Story by John Snyder | Watervliet Arsenal | 12.20.2017
WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- The Watervliet Arsenal has agreed to a $14.2 million contract with energy provider National Grid that will make the Army manufacturer of cannons and mortars so energy efficient that the savings will pay for the enhancements over a 16-year period....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 02.16.2017
Energy conservation has become a matter of mission-readiness for Marine Corps installations. Simply stated, improving energy efficiency aboard military installations allows the service to maximize funding available for investment in future operational capabilities. But at the core of “going green” is the motivation to reduce both greenhouse gases and dependence on foreign oil....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kyle Richardson | U.S. Army Pacific Public Affairs Office | 07.08.2014
Soldiers set up a variety of clean-energy power-producing equipment such as wind-turbines, solar panels, a solar shade, and even used a hydrogen-powered car to generate enough power for 350 people located at a training area on Ford Island, July 7-11....
Story by Cpl. Marcin Platek | Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) | 10.17.2013
The Marine Corps not only defends the United States, but also a bigger entity - the planet. Sweeping initiatives throughout the service have been doing just that and also saving a couple of bucks in Uncle Sam’s wallet....
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.23.2013
Memorial Day will mark the beginning of an on-going, station-wide initiative to educate Marines, sailors, civilians and families about conserving resources aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 27....
Story by John Prettyman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 04.03.2013
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is helping build a military base for the future at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., one of several U.S. Army pilot installations selected to be net zero energy and net zero waste by 2020. Net zero means the installation will create as much energy as it uses, and reuse and recover all of its waste products. The district is nearing completion on......
Story by Cpl. Ben Eberle | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 01.25.2013
On an island world-famous for its chain of active volcanoes, Marines are harnessing extreme heat to test a process that could become the future of military waste management....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 07.06.2012
Marines and sailors from across the United States began arriving at the Combat Center last week to prepare for Large Scale Exercise-1/ Javelin Thrust 2012, the Corps’ prototype exercise demonstrating Marine Expeditionary Brigade-level operations....
