Afghani$cam: $400-a-Gallon Gasoline

December 7th, 2011

Via: Wall Street Journal:

Parachuting a barrel of fuel to a remote Afghan base takes sharp flying skills, steady nerves and flawless timing.

It also costs a lot of money—up to $400 a gallon, by military estimates.

But the Pentagon is stuck with the expense for the foreseeable future, especially given the recent deterioration in U.S.-Pakistani relations.

“We’re going to burn a lot of gas to drop a lot of gas,” said Capt. Zack Albaugh, a California Air National Guard pilot deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. He spoke just before a recent mission to supply a remote base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, scene of cross-border rocket attacks that have heightened regional tensions this fall.

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2 Responses to “Afghani$cam: $400-a-Gallon Gasoline”

  1. Calm says:
    December 7, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    $400 per gallon gas to drive debate over cost of war in Afghanistan
    By Roxana Tiron
    October 15, 2009
    http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63407-400gallon-gas-another-cost-of-war-in-afghanistan-

    The Costs of Shipping Fuel to War Zones
    By Paul McLeary
    November 10, 2009
    http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3af8ec7fe3-9db0-4db7-a9ca-b4b03e40e722&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

    Afghanistan’s Oil Binge: 22 Gallons of Fuel Per Soldier Per Day
    By Noah Shachtman
    November 11, 2009
    http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/11/afghanistans-oil-binge-22-gallons-of-fuel-per-soldier-per-day

  2. Kevin says:
    December 8, 2011 at 1:28 am

    22 Gallons of Fuel Per Soldier Per Day

    Wowzers.

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