More Fight -- Less Fuel

Download or read book More Fight -- Less Fuel written by James R. Schlesinger and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines DoD¿s strategy to achieve assured energy supplies. Identifies: opportunities to reduce fuel demand by forces and assess the effects on cost, operations and force structure; identify opportunities to deploy renewable and alternative energy sources for facilities and forces; identify institutional barriers to making the transitions recommended; identify and recommend programs to reduce facility energy use; and identify the benefits from DoD deployment of new energy technologies. There are 2 challenges: battlespace fuel demand compromises our operational capability and can jeopardize mission success; and critical missions at military installations are vulnerable to loss from commercial power outage and inadequate backup power supplies. Illus.