Operation Enduring Freedom Fuel Support

2. Operation Enduring Freedom Current Fuel Support Summary Deployment Military & Commercial Integration Storage & Distribution Additives Quality

4. PACOM ( ) wished to establish significant participation via. India. We participated on 2 advance teams to potential major fuel sources. EUCOM ( ) suggested new operating sites west of CENTCOM�s area. New operating sites in pre-viously unexplored territory ( ). Afghanistan ( ) fueling points (Mazar-e-Sharif currently has minimal US involvement)

35. The en route stops changed �1003� sites designated for C-5/C-141 lifters Plans not updated to recognize C17 �short legs� Vague or no estimated fuel requirements Key bed-downs came to be places not ready or inherently difficult to support Need for strategic airlift refueling bases Aircraft arrived in AOR prior to POL support personnel

36. From DESC�s viewpoint as de facto integrator of civil/military capabilities: U.S. military equipment held by Services ISO OPLANxx None released until after �crises� passed Services seek independent solutions Combatant Commander required to focus on minutiae U.S. military manpower not used (contra doctrine) DESC worked a scheme with JS to �borrow� military assets (e.g. 3d QM Detachment) �End-to-end� Supply chain - impossible to manage Untimely and poor visibility of US military and local commercial petroleum capabilities

37. Establishing concept for HN capabilities database DIA interested in supporting�but not owning (too hard) Keeping information current a must Similar database needed for DOD tri-service capabilities and tactical equipment inventory

38. Need initial DOD POL logistics assessment team Host nation bed-down assessment Determine adequacy of commercial support Determine most efficient military system (people/equip) Customer S&D �right sized� to mission & resupply Current tactical storage � unsafe & constrained Off-loading must be extended to off-base (e.g.FP) Fuels reporting/accounting - untimely & inaccurate Need for simplified centralized WRM equip release

39. Need for pre-positioned additives in-theater Available within first 24-48 hours Managed by DESC? Service attained injection capability? Who manages resupply/redistribution of additives?

40. Need for quick deployable and reliable �Go� or �No-go� fuel quality assessment Lack of initial deployable fuel sampling & gauging Undeveloped �end-to-end� quality assessment tools Use of foreign fuels & additives (e.g. Russian TS-1) Undefined role of military labs vs commercial labs