March 19, 2024 - Energy Academic Group
Enabling Success in Combat: An Integrated Approach to Energy Capability Development
Mr. James Caley (Jim)
Director of Operational Energy
Department of the Navy
Abstract
Energy constrains all Naval Operations. Our competitors constrain them, our weapons systems constrain them, our Marines and Sailors constrain them. If we want to beat our competitors whether Houthis or the PRC, we need to figure out how to compete in operational energy.
Biography
Jim Caley was appointed as the Director for Operational Energy in September 2016. He serves as the Secretary of the Navy鈥檚 focal point on all matters pertaining to Operational Energy.
Jim came from the United States Marine Corps where he served in the transportation, logistics, and communications fields since 1989, rising to the rank of Colonel. He is an experienced operational and strategic planner on issues relating to the Asia-Pacific, South Asia, and the Middle East. He has commanded at the Battalion and Regimental levels. His final post was as Director of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O), where he was tasked with coordinating innovative energy technology and policy development for the Marines. During his time as Director, Jim refocused the Marine Corp鈥檚 Expeditionary Energy Concepts initiative to focus on developing infantry-related technology in concert with private industry.
His current focus is on power and energy for directed energy weapons systems, advanced batteries, advanced propulsion, etc.