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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Headquarters U.S. Air Force Jet A Conversion in the United States MSgt Greg Carrow Air Force Petroleum Agency Jet A Program Manager May 2012
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Bottom Line Up Front Approved AFSO21 Initiative to convert from standard mil spec JP-8 jet fuel to commercial grade fuel in CONUS Demonstration with transport aircraft began in 2009 The Jet A conversion is about: Operational Flexibility Increasing Supply Sources Procurement and Supply Chain Efficiencies Also compliments: DoD Strategic Alliance with the Airlines using Alternative Fuels and commercial Jet A Blends 2 Energy Security Efficiency Initiative — Supports Energy Strategy — Saves Money
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Leadership Direction 3 “Keep safety of flight at the forefront of every decision”
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Overview What, Why, and Why Now Consumption Data Conversion Roadmap 4 Way Forward Expansion Roadmap Consumption Data What, Why & Why Now
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Program History 5 Keys to success Partnership ResearchSavings Why? To Save DoD Money—Fuels Nearly Identical Since Nov 09, shown flexibility to move from milspec to commercial fuel (Jet A w/ additives) Logistics demonstrations at Dover, Little Rock, McChord, Minn St. Paul Conducted research on fuel additives and flight profile impacts when using Jet A Demonstrated capability to inject additives at several points in supply chain (FSII, SDA, CI/LI) Initiative expanding to a total of 24 Air Force locations by end of 2012
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e FuelPrime UsersType Freezing Point, max TAN (mg KOH/g), max Mercaptan Sulfur (mass %), max Military Additives Required JP-8MILKerosene-47°C0.0150.002Yes JP-5MILKerosene-46°C0.0150.002 Yes (no SDA) Jet A-1 COM OCONUS Kerosene-47°C0.100.003 No (but allowed) Jet A-1 (DS 91-91) MIL NATO OCONUS Kerosene -47°C0.015 0.003 No (but allowed) Jet A COM CONUS Kerosene-40°C0.100.003 No (but allowed) TS-1RussiaKerosene-60°C0.010.005 No (but allowed) JP-4MILNaphtha/Kero-58°C0.0150.002Yes Jet BCOMNaphtha/Kero-50°CN/A0.003No Fuel Specifications No Spec difference in Energy Content/Density between JP-8 and Jet A
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Logistics Data Actual Freezing Point Readings by Base 7 92% meet JP-5 Spec & 75% meet JP-8 JP-8 2,309Samples as of: 30 Apr 12 JP-5 - 41.8 - 57.8 - 48.3 C Jet A (Nov 09 – Apr 12)
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Jet A primary fuel for commercial aviation in CONUS– volume and competition drive market Jet A vs JP-8 production ratio is dependent on demand 24.4B gallons of Jet A produced in CONUS during 2007 versus only 1.6B of JP-8 Jet A allows same additives found in JP-8, although they are generally not used Why Jet A 8 Jet A represents 94% of the CONUS production versus 6% for JP-8 Entering Larger Jet A Market Enables More Competition—Reduces Cost
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Why Now? Escalating DoD fuel costs Technical evaluation supports conversion Operational, Safety, Suitability and Effectiveness (OSS&E) technical evaluation complete DLA Energy indicates it is becoming more difficult to support JP-8 CONUS requirements Suppliers opting as an overall business decision not to produce specialty fuels like JP-8 but instead produce more common Jet A 2009-2010 Inland East/Gulf Coast procurement resulted in no offers for a 54M gallon JP-8 requirement 9 Research, Savings, Shrinking Availability of JP-8—Time is Now!
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e DoD Savings Opportunities Product Cost Savings More competition, less handling costs = reduced price Supply Chain Savings Remove/reduce specialty product supply chain More use of commercial pipelines—fungible product Reduction/consolidation of Defense Bulk Fuel Terminals Shared transportation and inventory storage costs Operational Savings Allows expanded use of commercial fuel capability (simplifies aircraft relocations, reduces logistics footprint) 10 Since Jun 11, Jet A $.02 less than JP-8--$2.1M savings to date
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 11 Air Force Jet A Locations Jun/Jul Savannah Fairchild Kingsley Fld Portland Cusick Aug/Sep Dyess Ellsworth Laughlin Lackland Sheppard Going Forward 14 Locations to date, 10 more planned for 2012 Key Prior to Current Initiative During Runway Closure (Aircraft now back at Fairchild) Additional Locations Since Nov 09 Will Rogers C21s Standiford C130s Tulsa F16s Grant County IAP Fairchild KC-135s Spokane IAP Fairchild KC-135s Minn. St. Paul C130s McChord C-17s Dover C5 & C17s Little Rock C130s Martin Aprt A10 & C27s Martinsburg C-5s New Castle C130s Harrisburg C130s McEntire F-16s Shaw F16s Charleston C-17s
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Total Jet A w/ Additives Issued by AF ( 2 ½ yrs) 12 (Nov 09 – Apr 12) Over 312M gallons issued from AF locations/relocations Original Conversion Dates Tulsa: 1995 Standiford: 1995 Will Rogers: 2008 Note: Dates reflect month began issuing Jet A after start of demo
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Jet A Purchases Commercial Airports (2 ½ yrs) 13 288M Gallons of Jet A Purchased by 359 Aircraft Types (Oct 09 – Mar 12)
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Jet A Conversion Road Map Current : Continue Jet A use at current locations (14) Expand to 10 additional bases in 2012 AF implementation plan approval in 2012 Plan for 60 additional bases in 2013 Continue to partner with DLA Energy and Services Mid-Term: (CY13-17) - Convert remaining locations in CONUS Long-Term: Expand conversion to commercial specification product worldwide 14
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Remaining Items in Work… Army National Security Exemption to use Jet A in vehicles Navy Freeze point (V-22, P-3, EA-6) Air Force B-52 Flight profile modeling for freeze point Mercaptan Sulfur Global Hawk Update flight manual listing Jet A as a restricted fuel to account for when aircraft are diverted CV-22 – Freeze point study—Navy has the lead 15
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e DLA Energy Jet A Fuel Procurement Projections 16 Requirements for CY 13 Conversions Edwards Isolated Supply Chains Complete Supply Chains Limit Impact on other Services CY12 RMWC Conversions Fairchild Portland ANG Kingsley Field ANG Cusick Training Site Estimated Jun/Jul 12 Estimated Aug/Sep 12 Planning Underway Two Annual DLA Energy Fuel Procurement Cycles Rocky Mountain West Coast (RMWC) Requirements: Apr Fuel Flows: Jan following year Inland East Gulf Coast (IEGC) Requirements: Jul Fuel Flows: Apr following year CY12 IEGC Conversions Ellsworth Dyess Sheppard Laughlin Lackland Harrisburg ANG Baltimore ANG
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 17 Jet A with Military Additive Package Product Markings Consensus amongst Service Control Points M M M
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I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Take Away The Jet A conversion effort is about: Operational Flexibility Increasing Supply Procurement and Supply Chain Efficiencies 18 = Energy Security Changing the Culture: JP-8 to Jet A – Smart for the 21st Century
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