Navy Full Speed Ahead with ‘Green Fleet’
This blog is being written as the Navy is conducting its final maritime alternative fuel test with Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 91 in Panama City, Fla., today, which achieved the Navy’s fastest...
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This blog post was written by Navy Capt. Humberto L. Quintanilla II, Commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Five, embarked aboard the Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Makin Island (LHD 8)....
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Navy ‘Partnering for a Greener Future’
“The Navy carries out numerous programs that protect the Earth year-round as we perform our national defense mission. Earth Day celebrations give us the chance to connect with local communities and...
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Just the Facts: Navy Training and Marine Mammals
Your Navy is America’s “away team,” deployed around the world, protecting our freedom and defending our nation’s interests every day. The Navy carries out its mission to protect and defend national...
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Naval #Energy Efficiencies Fact Sheet
Supporting SECNAV’s energy goals, the Department of the Navy is pursuing science and technology investments in energy distribution and control, energy storage, and power generation and loads – all with...
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SECNAV’s #Energy Goals Come to Life with #GreatGreenFleet
“Simply put, we as a military rely too much on fossil fuels. That dependence creates strategic, operational and tactical vulnerabilities for our forces and makes them susceptible to price and supply...
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#Energy Security is Critical to National Security
This blog post was written Thursday, July 17 by Vice Admiral Philip Cullom, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics prior to the Great Green Fleet demonstration. This week,...
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Navy Resident Energy Conservation Program
“The Resident Energy Conservation Program adheres to the Navy’s shore energy approach of energy efficiency, changing culture and behavior. By changing our culture and behavior toward energy efficiency...
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Action Moves Navy in Hawaii to Greater Energy Security
By Rear Adm. Frank Ponds Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Solar panels form part of the Renewable Hydrogen Fueling and Production Station on Joint Base Pearl...
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Supporting Oceanic Research and Complying With Environmental Laws
Your Navy has a unique relationship with the oceans – aboard ships for many months, Sailors travel the globe to defend freedom and experience the power and beauty of the sea. We have great respect for...
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Reconsidering Energy Use in 2013
By Rear Adm. Kevin Slates Director, Energy & Environmental Readiness Division Given the current fiscal environment, I’ve been thinking a lot about energy and what I can do, and hoping you and your...
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Suggestions Shared about Improving Navy Energy Use
Today, a panel at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference will discuss military use of alternative fuel for aviation. Earlier this year, we asked for your ideas about how the Navy can use energy...
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Earth Day: Local Actions Have Global Reach
By Rear Adm. Frank Ponds Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific This year’s Navy Earth Day theme, “Global Reach, Local Action,” fits perfectly here in Hawaii. Consider...
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RECP Encourages Utility Usage Conservation in Privatized Housing
By Fran Peters Commander, Navy Installations Command – Navy Housing, Current Operations Over the coming months, more and more Sailors and their families living in Navy privatized housing will be...
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Energy Efficiencies Enhance Combat Capability
By Joseph W. Murphy Deputy Chief of Staff for Environmental and Shore Readiness, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) observe...
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USS Dewey and USS Cape St. George Step Up for Groundbreaking Marine Mammal...
By Rear Adm. Kevin Slates Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness Division As you may have read in a recent article, a Navy-funded research team worked with the USS Dewey (DDG 105) and USS Cape...
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Navy and Marine Life: Environmental Permits to Enable Vital Training and Testing
By Rear Adm. Kevin R. Slates Director, Chief of Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division Today, the Navy releases the final environmental impact statements that will allow us to...
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New U.S. Navy Ocean Model Supports CNO’s Undersea Domain Initiative
By William H. Burnett, Ph.D. Deputy/Technical Director, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), recently made the argument that the U.S. must...
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Timing The Opening Of A New Maritime Crossroad: The Arctic
By Rear Adm. Jon White Oceanographer & Navigator of the Navy, Director Task Force Climate Change The loss of seasonal sea ice in the Arctic will have ramifications for the U.S. Navy in terms of...
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U.S. Naval Research Helped Make Our World A Little More Blue
By Rear Admiral Matthew L. Klunder Chief of Naval Research Gallium nitride (GaN) is one of the most important compounds you’ve probably never heard of. If you have a Blu-ray disc player in your house,...
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