CHAMP Goals

• Build collaborative groups between military personnel and professional archaeologists to promote understanding of military needs, cultural site preservation, and sensitivities of local populations.
• Offer opportunities for AIA professionals and members to participate in DOD initiatives to enhance global heritage stewardship.
• Develop good procedures for military operations within areas of cultural significance.
• Train military personnel on history, culture, historical sites, artifacts, and laws regarding trafficking in antiquities.
• Educate military personnel on host nation history and heritage resources and provide training for AIA and military members on compliance with preservation treaties, laws, and regulations.
• Develop academic exchange programs for military personnel to attend various academic institutions and for non-military academic personnel to help military academic institutions develop curricula.