[CPEO-MEF] Defense Environmental Forum

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Defense Environmental Forum Scheduled for Feb. 5, 2003

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz will deliver remarks on the
impacts of encroachment on military training and readiness at the
opening breakfast of the Defense Environmental Forum Wednesday, Feb. 5,
2003, at 7:45 a.m. EST. The forum will be held in Room 155, George C.
Marshall Hall, National Defense University, located at Fort Lesley J.
McNair, Washington, D.C.

Other defense officials participating in the Forum include Vice Chief of
Staff of the Army, Gen. John M. Keane; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Installations and Environment, Raymond F. DuBois; Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Dr. Paul W. Mayberry; and National
Defense University President, Vice Adm. Paul G. Gaffney.

The Forum theme, "Balancing Mission Needs and Environmental Stewardship
to Sustain the Training and Testing Landscape," will be discussed among
senior DoD officials and representatives from the White House Council on
Environmental Quality, the U.S. General Accounting Office, the
Department of Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, The Sierra Club,
The Conservation Fund, the Land Trust Alliance, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, and other governmental and private sector organizations.

The event is open to the press. Photography or recording devices are not
permitted during the programmed agenda, however, immediately following
the Forum, DuBois and Mayberry will be available for questions and
photos in the Atrium, located outside Room 155. The agenda is scheduled
to end at 5:00 p.m. Proof of affiliation and two forms of photo
identification are required to access Fort McNair.

For more information contact Kate Kiefman-Hodgeser, 202-685-2220; cell
phone 571-437-6475; or via email at hodgesk@ndu.edu.

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