DTIC ADA494983: Defense Management: Increased Attention on pdf

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I am pleased to be here today to discuss the Department of Defense’s (DOD) efforts to reduce fuel demand at its forward-deployed locations, particularly those that are not connected to local power grids. In 2008, more than 68 million gallons of fuel, on average, were supplied by DOD each month to support U.S. military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Transporting large quantities of fuel to forward-deployed locations presents an enormous logistics burden and risk. Long truck convoys moving fuel to forward-deployed locations have encountered enemy attacks, severe weather, traffic accidents, and pilferage. For example, DOD reported that in June 2008 alone, 44 trucks and 220,000 gallons of fuel were lost due to attacks or other events while delivering fuel to Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. High fuel demand, coupled with the recent volatility of fuel prices, also have significant implications for DOD’s operating costs. The fully burdened cost of fuel-that is, the total ownership cost of buying, moving, and protecting fuel in systems during combat-has been reported to be many times higher than the price of a gallon of fuel itself.

While DOD’s weapon systems require large amounts of fuel, the department reports that the single largest battlefield fuel consumer is generators, which provide power for base support activities such as air conditioning/heating, lighting, refrigeration, and communications

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 3/3/2009
• Year: 2009
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Solis, William M, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC, *FUELS, IRAQ, MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL, RISK, AFGHANISTAN, COSTS, LOGISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, REPORTS

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