1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:03,740 --> 00:00:06,670 imagine this . You're on a mission with 3 00:00:06,670 --> 00:00:08,726 your team in the middle of nowhere . 4 00:00:08,726 --> 00:00:10,448 You have a tough job ahead and 5 00:00:10,448 --> 00:00:12,559 unfamiliar territory and the space to 6 00:00:12,559 --> 00:00:14,781 take what you need is limited . What do 7 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:16,948 you cut fuel ? Water tools , teammates 8 00:00:16,948 --> 00:00:19,490 is your choice the right choice . By 9 00:00:19,490 --> 00:00:21,601 this point . Many of us have heard of 10 00:00:21,601 --> 00:00:23,546 agile combat employment or the ace 11 00:00:23,546 --> 00:00:25,490 concept . We have small teams with 12 00:00:25,490 --> 00:00:27,434 small footprints to accomplish big 13 00:00:27,434 --> 00:00:29,490 tasks . Those small ace teams set up 14 00:00:29,490 --> 00:00:31,490 forward operating locations , which 15 00:00:31,490 --> 00:00:33,434 require an energy intensive supply 16 00:00:33,434 --> 00:00:35,546 chain to keep the mission alive . The 17 00:00:35,546 --> 00:00:35,140 most precious resource we have in 18 00:00:35,140 --> 00:00:37,362 mission planning is palette space pilot 19 00:00:37,362 --> 00:00:39,418 space determines what stays and what 20 00:00:39,418 --> 00:00:41,362 goes , but resources like fuel and 21 00:00:41,362 --> 00:00:43,584 water are not negotiable . We have many 22 00:00:43,584 --> 00:00:45,680 needs and limited space project Ark 23 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,791 Water is a green , lightweight mobile 24 00:00:47,791 --> 00:00:50,013 package that fuses together several off 25 00:00:50,013 --> 00:00:52,069 the shelf commercial technologies to 26 00:00:52,069 --> 00:00:54,069 solve these logistical challenges . 27 00:00:54,069 --> 00:00:54,020 This means that instead of using 28 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:56,131 palette space for fuel and water , we 29 00:00:56,131 --> 00:00:58,020 can take a wider range of tools , 30 00:00:58,020 --> 00:01:00,131 equipment and ammunition with us . We 31 00:01:00,131 --> 00:01:02,242 reduced the fuel footprint by using a 32 00:01:02,242 --> 00:01:04,464 highly efficient solar fabric . Even in 33 00:01:04,464 --> 00:01:06,298 the twilight hours , we're still 34 00:01:06,298 --> 00:01:08,464 generating some power . We reduced the 35 00:01:08,464 --> 00:01:10,687 water footprint by using an atmospheric 36 00:01:10,687 --> 00:01:09,990 water harvester to create drinkable 37 00:01:09,990 --> 00:01:12,212 water from the environment and even the 38 00:01:12,212 --> 00:01:14,101 humidity in the air . Sparks . We 39 00:01:14,101 --> 00:01:16,101 bootstrapped our own prototype . We 40 00:01:16,101 --> 00:01:18,212 tested it . It works and this is what 41 00:01:18,212 --> 00:01:20,212 we found A traditional three day 30 42 00:01:20,212 --> 00:01:22,323 person operation typically cost close 43 00:01:22,323 --> 00:01:24,212 to $40,000 in sustainment costs . 44 00:01:24,212 --> 00:01:26,379 That's everything you need to keep the 45 00:01:26,379 --> 00:01:28,490 mission fueled and watered . Once arc 46 00:01:28,490 --> 00:01:30,490 water becomes the new normal , that 47 00:01:30,490 --> 00:01:30,240 same package will provide the same 48 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,296 combat capability but we're spending 49 00:01:32,296 --> 00:01:34,650 just under 600 Leaders that represents 50 00:01:34,650 --> 00:01:37,410 a 98% cost reduction . That reduction 51 00:01:37,410 --> 00:01:39,521 is possible because we're using up to 52 00:01:39,521 --> 00:01:41,466 83% less fuel and we are no longer 53 00:01:41,466 --> 00:01:43,688 paying for water . We're returning over 54 00:01:43,688 --> 00:01:45,799 half of the pilot positions on a C130 55 00:01:45,799 --> 00:01:47,632 cargo plane to you . The mission 56 00:01:47,632 --> 00:01:49,850 planners . The power setup is 96% 57 00:01:49,850 --> 00:01:52,130 quicker and the whole package is 78% 58 00:01:52,130 --> 00:01:54,019 lighter than how we conduct a sop 59 00:01:54,019 --> 00:01:56,241 orations today . In other words , we're 60 00:01:56,241 --> 00:01:58,186 not shipping in sustainment fuel . 61 00:01:58,186 --> 00:02:00,408 Additionally , arc water generated over 62 00:02:00,408 --> 00:02:02,463 10 gallons of water per day per team 63 00:02:02,463 --> 00:02:04,408 member . This replaces a pallet of 64 00:02:04,408 --> 00:02:06,630 water every six days . In other words , 65 00:02:06,630 --> 00:02:05,680 we are no longer shipping in 66 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,902 sustainment water . That's a $9 million 67 00:02:07,902 --> 00:02:11,250 sop orations air force wide . We are 68 00:02:11,250 --> 00:02:13,139 asking our air force to assign an 69 00:02:13,139 --> 00:02:15,361 office of primary responsibility and to 70 00:02:15,361 --> 00:02:17,139 fund projects . Park water with 71 00:02:17,139 --> 00:02:19,170 $400,000 . That $400,000 gives us 72 00:02:19,170 --> 00:02:20,948 enough money to fully build and 73 00:02:20,948 --> 00:02:23,003 configure one system within one year 74 00:02:23,003 --> 00:02:25,226 and our goal is to make one easy way to 75 00:02:25,226 --> 00:02:27,059 order for any unit that wants an 76 00:02:27,059 --> 00:02:29,170 upgrade . There are some upfront cost 77 00:02:29,170 --> 00:02:31,170 but in just 20 missions we can make 78 00:02:31,170 --> 00:02:33,337 that money back . Arc water can easily 79 00:02:33,337 --> 00:02:35,448 shift laterally in and outside of the 80 00:02:35,448 --> 00:02:34,720 Department of Defense to support 81 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,442 humanitarian aid and emergency 82 00:02:36,442 --> 00:02:38,664 management operations . Sparks , we buy 83 00:02:38,664 --> 00:02:40,887 fuel to fly fuel to transport fuel just 84 00:02:40,887 --> 00:02:42,831 to burn that fuel . If you help us 85 00:02:42,831 --> 00:02:44,776 succeed , our Air Force can win by 86 00:02:44,776 --> 00:02:45,660 having Mother Nature joined the team .