The Arkansas Department of the Military (DOTM) supports the missions of the Arkansas Army and Air National Guards. At Fort Chafee Joint Maneuver Training Center and Robinson Maneuver Training Center (RMTC), soldiers participate in both classroom and field exercise training activities. RMTC houses the National Guard Bureau Professional Education Center and the 233rd Regional Training Institute. Both of the major training installations hold annual training events for one month every summer for all full-time National Guard members and the M-Day civilian soldiers. Forty-six regional Readiness Centers provide training locations for the M-Day soldiers.

Nine regionally located Field Maintenance Shops, a Combined Support Maintenance Shop, and an Army Aviation Support Facility provide maintenance for all Army combat and support vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to sustainability, the Arkansas Department of the Military committed to reduce its energy usage in all existing state buildings by 2.5 percent each year until 2025. Additionally, DOTM personnel conduct deer surveys, perform population studies on the endangered American Burying Beetle, participate in the Audubon Great Backyard Bird Count, and perform wildlife depredation on nuisance animals such as feral hogs.

Environmental Improvement Projects

Earth Day Recyclable Collection Event

The Arkansas Department of the Military (DOTM) hosts a week-long community recyclable collection event at Camp Robinson. All personnel and employees on site are encouraged to participate in collection.

Prescribed Burn Program

Prescribed fires are conducted by DOTM employees either annually or bi-annually at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center (RMTC) and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center (FCJMC) in order to promote biodiversity and maintain healthy habitats for plants and wildlife. Roughly 26,000 acres are burned throughout the duration of each event.

Pollinator Garden Expansion

DOTM is expanding their current pollinator garden located at Camp Robinson by over 2 acres. The garden was constructed in order to supply Arkansas pollinators with native nectar sources and expansive habitat(s) for these species.

Solar Array Installation

The entity installed a large solar panel array to assist DOTM in reaching their energy reduction goals of reducing energy consumption in all state buildings and reducing consumption by 2.5% every year until the year 2025.

Green Procurement

DOTM started an Affirmative Procurement (AP), a buy-recycled purchasing program, to stimulate recycling at their facilities by providing a market for new products manufactured with recycled materials.

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