As veterans and members of the security community, we

believe it is critical the American people support the

important efforts of the Department of Defense (DoD) to

make our nation more energy independent and secure.

The DoD is one of the largest institutional energy users in

the world, consuming more than 300,000 barrels of oil per

day. Volatile global oil markets expose DoD to price spikes.

This instability was highlighted in a landmark report by the

Defense Science Board entitled “More Fight–Less Fuel,”

which recommended that the Pentagon initiate energy

innovations to reduce risk to soldiers and enhance the

military’s long-term energy security.

Following this recommendation, DoD is stepping forward, as

it has done for generations, to find solutions.

As long as U.S. and global economic security are dependent

on oil produced in volatile regions of the world, our military

will be required to continue deployments and dangerous

missions to ensure the free world trade and security of vital

energy resources through international sea lanes.

As long as our military is highly dependent on petroleum

fuels to power its planes, ships and ground vehicles, and to

supply troops at forward operating bases, brave servicemen

and women will be at risk transporting and delivering fuel

supplies. And because those fuel supplies are vulnerable to

sharp world market fluctuations in price, military budgets

will be vulnerable as well.

Technological innovations across the energy sector are

crucial to the security of the United States and the interests

of the armed forces. True to form, DoD is responding to

these risks in forceful fashion with programs to increase

vehicle efficiency, enhance energy efficiency, deploy

renewables and adopt advanced biofuels as a way to

diversify its energy sources and reduce demand and costs.

The U.S. national security network is doing its part to break

the military from the tether of imported oil, reduce mission

performance risks, deny income to regimes hostile to

America’s interests, and strengthen our economy and ensure

that scarce budgetary resources are maximized.

But they cannot do it alone. As a country, we must support

efforts inside and outside the Department of Defense to

reduce dependence on fossil fuels, deploy clean energy

technology and move our nation toward energy

independence. It is vital to our national security, our

economic security, and our obligation to the brave men and

women in uniform who serve in missions around the world.

National security leaders and military veterans of all ranks

and all generations are adding their support to this urgent

message.

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Former Sen. John Warner, chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee

Former Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman, House Armed Services Committee

Adm. Steve Abbot, USN (Ret.)

Brig. Gen. John Adams, USA (Ret.)

Brig. Gen. Steven Anderson, USA (Ret.)

Adm. Frank L. “Skip” Bowman, USN (Ret.)

Gen. Charles G. Boyd, USAF (Ret.)

Rear Adm. Larry Baucom, USN (Ret.)

Lt. Gen. John Castellaw, USMC (Ret.)

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John H. Dalton, former secretary of the Navy

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Brig. Gen. Gerald E. Galloway Jr., USA (Ret.)

Vice Adm. Lee F. Gunn, USN (Ret.)

Maj. Gen. Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret.)

Gen. Paul J. Kern, USA (Ret.)

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Brig. Gen. Phil Leventis, USAF (Ret.)

Gen. Robert Magnus, USMC (Ret.)

Vice Adm. Dennis V. McGinn, USN (Ret.)

Adm. John B. Nathman, USN (Ret.)

Rear Adm. David R. Oliver Jr., USN (Ret.)

Vice Adm. Roger T. Rufe Jr., USCG (Ret.)

Brig. Gen. Murray G. Sagsveen, USA (Ret.)

Lt. Gen. Norman R. Seip, USAF (Ret.)

Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.)

Vice Adm. Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.)

Lt. Gen. Clyde A. Vaughn, USA (Ret.)

Lt. Gen. Richard C. Zilmer, USMC (Ret.)

Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Ret.)

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