullet Waste
– 39,165 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Non-Toxic Training
Ammunition–76,826 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Non-Lethal Training
Ammunition – 5,721 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Misfires and Expired
Ammunition – 35,424 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Auto Batteries – 1 for 1 swap
99 batteries swapped
Approx. 400 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Waste Lamps (bulbs) –
1,094 lbs.
Non-PCB Ballast –
3,607 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Small batteries – 6,703 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Used Oil – 1,125 gallons
(9,562 lbs.)
(@8.5 lbs./gal)
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
What do We Recycle?
Used Tires – 20 tons (40,000 lbs.)
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
What do We Recycle?
Classified Papers/Documents
128,881 lbs
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
What do We Recycle?
Used cooking oil
500 – 600 gals per month
6,000 – 7,200 gals per year
(45,000 – 54,000 lbs)
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
What do We Recycle?
Computers
Desktops – 708
CRT Monitors – 11
LCD Monitors – 471
Laptops – 306
Printers – 95
Cell Phones\PDAs –131
Total Weight – 7,759 lbs.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
What do We Recycle?
Miscellaneous Items
• Clothing
• Furniture
• Shower Shoes
• Ammunition Inserts
• Toner Cartridges
• Pine Straw
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Approximate Totals
Cardboard
39,420 lbs
Auto Batteries
400 lbs
Paper/Plastic
26,720 lbs
Lamps/Ballast
4,701 lbs
Brass
197,498 lbs
Lead
39,165 lbs
Used Oil
Non-Toxic
76,826 lbs
Tires
NLTA
5,721 lbs
Cooking Oil
54,000 lbs
Misfires
35,424 lbs
Small Batteries 6,703 lbs
4,562 lbs
40,000 lbs
FOUO Papers 128,881 lbs
Computers
7,759 lbs
Grand Total – 667,780 lbs
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