'Ethos of Energy Efficiency'

摘要

Even as they fought to wrest control of a particularly violent part of Helmand province from entrenched Taliban insurgents, a Marine unit was waging a separate — and surprisingly successful — fight against an element that has proven to be a dangerous liability in Afghanistan's rugged terrain.Although the main task for the unit, 3rd Battalion, 5 th Marines (3/5), was breaking the Taliban's hold on Sangin district, the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based Marines also were testing ways to reduce the Corps' dependence on fossil fuel.