New DOD Climate Plan: Adjust Ops, Training, Gear for Extreme Weather (Tara Copp, Defense One)

October 8, 2021

From hurricane winds that ravage military bases to monster wildfires that shut down exercises, extreme weather is forcing the military to rapidly shift how it trains and equips, the Defense Department said in its 2021 climate plan Thursday.

“More extreme environments may require changes to where and how U.S. forces train for future conflict,” the Department’s 32-page action plan found, as it laid out how its force, weapons systems and facilities will be able to operate as rising temperatures and sea levels introduce dangerous variables to people, buildings and gear.

New DOD Climate Plan: Adjust Ops, Training, Gear for Extreme Weather – Defense One

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