Special to WorldTribune.com

Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com

The Air Force has unveiled a comprehensive energy strategy to address an urgent energy shortage for many of its combat platforms in its three areas of operations: air, space and cyberspace.

The 64-page document, “Energy Horizons: United States Air Force Energy S&T Vision 2011-2026,” released Feb. 9, details a long list of new energy-saving and energy-generating initiatives to “increase energy supply, reduce demand and change our culture.”

The report was prompted by the sharp rise in energy costs and energy-centered geopolitical conflicts worldwide.

“The Air Force faces daunting energy challenges which promise only to increase in severity given increased global demand for energy, diminishing global energy supplies and demands for enhanced environmental stewardship,” the report states.

The Air Force’s single-largest energy cost is for aviation fuel, which, at more than $8 billion annually, makes the Air Force the largest energy consumer in the entire U.S. defense establishment.

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