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Defense Environment Alert - 06/27/2006

AIR FORCE EYES MAJOR AVIATION CHANGES IN ENERGY-SAVING STRATEGY

June 27, 2006
Concerned about rising fuel prices, the Air Force has laid out an energy strategy that looks to overhaul its aviation operations -- including the use of alternative fuels, improving aircraft technology, and reducing flight times by relying more on flight simulators, among other measures -- in an effort to reduce energy costs. The strategy also describes infrastructure and facility changes to reduce energy consumption, although the Air Force has already implemented many of these types of changes, according to one...


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