Air Force generators are required for downrange combat or humanitarian operations. The AF airlifts these generators to operational environments. The more powerful, lighter and smaller the generators can be, the more options become available for contingency response operations. The 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron has a national defense-related mission need in the area of mobile power generation. Specifically reliable, sustainable, and rapidly deployable power generation that reduces mission footprint and fuel consumption. The 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron response units often have missions in austere environments, the more powerful and lighter their equipment is, the more flexibility it offers a team that is working in response to extreme conditions. In addition to the identified problem from the 621st, there is a focus area submission 14947 for the topic area of: Propulsion, Power, and Thermal Management Systems.
