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The Army Goal: 1.5 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy
In an afternoon Bloggers’ Roundtable today, Dr. Kevin Geiss, Program Director, Energy Security, talked about the U.S. Army’s work in his area. The Army was allotted about $1.5 billion in the recent Stimulus Bill. Of that, about $700 million was designated for energy related projects. The Army’s goal is to have about 25-30% of its energy use, 1.5 gigawatts of energy, in renewable energy sources by 2017. That goal is separate from the reductions imposed on the Army, and all Federal agencies, by recent legislation. At Army installations, the reduction in BTU’s is on target. With respect to the non-tactical vehicle fleet, Dr. Geiss felt that they were about half way to the target. The Army’s leasing of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV’s), discussed in a BRT on January 12, 2009 and the intended … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Military alternative energy, Original writing, Reporting
Military Reporting
Here are some examples of the military reporting I’ve been doing: Power Projection: The Expeditionary Strike Group – America’s Worldwide Reach Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine – Prospects for Tissue and Limb Regrowth Africa Command: The U.S. Army in Africa – A Team like No Other The United States Army Reserve – The Army’s Operational Reserve Electronic Warfare Becomes an Army Speciality – Bringing Control of the Electromagnetic Spectrum to the Battlefield … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Military, Original writing, Reporting
Building the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Lt. Col. Pam McArthur, the Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-South Command Judge Advocate. We discussed the status and progress of both the military and police training regarding Constitutional rights and justice in Southern Afghanistan. The region is under the Afghan 205th Corps. The Colonel described a judicial structure for the 205th that was modeled on that of the United States military. The major difference is that the Afghans have three sitting judges and no visiting judges. Training is conducted at all levels of the Army, from the common soldier on up. Often the training is combined with other training such as weapons familiarization, since that is a point where a large number of troops are assembled. This was a difficult BRT because McArthur seemed a little disconnected from … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Government, Military, Original writing, Rebuilding, Reporting, Society, War on Terror
Grow Me One of Those!
Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable took us to the edge of science fiction, and perhaps a few steps beyond. We had the opportunity to speak with COL Robert Vandre, Program Director, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM). Col Dr. Vandre talked about the very, very cool things his agency is doing with regenerative medicine. Growing pieces parts for people. AFIRM is: two multi-institutional consortia, one led by Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., and the University of Pittsburgh; and one led by Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., and the Cleveland Clinic. The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, Texas, will work with these academic consortia to provide key guidance on military medical needs and conduct trials of new therapies. Just what are all these learned people working on? Using a spray-on application of adult … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hard Science, Medicine, Military, Original writing, Reporting, Science
Afghan Army Acts: Decisive, Overwhelming
Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Army Col. Thomas McGrath, commander of the Afghanistan Regional Security Integration Command-South. Our questions focused on the jailbreak in Kandahar on June 16 and the situation in the Arghandab district following that incident. No NATO personnel were on site in Kandahar at the time of the jailbreak. Col. McGrath reports a truck bomb exploded at the main entrance, and a number of Taliban then attacked with RPG’s and small arms. The prison is not like those in the West, more of a compound and less of a fortress. McGrath cannot state the number of attackers but suggests that it would not be impossible for it to have involved less than 50. He reports that the situation inside the prison has not yet been clarified and that it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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