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Title: US CENTRAL COMMAND


1
US CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Batteries On The Battlefield
Power Generation Conference 14 - 17 Jul 03
2
BA 5590 BATTERY
3
CENTCOM AOR
4
CENTCOM DATA
JORDAN
IRAN
IRAQ
IRAN
IRAQ
  • 25 countries
  • 6.43 million square miles (16.13 million sq
    kilometers)
  • Population 522 million
  • Ethnic groups 18
  • Languages 7 major, hundreds of
    dialects
  • Per capita income (U.S. 33,900)Range from 530
    to 24,000

5
OIF OEF COUNTRY USERS
  • COUNTRIES
  • JORDAN
  • IRAQ
  • KUWAIT
  • SAUDI ARABIA
  • UZBEKISTAN
  • AFGHANISTAN
  • TAJIKISTAN
  • DJIBOUTI
  • SERVICES
  • ARMY
  • AIR FORCE
  • NAVY
  • MARINES

KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
KYGRYZSTAN
TURKMENISTAN
TAJIKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
IRAQ
IRAN
JORDAN
IRAN
KUWAIT
PAKISTAN
BAHRAIN
EGYPT
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
UAE
OMAN
YEMEN
ERITREA
YEMEN
SANAA
SUDAN
DJIBOUTI
SOMALIA
ETHIOPIA
KENYA
6
Transportation Options
Depot to Port Port to Port Port to Foxhole
7
INITIAL AIR GROUND SUPPORT
Turkey
Distance in kilometers
SYRIA
Bashur
Mosul
Irbil
1
IRAN
2
Kirkuk
Euphrates R.
2
Tikrit
5
12
1
Ar Ramadi
Baghdad
JORDAN
1
10
1
10
Al Kut
6
Karbala
1
9
22
Tigris R.
An Najaf
8
7
6
An Nasiriyah
1
29
8
AIRFIELDS
Umm Qasr
INTRA THEATER AIR
Kuwait City
INTER THEATER AIR
SAUDI ARABIA
KUWAIT
GROUND SUPPORT
8
CURRENT AIR GROUND SUPPORT
Turkey
Distance in kilometers
SYRIA
Bashur
Mosul
Irbil
1
Kirkuk
IRAN
2
Euphrates R.
2
Tikrit
5
12
1
Ar Ramadi
Baghdad
1
10
1
10
Al Kut
6
Karbala
JORDAN
1
9
22
Tigris R.
An Najaf
8
7
6
An Nasiriyah
1
29
8
AIRFIELDS
Umm Qasr
INTRA THEATER AIR
Kuwait City
SAUDI ARABIA
INTER THEATER AIR
KUWAIT
GROUND SUPPORT
9
BA 5590 SPECIFICATIONS
MILITARY UNIQUE WITH A LIMITED PRODUCTION BASE
WEIGHT 2.33 LBS OPERATING TEMP RANGE -20 to
160 F LIFE EXPECTANCY 24 HRS SUPPORTS OVER
50 SYSTEMS
10
SYSTEMS POWERED
11
INDUSTRIAL BASE
12
DEMANDS/ESTIMATES
  • Pre-Wartime Demand Estimates
  • Date Source Low Est/Mo High Est/Mo
  • Oct 02 HQ 44,000/mo 228,000/mo
  • Nov 02 HQ 44,000/mo 253,200/mo
  • Dec 02 HQ 60,000/mo 372,000/mo
  • Funded just above this level thru Dec 02
  • Wartime
  • Date Source Estimate/Mo
  • Feb/Mar 03 CENTCOM 373,000
  • Apr 03 CENTCOM 373,000-460,000
  • May 03 CENTCOM 180,000
  • June 03 CENTCOM Decreasing
  • Battery build up hampered by years of limited
    funding environment

13
PRODUCTION DELIVERIES/DEMANDS
RECOMMENDED DOS (7)
Note Slide depicted on or about 4 April 03
14
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
World Wide Search Drained U.S. stocks
and Pre-positioned Ships JS directed
all production to CENTCOM
15
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
Only log item on Gen Franks brief to The
President Twice, the President mentioned
Batteries to the SECDEF Daily updates, weekly
GO level VTCs on mitigation strategy
16
SOLUTIONS
  • A Short War
  • Main Manufactures go to 24/7, 3 shifts
  • Conservation Measures
  • Battery Life will be fully utilized
  • Used only when required
  • Use of alternate options

17
RECONSTITION PRIORITIES
Emphasize Rechargables Continue to support
OIF/OEF Fill backorders and worldwide
demands Fill safety levels Fill War
Reserves
18
FUTURE CHALLENGES
  • Industrial Base Lighter, longer lasting,
    lower cost
  • Government
  • -Better planning and funding
  • -Validate future requirements
  • -Get the mix right for chargeables and
    non-rechargeables
  • -Balance urge to get well soon vs. industrial
    base health issues
  • What else does the Warfighter want

19
US CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Batteries On The Battlefield
Power Generation Conference 14 - 17 Jul 03
LTC John A. LaTulip
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