William Nuckols
Project Coordinator and Acting Military Liaison
Coastal America
William.Nuckols@usda.gov
202-401-9548
www.CoastalAmerica.gov
COASTAL AMERICA
The Partnership
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Army
Department of Defense
Department of Housing &
Urban Development
Department of State
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of the Air Force
Department of Commerce
Department of Energy
Department of Interior
Department of the Navy
Department of Transportation
Executive Office of the President
State & Local Governments
Over 300 partners
Non-Governmental Organizations & Corporations
Over 400 partners
COASTAL AMERICA
The Purpose
• Protect, preserve and restore the nation's coastal ecosystems through
existing federal capabilities and authorities
• Collaborate and cooperate in the stewardship of coastal living resources
…Coordinate federal efforts
…Integrate federal, state, local and non-governmental efforts
• Provide a framework for action
…Focus agency expertise
…Focus agency resources
…Produce environmental results
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
Military Involvement in
Environmental Restoration
A win-win for Natural Resources and
Military Readiness
COASTAL AMERICA
IRT – Legal Justification
•DoD Directive 1100.20
•Finding a match for a units METL
(Mission Essential Training List)
•Enhanced Readiness for the Warfighter
COASTAL AMERICA
IRT – How it works
•Local Project Manager Contacts Coastal America with a Project Proposal
•Coastal America Regional Team Chairs Vet the Project for Environmental
Suitability and Forward the Request to the IRT Service Coordinators
•Local Project Manager provides:
•Project Narrative
•Non-competition statement
•Environmental Checklist
•Hold Harmless Agreement
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training-Sample Projects
Air Force Reserve Command Civil
Engineers: Demolishing the East Machias
Dam in Maine
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training-Sample Projects
Navy Seabees Install Breech in a Causeway to
Restore Tidal Flow in Dingley Island, Maine
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training-Sample Projects
USAF, Navy and Army Reserve Forces Remove
Runway Material From Charleston Air Force Base and
Deposit Material Offshore to Create Artificial Reefs
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training in WA
In 2006 Navy Divers Train to Remove Derelict Fishing
Gear from the Waters of Puget Sound, WA
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
History of the Diver Training project:
In 2003 the Northwest Straits Commission and a team of federal and
state agencies receives the Coastal America Partnership Award,
presented on behalf of the President by DOC DAS Tim Keeney
In 2004 Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental
Quality, Executive Office of the President and and Vice Admiral
Conrad Lautenbacher, NOAA, get a tour of the ongoing derelict gear
removal effort during a NOAA led demonstration
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
History of the Diver Training project:
Navy Master Diver Boy Kayona attends the gear removal demo day
and discusses training opportunities with Chairman Connaughton.
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
History of the Diver Training project:
In 2005 an IRT project package was completed and 2 local Navy
dive teams are trained in the safe handling and removal of nets as
a proof of concept. Working with trained WA DNR divers, new diver
skills are pasted in to the Navy.
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
Navy Divers Train to Remove Derelict Fishing Gear from the Waters of Puget Sound, WA
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
For 2006 the training opportunity is opened up to all military divers
The following have expressed interest in participating in 2006
1. SWRMC Divers, San Diego, CA
2. Mobile Diving Salvage Unit ONE, HI
3. Mobile Diving Salvage Unit TWO, Norfolk, VA
4. Deep Submergence Unit, San Diego, CA
5. Army Dive Company (3 dive teams), Ft, Eustis, VA
As the project management support from the civilian agencies only
exists in Puget Sound, WA, the 2006 training will continue to
occur in WA
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
2006 Diver Training project:
Dive teams can’t do this alone!
Ironically, divers have little access to boats needed for this training.
In 2005 support vessels for divers and recovery platforms were
supplied by the WADNR, USACE and NOAA
Diver interest in 2006 exceeds the support capacity available from
civilian agencies.
COASTAL AMERICA
Innovative Readiness Training
Real world training opportunities need not be limited to divers:
Boat drivers, air and ground transport of personnel and cargo
transportation all present opportunities for support personnel
training.
“Purple” projects are highly encouraged by OSD.
Projects such as these allow us to practice integrating our units
into leveraged, functioning forces during a training mission, further
enhancing our capabilities for cooperation and collaboration intheatre.
William Nuckols
Project Coordinator and
Acting Military Liaison
Coastal America
William.Nuckols@usda.gov
202-401-9548
www.CoastalAmerica.gov
http://www.defenselink.mil/ra/ondemand/irt.html
The Coastal America Partnership
Department of Agriculture * Department of the Air Force * Department of the Army
Department of Commerce * Department of Defense * Department of Energy
Department of Housing and Urban Development * Department of the Interior
Department of the Navy * Department of State * Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency * Executive Office of the President