DoD moves out on tackling climate adaptation, energy, and sustainability
Guidehouse has key recommendations about how the Defense Department can reimagine traditional mission readiness planning through the lens of sustainable, efficient, and affordable energy solutions capable of mitigating the operational impact of extreme climate events on military infrastructure and resources.
By Breaking Defense on November 11, 2021 at 8:57 AM
In 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, home to two F-22 squadrons, was destroyed by Hurricane Michael and is being rebuilt at a cost of at least $4 billion.
If one subject is pushing the Defense Department (DoD) to evolve its Concept of Operations to the same or greater extent than the Great Power competition and all-domain operations, it’s how climate change and energy considerations are already affecting military operations and readiness. Consider these climate-related occurrences in just the last few years alone.
Earlier this year, Texas’ power grids failed after severe winter storms caused statewide power outages and food/water shortages that hampered or shut down the state’s 15 active military installations such as Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
In 2018, a vital Air Force base that was home to two squadrons of F-22 Raptors, Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, was destroyed by Hurricane Michael. It’s being rebuilt at a cost expected to exceed $4 billion. Also in 2018, much of the Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina were leveled by Hurricane Florence, with repairs to the Marine Corps facilities estimated to cost $3.6 billion.
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