I FOUND THE TASK TO BE HIGHLY REWARDING, IN THAT I HAD TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND ESSENTIALLY WRITE THE BOOK ON THIS UNPRECEDENTED ACTIVITY.
such as a problem known as wet stacking. Samuels observed a 17 percent reduction in the amount of fuel consumed when microgrid technology was used to keep fewer generators operating at higher load rates.
CHANGING THE CULTURE But the hardest part of the job wasn’t technical, Samuels said. It was effecting the necessary culture changes to implement new methods and finding the necessary scientists and engineers for the tasks.
Even small changes in the culture and a greater awareness of energy consumption could increase the overall savings, he noted. As efficiencies are added, such as
improvements in Environmental
Control Unit design and increased use of tent shades and insulated quilts, greater reductions in consumption can be expected, Samuels said.
Samuels believes his experience in
Afghanistan has enriched his civilian job working on Army remote-sensing
technology. “My clarity of purpose in my own research benefits from my firsthand experience with how surveillance and reconnaissance
is done in support of tactical and operational efforts,” he said.
“As a scientist developing systems that will support our future forces, I feel that having seen what works and what doesn’t, in terms of technologies and CONOPS [concept of operations], helps me to better understand the challenges
associated
with maneuver and combat operations, so that I can focus on approaches that have the highest likelihood of successful implementation.”
The Champions of Change program, created as part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative, recognizes Americans for exceptional achievement in bettering their communities. Samuels said that he finds the White House recognition of his work in Afghanistan extremely humbling. The work that he started at RFAST-C continues to yield tremendous benefits to the warfighter
”
through efficiencies in power generation and demand reduction.
“I am glad I was able to make a contribu- tion to help out,” Samuels said.
For more information on the White House Champions of Change
ceremony, go to
http://www.army.mil/article/78341/ White_Hou se_ honors_ _Cham- pion_of_Change__for_Afghanistan_ energy_saving/.
MICHAEL P. TRUMAN provides contract- ing support to the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center through SAIC. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of North Florida and has attended the M.F.A. Pro- gram at George Mason University. He has worked in various communication capacities at the Missile Defense Agency; the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi- tion, Technology, and Logistics, Test Resource Management Center; the Office of the Direc- tor, Operational Test and Evaluation; and the Business Transformation Agency.
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