Air Force Materiel Command Is Implementing a Compliance through Pollution Prevention (CTP2) Process to Reduce Environmental Burden and Total Ownership Cost to the War Fighter

The Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC's) Compliance through Pollution Prevention (CTP2) Process has been established to ensure that future investments in pollution prevention focus on reducing total ownership cost (TOC). In support of the CTP2 Process's goals and objectives, AFMC has established a dynamic relationship between headquarters planning and base‐level implementation to ensure that the program takes a consistent approach across the command, while addressing issues specific to each installation. This article provides an overview of AFMC's CTP2 process, outlines the program's goals and objectives, and summarizes AFMC's methodology for conducting process‐specific opportunity assessments (PSOAs) in support of its overall program. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.