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Maj. Gen. Tom Masiello, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, presents Dr. David Hardy, director of the AFRL Directed Energy Directorate, with the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Aug. 18 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. This is the fifth AFOEA the directorate has received since 1997. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)
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Engineers at Hurlburt Field, Fla., expanded and improved the installations graywater distribution system to reduce demand on teh lcoal water supply. Forty-thousand feet of new piping and a 500,000 gallon storage tank help the base save 13 million gallons of potable water a year formally used for industrial and irrigation needs. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Solar panels collect sunlight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The Davis-Monthan solar array project is placed on 170 acres of underutilized land, making it the largest of its kind currently on any U.S Department of Defense installation. The Department of Energy chose it as a 2014 Federal Energy Management Program award winner. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Of the 1,100 water system valves at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., 20 percent were inoperative before utilities privatization took effect. Now the upgraded system uses 50 million fewer gallons of water a year and experiences less than half the outages. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has privatized 66 systems since 1999 creating a cost avoidance of $361 million. (Courtesy photo)
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A water system in disrepair, like the one shown, is a thing of the past at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Thanks to a 50-year utilities privatization contract, more than 95,000 feet of water distribution lines in the 245,000 lineal feet system have been replaced. (Courtesy photo)
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This 14-megawatt solar project at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., made news in 2007 as the largest solar photovoltaic array in the United States. Now there are plans to expand solar power production at the base. The Air Force recently signed a lease with NV Energy to add a 19-megawatt solar array. Together, the projects will provide up to 42 percent of the energy needed to power Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., plans to more than double its solar power production pictured here in 2007. Recently, Air Force officials signed a land lease with NV Energy, paving the way for construction of a 19-megawatt solar photovoltaic power system. NV Energy will provide a secondary substation and a transmission line as an in-kind consideration to the government for the lease. The substation will provide energy security and mission assurance by providing a redundant primary electric feed to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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President Barack Obama meets with Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalists and winners in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 23, 2013.
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Geiss tells success stories

Dr. Kevin Geiss looks out the window over Georgetown shortly after the Air Force Association breakfast Oct. 23, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Earlier, Geiss addressed the audience on energy success stories within the Air Force. Geiss is the deputy assistant secretary of energy.
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Geiss tells success stories

Dr. Kevin Geiss answers a question from the media during the Air Force Association breakfast Oct. 23, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Geiss addressed the audience on energy success stories within the Air Force. Geiss is the deputy assistant secretary of energy.
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Geiss tells success stories

Dr. Kevin Geiss interacts with a member during the Air Force Association breakfast Oct. 23, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Later, Geiss addressed the audience on energy success stories within the Air Force. Geiss is the deputy assistant secretary of energy.
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David Morin, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron acting asset optimization chief, answers questions about energy conservation from a group of children at the Laughlin Air Force Base Youth Center as part of Energy Action Month Oct. 15, 2012. The Air Force’s Energy Action Month is designed to teach the need to reduce energy demands, increasing energy supply through conservation and change cultural views on energy use.
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Airmen continue to provide innovative ways to save energy.
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Airmen continue to provide innovative ways to save energy.
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Panel discusses energy concerns

Energy panelists answer attendees’ questions at the Air Force Association’s 2013 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 19, 2013, in Washington, D.C. This portion of the three-day professional development conference focused on energy consumption, how the Air Force is meeting its energy goals, what is happening in the Senate Armed Services Committee related to energy, and the Air Force's innovations to lower energy consumption. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nesha Humes)
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A one of its kind roof at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, is attracting national attention. Six sustainable technologies installed atop the base's security forces building reduces the utility bill, produces energy and captures rainwater for irrigation.
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Leaders speak at renewable energy industry day event

Terry Yonkers speaks at the Joint United States Army and United States Air Force Renewable Energy Industry Day on June 12, 2012, in Washington. The event brought together government and industry leaders to discuss opportunities for public-private collaboration in renewable energy development. Yonkers is the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environmental, and Logistics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)
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Leaders speak at renewable energy industry day event

Lt. Col. Paul Silas speaks at the Joint United States Army-United States Air Force Renewable Energy Industry Day on June 12, 2012, in Washington. The event brought together government and industry leaders to discuss opportunities for public-private collaboration in renewable energy development. Silas is the energy branch chief at the Office of the Air Force Civil Engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)
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AF leads DOD in green power

Construction workers attach a solar panel to a stand at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012. This is one of three, one-megawatt solar arrays that are now complete and producing power. There are currently 50 renewable energy projects under construction at Air Force installations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dawn Waldman)
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New wind turbines help Air Force go green

The Air Force's two new wind turbines at the Massachusetts Military Reservation in Cape Cod, Mass., seen from a distance, pose an interesting contrast to an ornamental traditional windmill atop a local Cape Cod shop. The 1.5 megawatt wind turbines, in addition to an existing turbine, were built to offset electrical costs for powering numerous groundwater cleanup systems at the reservation. The turbines will pay for all the Air Force's electric needs for groundwater remediation at MMR, saving more than $1.5 million per year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Dehainaut)
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