Pacific Air Forces has proclaimed itself the energy reduction king of major commands for 2006, saying it has reduced its energy use by 17 percent below a 2003 baseline. In large part, officials say, the command’s success relies on airmen to be energy conscious, since the far-flung command’s weather extremes make one, all encompassing approach impractical. PACAF also is at the forefront of USAF’s drive to shift to alternative fuels, having opened a hydrogen-generating station last fall.
The Air Force budget would grow to $234 billion while Space Force spending would shrink to $26 billion under the White House's yearly ask.