Army news service (June 21, 2004): Program Manager--Stryker gets Environmental Award.WASHINGTON--Program Manager-Stryker just got an award normally given to Army installations. Lt. Gen. Joseph Yakovac, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, presented the Secretary of the Army Environmental Excellence Award in a Pentagon ceremony June 17. "We are not only responsible for being good stewards of taxpayers' money, but good stewards of the environment," Yakovac said. "It's not glamorous, but we need to save the world for future generations' use." The citation for the award credited Project Manager-Stryker with establishing an interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. environmental management team that significantly reduced the hazards materials used in building the Army's newest combat family of vehicles and other environment-friendly features designed into the vehicles. Examples include a design that catches spent shell casings Ca´sings n. pl. 1. Dried dung of cattle used as fuel. and another that traps fluids that are normally released to the environment. Additionally, the team created processes that eliminate many uses of chromium chromium (krō`mēəm) [Gr.,=color], metallic chemical element; symbol Cr; at. no. 24; at. wt. 51.996; m.p. about 1,857°C;; b.p. 2,672°C;; sp. gr. about 7.2 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +6. and cadmium cadmium (kăd`mēəm) [from cadmia, Lat. for calamine, with which cadmium is found associated], metallic chemical element; symbol Cd; at. no. 48; at. wt. 112.41; m.p. 321°C;; b.p. 765°C;; sp. gr. 8. in the production, fielding, and repair in the first halon-free crew explosion protection system. Less use of hazardous material in the Stryker means less risk to the warfighters who use the vehicle, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the citation. It also means less of a hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. burn to the installations where the Stryker is operated and maintained, it said. Col. Dave Ogg, Stryker project manager, accepted the award from Yakovac. "While I may be getting the credit, winning this award was truly a team effort," Ogg said. |
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