ExFOB - Experimental Forward Operating Base

ExFOB - Experimental Forward Operating Base


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In March 2011, CMC issued the “Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Strategy and Implementation Plan” to change the way we use energy. This is a “bases-to-battlefield” strategy, which means all Marines will be trained to understand the relationship between resource efficiency and combat effectiveness. Throughout the last decade of combat operations, we have become more lethal, yet we have become critically dependent on fuel and batteries, putting our expeditionary capabilities and Marines at risk. By 2025, the Expeditionary Energy Strategy specifically directs the Marine Corps to create a MAGTF capable of maneuvering from the sea while only requiring liquid fuel for mobility systems once ashore. This means that our C4I and life support systems will be powered by alternative and renewable energy and that our ground vehicles will be used to power our larger ground systems when required.


Video Video

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Experimental Forward Operating Base visits Camp Lejeune Experimental Forward Operating Base visits Camp Lejeune
The ExFOB is a testing ground for technologies designed to help the Marine Corps fulfill its current and future tactical needs through the testing of new energy and...
Video by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson | CLBPA | 05.04.12
Experimental Forward Operating Base visits Camp Lejeune Experimental Forward Operating Base visits Camp Lejeune
The ExFOB is a testing ground for technologies designed to help the Marine Corps fulfill its current and future tactical needs through the testing of new energy and...
Video by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson | CLBPA | 05.02.12
Marine Corps Pursues Alternative Energy in Helmand Province Marine Corps Pursues Alternative Energy in Helmand...
Package about the Marine Corps' pursuit of alternative and efficient energy technologies and how those are being used in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Produced by...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ross | RC-SW | 10.13.11
Alternative Energy Alternative Energy
B-roll of various alternative energy systems being used and/or tested by Marines in Helmand province. Produced by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ross. Also available in high...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ross | RC-SW | 10.07.11
Alternative Energy Demos Alternative Energy Demos
B-roll of demos of various alternative energy systems being used and/or tested by Marines in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Soundbites from Capt. Brandon Newell,...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ross | RC-SW | 09.30.11
Green Energy Interviews Green Energy Interviews
Interview Kenneth King the director of WARTEC, Western Area Research Test and Evaluation Center about the effects of the cost efficient generator being tested at the...
Video by Lance Cpl. William Jackson | MCAGCCTP-C | 05.27.11
Marine Corps Announces Expeditionary Energy Strategy Marine Corps Announces Expeditionary Energy Strategy
On March 21, 2011 the Commandant of the Marine Corps introduced the Expeditionary Energy Strategy as a new plan to incorporate renewable energy in the Corps. This...
Video by Cpl. Sydney Purschwitz | DMA-M | 03.21.11
Green Marines - no titles Green Marines - no titles
Package about the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment being the first to train at Enhanced Mojave Viper using only renewable energy generated from green...
Video by Cpl. Emari S. Traffie | MCAGCCTP-C | 07.28.10
Green Marines Green Marines
Package of the first Marine unit to train at Enhanced Mojave Viper using only renewable energy. Produced by Marine Cpl. Emari Traffie.
Video by Cpl. Emari S. Traffie | MCAGCCTP-C | 07.26.10
ExFOB ExFOB
Package about Marines who are experimenting with different energy conservation technologies in an attempt to keep Marines transporting fuel and water off dangerous...
Video by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Neighbors | DMA-M | 03.17.10

Photo Photos

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New equipment showcased at ExFOB New equipment showcased at ExFOB
Marines judge a product at the third annual Experimental Forward Operating Base aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 4. Having Marines get hands-on experience...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | CLBPA | 05.04.12
New equipment showcased at ExFOB New equipment showcased at ExFOB
A vendor describes the product he is presenting to Marines who are in charge of judging the quality of the merchandise at the third annual Experimental Forward...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | CLBPA | 05.04.12
New equipment showcased at ExFOB New equipment showcased at ExFOB
Marines try out different CamelBak nozzles while a vendor explains the pros and cons of each one at the third annual Experimental Forward Operating Base aboard Marine...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | CLBPA | 05.04.12
Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS
Cpl. Samuel Stark, a field radio operator with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, wipes down a solar array, a component of the Ground Expeditionary Energy Network...
Photo by Sgt. Laura Bonano | RC-SW | 03.14.12
Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS
Cpl. Cody Cook, a radio technician with the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, sets up a solar array panel, part of the Ground Expeditionary Energy Network...
Photo by Sgt. Laura Bonano | RC-SW | 03.14.12
Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS
Staff Sgt. Antony Washington, Cpl. Samuel Stark and Cpl. Cody Cook, set up the Ground Expeditionary Energy Network System on Camp Tombstone in Helmand province,...
Photo by Sgt. Laura Bonano | RC-SW | 03.14.12
Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS
Staff Sgt. Antony Washington, Cpl. Samuel Stark and Cpl. Cody Cook, with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, set up the Ground Expeditionary Energy Network System...
Photo by Sgt. Laura Bonano | RC-SW | 03.14.12
Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS Camp Tombstone keeps lights on with GREENS
Cpl. Samuel Stark, with the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, uses a computer powered by the Ground Expeditionary Energy Network System on Camp Tombstone in...
Photo by Sgt. Laura Bonano | RC-SW | 03.14.12
Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green
The Ground Renewable Expeditionary Energy Network System consists of a series of solar panels which collect energy and store them in four high energy lithium battery...
Photo by Cpl. Damany Coleman | CLBPA | 01.05.12
Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green
Lance Cpl. Joshua Chaffee, a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, ensures a converter is correctly functioning...
Photo by Cpl. Damany Coleman | CLBPA | 01.05.12
Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green
Cpl. Joshua Byrd, a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, does a functions check on the control box of a Ground...
Photo by Cpl. Damany Coleman | CLBPA | 01.05.12
Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green Commandant wants lean, mean Corps to go green
A Marine safely stows a solar panel after a day of drawing in the suns thermal energy and converting it into useable power via a Ground Renewable Expeditionary Energy...
Photo by Cpl. Damany Coleman | CLBPA | 01.05.12

News News Stories

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ExFOB features gadgets of the future ExFOB features gadgets of the future
A demonstration of gear, gadgets and gizmos here, Sept. 17-21, gave Marines and sailors a first glimpse at potential energy solutions for the Corps' operating forces.
Story by Cpl. Michelle Brinn | CPPA | 09.21.12
New equipment showcased at ExFOB New equipment showcased at ExFOB
Recently, the Marine Corps surveyed service members of all ranks who had been deployed to find out what could be improved while in-country. The top two responses from...
Story by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | CLBPA | 05.04.12
Experimental Forward Operating Base to host...
The Marine Corps’ Experimental Forward Operating Base process is designed to identify and evaluate commercial technologies that can increase the self-sufficiency of...
Courtesy Story | HQMC | 05.02.12