New energy module provides awareness tool for Airmen Published Dec. 19, 2011 By Margaret Breihan Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force continues to place emphasis on energy awareness throughout the entire year. A new voluntary energy awareness module was made available to all Air Force members Dec. 1. "The module provides an overview of energy strategies of the Air Force, what actions the Air Force is taking to build energy security, and how Airmen play a significant role in energy conservation at home, at work and while conducting the Air Force mission in support of national energy goals," said Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics. Providing Airmen energy awareness and conservation tools is a crucial way to save energy, he said. The module will be located on the Advanced Distributed Learning Service Gateway's Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency site, and is accessible only to Common Access Card users. The module contains seven parts. The first part provides an overview of the Air Force's strategy on energy security and conservation, along with why the Air Force wants every Airman to be concerned about energy. Toward that end, the remaining six sections are specific to individual interests and have tips on how Airmen can incorporate energy awareness in the performance of their duties as well as their off-duty time. These tips will encompass areas such as optimizing aviation energy; purchasing green products, from GPC products to major weapon system acquisitions; making cross-functional governing decisions that facilitate going-green goals; and choosing the most energy and environmental conservation vehicles for ground missions. CAC users can access the Advanced Distributed Learning Service Gateway's Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency site at: https://golearn.csd.disa.mil. Users can also find step-by-step instructions for the training on the Air Force Portal.