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the following information is Unclassified my opinions are not an official position of the U.S. Navy. Conventional Wisdom?. a better way for the Navy to refuel ships overseas. Matthew Philipp. Terminology. Harbor or bay. Bunker as a noun: a shipboard compartment for fuel. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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the following information is
Unclassified
my opinions arenot an official position
of the U.S. Navy
Conventional Wisdom?a better way
for the Navy to
refuel ships overseas
Matthew Philipp
Terminology
Harbor or bay
Oil tanker
Navy vessel
boom
boom
FUEL
Bunker as a noun:a shipboardcompartmentfor fuel
Bunker as a verb:to providea shipwith fuel
The problem
Does the Navy need to build fuel piers across the entire globe in
support of the war on terrorism?
NONO
Agenda
• Getting fuel
• Forward presence
• Complying overseas
• Preventing pollution
• Future implications
pri
mar
y m
eth
od
Where Navy ships get fuel
Location: At fuel pier At anchor Underway
Location: At fuel pier At anchor Underway
Location: At fuel pier At anchor Underway
Location: At fuel pier At anchor Underway
“bunkering”
Oil tanker
FU
EL
Implications of forward presence
Suez
from Atlantic
Where could Navy ships refuel pier-side?
to Gulf
USS Cole(Oct 2000)
Aden
A solution
Oil tankerNavy vesselFUEL
Refuel by “bunkering” in strategic harbors and bays
Complying overseas
Host nation sensitivityOil spill sensitivity
Greek tanker Aegean Sea
(1992)
… sometimes less sensitive
Greek use of “dispersants”
Preventing pollution
Boompre-deployed
Best management practices:
Skimmer pre-positioned
Decision making
Risk-adverse culture - “minimize risk” to:
… the Navy does not budget for spill response
• safety and health
• the environment
• mission success
• safety and health
• the environment
• mission success
• safety and health
• the environment
• mission success $X
Future implications
Transformation:
• More battle groups• Less ships (increased capabilities)• Positioned at more locations
ExpeditionaryStrikeGroup
= Global refueling need
ExpeditionaryStrikeGroup
Benefits: At fuel pier At anchor UnderwayRisk
Ease
Weather
Response
Footprint
Host nation
Expeditionary
Force protection
Conclusion
Benefits: At fuel pier At anchor UnderwayRisk
Ease
Weather
Response
Footprint
Host nation
Expeditionary
Force protection
Benefits: At fuel pier At anchor UnderwayRisk
Ease
Weather
Response
Footprint
Host nation
Expeditionary
Force protection
Benefits: At fuel pier At anchor UnderwayRisk
Ease
Weather
Response
Footprint
Host nation
Expeditionary
Force protection
Benefits: At fuel pier At anchor UnderwayRisk
Ease
Weather
Response
Footprint
Host nation
Expeditionary
Force protection
USS Cole(Oct 2000)
Benefits: At fuel pier At anchor UnderwayRisk
Ease
Weather
Response
Footprint
Host nation
Expeditionary
Force protection
the mostsustainable
solution
EnvironmentMission
Questions
Conventional Wisdom?
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