BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Assistant secretary of the Army Katherine Hammack visited Bagram Air Field Nov. 7 to receive updates on the R2MR process.
Local officials here had an opportunity today to showcase progress they've made in retrograde and redeployment of resources and continuing efforts to safeguard the environment when a top Army official visited the installation.
Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, toured Bagram and received briefings on Bagram Support Group (BSG) operations, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and toured the solid waste and biofuels areas.
Lt. Col. T.J. Moseley, military assistant to the assistant secretary, said her visit was designed to understand the challenges and successes of programs in Afghanistan, and policy implications and gaps in the establishment, management, transfer and closure of Army bases and training ranges in Afghanistan.
"In gaining a deeper understanding of the problems confronting the warfighter, she's able to make decisions that'll benefit people at the installation level," Moseley said. "Providing assistance with the challenges faced at the installation level enables her to better implement changes to provide benefits for everyone."
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Nall, BSG command sergeant major, said garrison officials are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Bagram residents and continue to focus on getting BAF to the right-sized footprint based on USFOR-A guidance.
"In our discussions with the assistant secretary, we illustrated how we continue to descope facilities that are not enduring or lack the force protection needed to keep our people safe," Nall said. "We're also realigning units to a more long term footprint for the future and are striving to provide great customer service to our tenant units so they can focus on their missions."
Since Hammack's last visit here in May, Nall said that Bagram is now using the cooking oil from the dining facilities to make bio fuel instead of using diesel.
"That's a cost-saving endeavor for the Solid Waste Management Complex," he explained. "We showed her how we've installed aerators at the waste treatment facility to assist in removing bacteria from the waste water so that water returned to a nearby creek is cleaner than the water already present there."
In addition to visiting Bagram, Hammack will also visit Headquarters Resolute Support in Kabul, Tactical Base Gamberi, Kandahar Airfield and the New Kabul Compound before returning to the United States.
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