US CENTRAL COMMAND

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US CENTRAL COMMAND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Batteries On The Battlefield
Power Generation Conference 14 - 17 Jul 03
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BA 5590 BATTERY
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CENTCOM AOR
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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

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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
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Transportation Options
Depot to Port Port to Port Port to Foxhole
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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
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AIRFIELDS
Umm Qasr
INTRA THEATER AIR
Kuwait City
INTER THEATER AIR
SAUDI ARABIA
KUWAIT
GROUND SUPPORT
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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
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AIRFIELDS
Umm Qasr
INTRA THEATER AIR
Kuwait City
SAUDI ARABIA
INTER THEATER AIR
KUWAIT
GROUND SUPPORT
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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
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SYSTEMS POWERED
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INDUSTRIAL BASE
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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

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PRODUCTION DELIVERIES/DEMANDS
RECOMMENDED DOS (7)
Note Slide depicted on or about 4 April 03
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NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
World Wide Search Drained U.S. stocks
and Pre-positioned Ships JS directed
all production to CENTCOM
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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
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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

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RECONSTITION PRIORITIES
Emphasize Rechargables Continue to support
OIF/OEF Fill backorders and worldwide
demands Fill safety levels Fill War
Reserves
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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

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