Vance Kicks Off Encroachment Management Project Efforts Published Feb. 10, 2014 VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Vance Air Force Base will kick off the development of an Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan Feb. 10 with a workshop and installation personnel interviews. These activities will provide a greater understanding of the installation's mission and operation requirements as well as insights into the shared interests of the installation and surrounding community. "The ICEMAP will provide a road map to sustain current and future mission operations and requirements for Vance's entire operating area," said Col. Darren James, 71st Flying Training Wing commander. The area includes Vance AFB, Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field and the airspace where pilot training is conducted. "The management plan will provide opportunities for strengthening our already excellent relationship with the city of Enid and other surrounding communities," said James. ICEMAPs are being completed at Vance AFB and other Air Force installations as part of the Air Force Encroachment Management Program, established by Air Force Policy Directive 90-20, signed in April 2012. The program continues to develop policy, guidance, and tools to help Air Force major commands and installations address internal and external encroachment and sustainment challenges. The Vance AFB ICEMAP will examine airspace and land restrictions, airborne noise, urban growth, spectrum encroachment, endangered species and critical habitat, air, water, cultural resources, unexploded ordnance and munitions, marine resources, energy compatibility and availability, security/safety, and natural factors and climate effects. Two other area Air Force installations - Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas, and Altus AFB in Altus, Okla. - are also completing ICEMAPs in 2014. The ICEMAP project teams will work together to identify shared encroachment challenges and potential regional management actions that the installations may undertake together. The Marstel-Day company is working with Headquarters Air Force, Air Education and Training Command and Vance AFB in the development of the ICEMAP. The firm offers expertise in helping military installations nationwide find solutions to complex issues regarding sustainability, land use, real property, conservation and the environment. A consultant team from Marstel-Day will visit Vance AFB Feb. 10-13 to conduct the workshop and installation personnel interviews. The purpose of the workshop is to identify staff roles and responsibilities in managing encroachment. The Vance AFB ICEMAP is scheduled for completion in September 2014.