Energy Security: Getting Above the Funding Cut Line
Abstract
Department of Defense (DoD) and Army dependence on energy inhibits performance of weapons systems and places Soldiers at-risk. The Army cannot meet this high demand without fundamentally changing the culture and methods for managing and acquiring energy in both the Operational and Institutional (or Generating) Forces. The Army, through the Army Energy Security Implementation Strategy (AESIS), is well on its way towards integrating energy security in its current operations. There has been more progress within the last two years than in the previous eight years following the first Defense Science Board Report in 2001. The AESIS is a good start, however this paper will provide additional suggestions to the ongoing development of a modeling tool, modifications to acquisition, measures of consumption, innovation, and culture change which are the keys to reducing the demand and expanding the supply. All of these suggestions require Army leaders to prioritize this issue above the funding cut line. Without the required attention and integration into the Army culture, Soldiers will continue to risk their lives securing supply convoys to meet the energy demand of our weapons systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA545280
Entities
People
- Guy T. Kiyokawa
Organizations
- United States Army War College