The rest of the US military uses JP8 and JP5 is a special blend designed for sea use and is a bit more expensive.I know that the USAF also has a bio program in place.What many people do not realize is that most all diesel powered machinery in the US military actually runs on JP8 that lacks all the high cost additives that is added to it for aircraft use.
That means that without conversion most of the US military can easily run on two different types of fuel.A HUMVEE for example has a diesel engine and can run on normal diesel fuel or JP8.Of course turbine and jet engines do not have this multi fuel capability.The reason that diesel engines are so versatile is because Rudolf Diesel designed it that way and he actually had peanut oil in mind as the primary fuel.Jet fuels happen to be very similar to diesel which is why no conversion is required.
The Marines even have dirt bikes that run on JP8.
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