So a few posts back I wrote about the Military Installation Sustainability Program that was recently started by the Department of Defense.  Someone commented bringing up a good point about how the military is one of the biggest users of fuel, and this got me looking around and seeing what, if anything, the military is doing to help lower their use of fuel.  Well, since 2000, the Air Force has been working on an alternative fuel and testing different things to power equipment such as aircrafts, ships, and tanks.  The Air Force aims to by 2016, have half of their aircrafts in use alternative fuel blends that emit fewer greenhouse gases.  In 2009, the Navy and Marine Corps both created the Green Strike Group that plans on using nuclear vessels and ships powered by biofuels ready to be deployed and used in action by 2016.  The Navy hopes that by 2020 half of the energy they use will be produced from alternative sources.  The Army is a little behind as of right now (no jabs at the Army even though I am a Marine Brat!). They haven't established any goals as of now, but are looking into and alternative fuels for combat vehicles.  The Department of Defense has been funding money for testing the alternative fuels for the use of tactical systems.
Pretty cool stuff I think, I mean, yes this is a difficult task to take on, the military depends on equipment powered by fuel, a lot of fuel.  It's not going to be a quick process switching over aircrafts, tanks, ships, and all their vehicles, but every bit makes a difference and the Department of Defense has shown their dedication to adopting more "green" technology through promoting these projects and giving the projects the funding they need.