October is Energy Action Month Published Oct. 9, 2014 By Kevin Elliott AFCEC Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- During October, the Air Force celebrates Energy Action Month, the annual Department of Energy initiative that highlights the crucial role energy use and conservation play in all our lives. The Air Force's theme for EAM, "I Am Air Force Energy," emphasizes the critical function every Airman, civilian and contractor has in helping the Air Force achieve an assured energy advantage in air, space, and cyberspace. Energy is a fundamental component of Air Force operations and must be a consideration in every mission and organization. Therefore, it is a core goal of the Force to support the joint mission while improving resiliency, reducing demand, assuring supply, and fostering an energy aware culture. That's where Energy Action Month comes in. For the entire month of October, bases across the Air Force are conducting energy-savings competitions, awareness campaigns, base energy days, and special events to educate everyone from first-year Airmen to base commanders about commonsense ways to reduce their energy footprint and save operational costs for the Air Force. The Air Force is the largest consumer of energy in the armed forces, spending $9 billion in 2013. Fuel and electricity comprise almost 10 percent of the Air Force's budget. Therefore, energy security and efficiency are central to the Air Force's continued mission success. Energy Action Month is a time to show Airmen that even the smallest effort to save energy can reduce that cost drastically. For more information about Energy Action Month or to find energy saving facts and tips, visit the Air Force Energy Office website at http://www.safie.hq.af.mil/energy or the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Energy Directorate's website at http://www.afcec.af.mil/energy. You can also follow EAM through social media at these sites: - www.Facebook.com/AirForceEnergy - www.Twitter.com/AFEnergy - www.YouTube.com/AFCivilEngineer