5 Operational Energy Policy, Strategy, and Institutions

This chapter examines the role of the US Congress and the Executive Branch in the establishment of OE policy beginning in the 2000s. It also discusses the main institutions within the US DOD that guide OE policy and implementation. The chapter explores the factors that motivated Congress to elevate the importance of OE in US defense operations.

The chapter also discusses the main strategy documents – the White House’s National Security Strategy and the DOD’s National Defense Strategy and Operational Energy Strategy. The chapter also examines the US DOD documents that direct the US military on the operational goals and how to achieve them, and the precise organization of the relevant ...

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