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This Air Force Squadron Is Key to DOD’s Plan For Climate Change

June 8, 2023 | By David Roza
The 14th Weather Squadron is taking on a new mission performed by no other unit in the military: predicting what the climate might look like 10 years from now, with calculations that include the effect of greenhouse gasses.

Air Force Looks to Increase ‘Lethality Per Gallon’ With Energy and Climate Goals

Nov. 3, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
In early October, the Department of the Air Force released its climate action plan, setting out ambitious goals to slash emissions across its installations, non-tactical vehicles, and aircraft fleets in the coming years. By December, the department may be ready to release details on how ...

IG Report: USAF, Army Must Do More to Prepare Arctic Bases for Climate Change

April 18, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force, along with the Army, needs to do a better job of preparing its installations in the Arctic for the impacts of climate change, according to a new Defense Department Inspector General report. The IG report, issued April 13, specifically looked at six ...

Pentagon Policy Office to Add ‘Senior Person’ to Handle Climate Change

Oct. 29, 2021 | By Greg Hadley
The Defense Department’s policy team will be reorganized in the near future as the Pentagon continues its push to emphasize climate change as a national security threat. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl, speaking Oct. 29 at a virtual event hosted by the ...

DOD Adopts Plan to Confront ‘Existential Threat’ of Climate Change

Oct. 7, 2021 | By Abraham Mahshie
The Defense Department announced Oct. 7 that it has adopted a Climate Adaptation Plan to guide decision-making on everything from readiness to supply chains. The plan and accompanying statement by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III were prompted by a Jan. 28 Executive Order by ...

Biden to Request $715 Billion for DOD, Eliminate the OCO Account

April 9, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
President Joe Biden will request $715 billion for the Pentagon in his first budget request in office, about a $10 billion increase from the 2021 enacted budget but below the sustained growth military officials have asked for. Notably, Biden’s budget...
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