 In 2009, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced five aggressive energy goals. The goals include reduction in the consumption of energy and an increased use of alternative energy. The purpose of these energy goals is to improve our combat capability and decrease our dependence on foreign oil. One of the five energy goals is to demonstrate and then deploy a great green fleet. This includes both ships and aircraft using alternative sources of energy, such as nuclear power. Our ships and aircraft will use multiple energy conservation measures as a part of their deployments throughout 2016. The Great Green Fleet is named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, which demonstrated America as a global power on the world stage at the beginning of the 20th century. The Great Green Fleet ushers in the new normal in which our Navy values energy as a strategic resource, maximizing energy efficiency, and cultivating multiple sources of alternative energy.