Conducting environmental-skills training.
Requesting special equipment or support.
d. Short-Range Planning. Short-range planning refines the long-range calendar. It defines in
greater detail the broad guidance on training events and other activities on the long-range planning
calendar and in command training guidance. During short-range planning, leaders review existing
procedures, issue specific environmental guidance, update risk assessment matrices and unit SOPs, and
train their soldiers on new environmental-protection procedures. Activities that require an environmental
focus during this phase include the following:
Briefing the commander and staff.
Conducting reconnaissance of the training site.
Obtaining maps or overlays indicating environmentally sensitive areas.
Coordinating with the environmental-management office to identify recent changes in
environmental conditions.
Planning for HM/HW storage and transport.
Reviewing spill prevention measures.
Modifying plans as necessary.
e. Near-Term Planning. Near-term planning defines specific actions required to execute the short-
range plan. It is the final phase of planning before the execution of training. During this phase, key
leaders inspect equipment and ensure that soldiers perform maintenance and preventive maintenance
checks and services (PMCS) before a field exercise. The environmental focus is on the following:
Briefing unit personnel on environmental constraints and issues.
Conducting rehearsals that include environmental considerations.
Conducting final reconnaissance of training sites to confirm environmental conditions prior
to training execution.
Checking equipment.
Ensuring that unit SOPs are up-to-date and meet the requirements for the specific training
sites.
Checking spill response equipment.
Modifying plans as necessary.
f. Phase Preexecution Checks. Also during this phase, preexecution checks are developed, and the
responsibility for them is fixed during the short-range planning phase. Three major environmental
considerations are as follows:
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