Green Warriors: Army Environmental Considerations for Contingency Operations from Planning Through Post-Conflict

This study assesses whether Army policy, doctrine, and guidance adequately address environmental activities in post-conflict phases of contingencies. A review of policy, doctrine, operational experience, and documentation, as well as interviews with Army personnel, indicates that environmental concerns can have significant impacts. Recommendations are made for improving the Army1s approach to environmental issues in contingency operations.

Beth Lachman (M.S., Operations Research, Stanford University) is a science and technology policy analyst at RAND. Her expertise includes systems analysis of environmental problems, development and application of environmental indicators, environmental science and technology policy, sustainable development, natural resource and ecosystem management, development of effective public-private partnerships, mathematical modeling, and GIS analysis of environmental issues and urban systems.