THE GREEN MACHINE
CLEAN AIR
Lt. Col. Kelley Nalley, the Improved Turbine Engine product manager, right, discusses the recently delivered T901 engine with Bell Senior Vice President Chris Gehler, left, and Richard Crabtree, Improved Turbine Engine Program integrator. The T901 turbine produces 50% more power with 25% less fuel than the T700 engines. (Photo by David Hylton, PEO Aviation)
common military vehicles. The trailer can be used to supply power to command posts and other purposes. What makes this system unique is that it can also use its stored power to power its own wheels and can be used to assist the towing vehicle when necessary. In effect, the towing vehicle and the ATeMM trailer can function like a hybrid electric vehicle when needed.
PROTECT THE FORCE Not all green technologies involve electricity.
Joint PEO Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense has developed the Autonomous Decontamination System that allows Soldiers to conduct decontamination of vehicles while minimizing human contact. It uses sophisticated sensors to detect and map contamination, then uses this informa- tion to precisely apply the decontaminants. Tis targeted method lowers the risk of accidentally spreading contamination and
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significantly reduces the amount of hazardous waste produced during decontamination.
It is also worth noting that going green doesn’t only involve how you “do” things. It can also involve how you “make” things.
Joint PEO Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A), which oversees the Army’s organic ammunition plants, has embarked on a program to reduce waste, especially hazardous waste involved in the production and use of ammunition. Tese efforts reduce pollution and waste, reduce costs by conserving materials, and are healthier because they reduce Soldier and worker exposure to toxic materials. Tese efforts include:
• Reusing materials: JPEO A&A’s Project Director Joint Ser- vices team came up with an approach that chemically converts waste stream material into ingredients that can be used in mu-
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