Rising Fuel Costs Tighten Air Force Belt

The growing cost of crude oil combined with increasing fuel demands of the war on terrorism are forcing Air Combat Command officials to brace for a budget crisis while looking for future fuel alternatives.

The Air Force paid approximately $4.2 billion for petroleum in fiscal 2005 — almost $1.4 billion more than fiscal 2004, according to the 28th edition of the Defense Energy Support Center Fact Book.
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