The Defense Department has released a new charter defining the membership, procedures and functions of the Defense Operational Energy Board, which will serve to review, synchronize and support department-wide operational energy policies, plans and programs. Signed March 22 by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs Sharon Burke and Joint Staff Director for Logistics Air Force Lt. Gen. Brooks Bash, the four-page charter states that the board shall "serve as a forum to share DOD operational energy...