History: During World War II, more than 340,000 acres of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota were used as a practice bombing range. Thousands of pounds of ordnance were dropped by aircraft from nearby Ellsworth Air Force Base. In 1998, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, with funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program, formed the Badlands Bombing Range Program (BBRP) to identify and map remaining ordnance. Under the BBRP, employees were trained and certified as unexploded ordnance technicians (UXO Technician I) and UXO Sweep Technicians. This unique civilian training opportunity provided BBRP employees with training and invaluable work experience within the UXO cleanup market. Mission Statement: Native American Environmental strives to provide dependable, quality, value-added engineering and environmental services for our clients. Vision Statement: NAE wants to continue our leadership in the business of providing dependable, quality Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) services. They would also like to make a positive contribution to the environment through our cleanup of ordnance-impacted lands.